Florida—Alabama: 5 Reasons Why the Gators Will Win The SEC

This is another attempt for me at a response article.  I'm disputing Mike Dockery's Can Alabama Beat Florida?  Five Reasons Why Crimson Tide Could Win the SEC .   And here we go...   1.  Florida's big wins against teams that Alabama squeaked by do matter, a lot The BCS computers, whether you agree with their results or not, are based on formulas developed by genius mathematicians. These geniuses have determined that including margin of victory in a ranking system is a better predictor of a team's future results than by simply considering the result (won or lost). The BCS computers by rule cannot currently use margin of victory, but the formula inventors still can keep track of margin of victory for their own research.  The computer ranking creators have decided that margin of victory is significant. It is logical to me, so I will agree with the geniuses   2.  'Bama does not match-up well when you look at common opponents However, ... (link)