interesting. i think getting the A+s right is the most important, the only big objection i have to yours (iwanturmind) is that illinois is an a+, which i don't buy, over louisville, who has 3 championships, top 5-6 all time sweet 16s, etc... and are a top tier program in the last decade or so. i can see leaving indiana below even with 5 titles because kids definitely value recent seasons more than ones 30, 50, etc years back. but louisville is a+ both historically and in the last decade so i think they should be automatic.
i agree w/ the idea of floating baseline, it just makes sense, it seems silly the way WIS does it - they ONLY valued the last 10 seasons in their establishment of prestige, but then, you have 100 seasons in a world, worth nothing? seems crazy. to me, i'd make a baseline that is comprehensive, historical weighing maybe half and recent as half. then, you consider that the historical piece for baseline going forward. let schools build up to 50% of baseline being floating, for 20 seasons - with a proportional adjustment for the beginning (and maybe just ruling out the first 20 entirely until the world is full). i don't think we want to get into opposite world where the early conferences that get full become the new BCS schools, so i don't like the idea of an entirely floating prestige, but i think 50% is a good compromise, that would let any single program be competitive, but wouldn't totally abandon reality. new coaches would feel weird walking in if there was no semblance of reality in baseline prestiges.
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