Re: Winning rivalry games, is it a skill?
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I think matchups matter. one team may hold an edge over their rival b/c of the way they matchup, even if the 2 teams are relatively even vs common opponents.
loko at Indy/Denver in 2003 and 2004. 2 pretty close teams, but Denver just didn't match up well and got smoked.
(though those aren't really "rivals")
I guess figuring that out is a skill.
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So you picked two teams that werent rivals and had a sample size of 2 games?
I mean yeah, matchup differences exist and I guess in some college situations the "rival" team really is pretty much always running the exact same system out there, but for the most part, you dont know what your "rival" is going to do from year to year so a coach who can beat every time is also the coach most likely to beat your rival.
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