Fhsaa Points vs Laz Index vs Max Preps 1A , 2A, 3A, 4A

[DarterBlue2]

2 hours ago, Roadkillav8r said:

Dan, I'm thoroughly familiar with his website and find it very illuminating and I think he does a good job.  My curiosity really comes from why he has Niceville ranked so high.  What has he seen that I haven't seen.

Please see my post immediately above. He has "not seen" anything. His model is based on connectivity and his rankings are based on this connectivity yielding the results he posts. 

[Dan in Daytona]

11 hours ago, badbird said:

He hasn't seen anything lol the computer has.  His site does not count out of state games which is why Niceville is much higher on his site than it should be.  In my opinion Niceville over the years the has probably been ranked by the laz index a little higher than it should be on his site probably because there are less connectors from the panhandle to the whole state than most parts of Florida.  Meaning Niceville's 2 main connectors to the rest of the state are Lincoln and East Ridge this year and they blew both out.  

Agree. Don't know the parameters of Laz's rating system but he usually has a couple panhandle teams ranked higher then most believe them to be. I've noticed this for many years now following his power ratings. SO FL fans sometime think he underrates their 8-2 or 7-3 powers and inflates a 9-1 Niceville who doesn't play nearly as strong a schedule as they do. But who knows for sure what's right. Got to play the games to find out. Recent history tells us the south is loaded. Population plays a big part.

 

[Roadkillav8r]

We have better beer brats at the game in the Panhandle.    Closer to Alabama BBQ, makes a big difference over S Florida Cuban BBQ.   Still good but not as good.   (I bet that creates a stir on the site)