Numbers & Words: How to Talk about Strength of Schedule with Bill Connelly and Parker Fleming

Strength of schedule gets thrown around as a seemingly easy way to separate the brave from the weak in college football, but how should we actually think about this metric? ESPN's Bill Connelly, author of Forward Progress: The Definitive Guide to the Future of College Football and Parker Fleming, proprietor of CFB Graphs, join Ryan Nanni to talk about what goes into a strength of schedule measurement, how the Playoff Committee should think about SoS in their rankings, whether schedule strength can actually influence who teams choose to play, and plenty more.This episode was originally only available to paid subscribers – go to phantomisland.show to sign up today - but we're making it available to everyone! Phantom Island is presented by Homefield and produced by Michael Surber.