This story was adapted from ESPN The Magazine's Aug. 22 College Football Preview Issue. Subscribe today! It's the eternal sports debate: What matters more, the eye test or the analytics? Here's an answer: both. ESPN senior writer Mark Schlabach and Stats & Information analytics writer Sharon Katz took a look at the single toughest game for each ESPN preseason top 25 team through the eyes and FPI -- or, as we're calling it, Man vs. Metric. (For a full description of FPI, please scroll to the bottom.)
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