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First look at Holy War or: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics
Well the statistics were right about that pesky TCU game, anyway! So, who's to say they won't at least paint a better picture about the Holy War? Especially when you consider the team that generally l...
SEC Score Projections: Week 11
It wasn't a good week last week, but maybe I was asking for it by selecting a couple of ACC games and contests with teams in the bottom of the polls. Despite sweeping the SEC picks 3-0, the score proj...
A Few Bonus Score Projections
Don't say I never did nothing for ya. These are arrived at via the same method as yesterday's SEC score projections. No tables this time, just the scores for some of the big games around the country. ...
SEC Score Projections: Week 7
Last week, I introduced this method of projecting game scores. If you want to see exactly how it works, hit that link. If you want to see how it did last week, scroll down to the bottom of the post.. ...
Other Half of the BlogPoll Ballot
I have begun doing a poll that's entirely based on stats. The guidelines of the BlogPoll say that ballots should be based solely on the on-field performance of teams by now, and this is my way of both...
SEC Score Projections: Week 6
I came up with this method for projecting game scores during last year's bowl season. It worked reasonably well, so I'm giving it another shot during the season. I have a feeling it's not going to be ...
It's Not Just Tennessee
Not to seem like I'm picking on Tennessee with my post below about how Tennessee's 2009 offensive numbers fall when you take out the WKU outlier game, here's a look at how some ranked teams fare when ...
How Much Is Tennessee's Offense Improving?
I hate that I-A teams play I-AA teams. The stats accumulated in those games don't make any sense for comparative purposes, and yet the NCAA doesn't subtract them from the I-A teams' totals. That gets ...
On the Chaos This Season
If it seems like this season has been a bit nutty to you, don't worry. You're not crazy. A lot of folks have been lining this year's results up against those of 2007, previously the craziest season on...
An Ugly Drive Chart
When Dr. Saturday does installments his "Life on the Margins" series every week, he uses some interesting stats to describe what happened. Swing points are his term for special teams points, defensive...
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