Statistically Speaking

I use many stats. I use many stats. Let me tell you, you have stats that are far worse than the ones that I use. I use many stats.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Bowl Games and the Spread

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Look at my greasy hair. As promised last week for all you degenerates, here are the results for how certain team characteristics predict bo...
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Monday, July 24, 2006

Bowl Winners Addendum

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I am just curious: for the bowls with teams with the same record, what is the winning % of that sub-category based on Better Point Different...
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Friday, July 21, 2006

Predicting the Winners of College Bowl Games

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Ever notice how bowl games seem to be such crap shoots? Take for example the case of the Cal Golden Bears circa 2004. They roll through the ...
Saturday, July 15, 2006

Revisiting 2001: A Seasonal Odyssey

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Journey with me to the 2001 college football season. Oh how things were different just 5 short years ago. USC was beginning a new era under ...
Thursday, July 13, 2006

It's How You Finish

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How important is ending the season on a winning note? It seems logical that teams that finish the season strong would have momentum in recru...
Friday, July 07, 2006

The Best Losing Team of the Past Decade

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A few weeks ago I analyzed the worst 10 win teams since 1995 . Now I want to do the opposite or something like that. What were the beast tea...
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Sunday, July 02, 2006

Consistent Part Deux

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About a month ago I blogged about consistency in the Big 12 conference. Now I'm going to examine consistency in the Pac 10 for the same...
Friday, June 30, 2006

The Measure of a Man

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Does height have any effect on how well college quarterbacks play? Of course it does. The average Division I quarterback is taller than the ...
Friday, June 23, 2006

How Accurate is the Pythagorean Theorem in College Football?

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I doth believe UCLA is in for a decline. In baseball, the Pythagorean Theorem is a often a better indicator of team strength and usually a ...
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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Who Wins Close Games?

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Previously on this blog, I've debunked the fallacy that teams have an 'ability' to win close games. Now I want to take another l...
Thursday, June 15, 2006

Steady as She Goes: Addendum

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Last week, I posted a small regression analysis of year to year correlation of points scored versus points allowed. In the past week, I hav...
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Friday, June 09, 2006

Steady as She Goes

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In keeping with the spirit of my previous post about consistency, I decided to conduct a little study to see which aspects of a college foot...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Consistent

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There are several different levels of consistentcy in college football. Some teams consistently win 6-7 games and go to a low-tier bowl, oth...
Monday, May 22, 2006

The Worst 10-win Team of the Last Decade

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The worst 10-win team of the past decade is a category akin to the ugliest supermodel, and weakest strongman. A few days ago, I said Mississ...
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