Daily Archives: November 4, 2009

Wednesday afternoon buffet

I know there hasn’t been much snacking here this week, so here goes. A good look at BCS economics, through the prism of Boise State, Oregon and Alabama. This is a darn shame:  “Notre Dame’s 40-14 rout of Washington State … Continue reading

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Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Big Ten Football, Charlie Weis Is A Big Fat..., Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness, The Blogosphere, Tim Tebow: Rock Star

Home field advantage? There’s a stat for that, too.

Here’s one reason I love the internets.  Ever wonder how much the atmosphere and crowd noise affects play?  Over at cfbstats.com, there’s a post up exploring that very question. … So I decided to consider delay-of-game penalties plus all penalties … Continue reading

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Chippy on the make

I haven’t contributed to the Brandon Spikes eye-gouge debate because, while his actions were indefensible, you never know what’s going on in a game to lead up to someone losing their head like he did at that moment.  And there … Continue reading

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Now is the winter of Mark Richt’s discontent.

This isn’t an unfair characterization. “Let’s face it, we’ve had the best winning percentage in the history of Georgia football,” Richt said Tuesday. “We’ve done pretty well. This year we have not, OK. So we’re averaging 10 wins a year … Continue reading

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