Monthly Archives: September 2011
Funny how that works.
In response to all the “academics do so matter when we’re considering conference expansion” blather being tossed about, here’s what LSU’s president has to say: “Once an athletic conference is expanded by the addition of athletically effective institutions with strong … Continue reading
Filed under Academics? Academics., ESPN Is The Devil, It's Just Bidness
“Therein lies the problem”, a very brief Ole Miss preview.
A statistical look at Ole Miss’ season to date shows a defense which starts out strong but fades over the course of the game… •In the first halves, Ole Miss’ opponents have rushed for 224 yards on 59 carries (3.8 … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, SEC Football, Stats Geek!
The greatest thing since sliced bread
Dan Wetzel’s next column will establish the premise that a college football playoff will cure cancer.
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Media Punditry/Foibles
You’re gonna miss him when he’s gone.
The standard warning about correlation not be the same thing as causation notwithstanding, this is pretty striking data from Bill Connelly: Last year in the SEC, teams with big-time No. 1 targets (defined here as receivers averaging at least 10.0 … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
Sco’, then sco’ some mo’.
We bitch about Mike Bobo. We moan about Mike Bobo. We wonder why Mark Richt doesn’t take back the play-calling reins from Mike Bobo. Maybe there’s something else we should do: take notice that this year’s offense is scoring at … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
Another season, another Mumme Poll
Yeah, GTP’s and 3SiB’s baby will be back for its fourth season. (Background on the Mumme Poll is here.) As Week Five approaches, Tide Fan is putting the finishing technical touches on the site. We’ve also carefully reviewed your feedback … Continue reading
Filed under Mumme Poll
Everybody hurts.
Saturday is shaping up not just as the Hot Seat Bowl (sorry), but as a battle of the walking wounded. In addition to the losses it’s already suffered, Georgia may be facing injury problems at the position we dreaded the … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Sometimes You Feel Like A Nutt
Why “it’s early” is still a valid explanation.
While rummaging around cfbstats.com, I came across this statistical set that’s a good reminder there’s still a long ways to go this season. To date, only five SEC teams have played teams currently ranked by AP. And Georgia is the … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, SEC Football
“If they serve beer in Tiger Stadium, I fear that the upper decks might not hold it.”
Les Miles, in response to the obvious question spurred by beer sales in West Virginia’s stadium: “I certainly want to be politically correct and not be against serving beer in Tiger Stadium. Certainly the athletic director and the chancellor would … Continue reading
Filed under Wit And Wisdom From The Hat
Quasi-relevant musical palate cleanser
With the news that Athens’ greatest band ever has given up the ghost, here’s my favorite song of theirs: R.I.P., fellas.
Filed under Uncategorized
