VARSITY NUMBERS: Tweaks and adjustments
In the first offseason Varsity Numbers of 2013, I unveil a big series of data adjustments. Give it a look!F/+ rankingsS&P+ rankingsOffensive S&P+ rankingsDefensive S&P+ rankings1. A shift...
View ArticleBasketball live thread: Ole Miss at Missouri
What: Mizzou BasketballWho: No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (18-4) at No. 20 Missouri Tigers (16-6)When: 12:00 p.m. CTWhere: Mizzou Arena (15,061)TV: CBS (Ian Eagle, Greg Anthony)Radio: Tiger Radio Network...
View ArticleMizzou 98, Ole Miss 79: That was fun, guys ... now do it again
Today's game summarized on Twitter.Hypothetically, how much money do we need to raise to have the entire NCAA Tournament played at Mizzou Arena? Asking for a friend.— Rock M Nation (@rockmnation)...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Mizzou 98, Ole Miss 79
Your Trifecta: Oriakhi-Bell-Pressey. Your winner: Nobody!Three conclusions from yesterday:1. Coaches are basically cheerleaders during the game. The tactics and analysis come into play before and after...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 2-11-13
Mizzou Basketball LinksI somewhat agree with Basketball Prospectus' "Oriakhi is under-utilized" premise, but ... he's only available to be utilized at certain times (usually at Mizzou Arena). I think...
View ArticleThe 2012 Charting Project: An intro
So as some of you may remember, we introduced a pair of research and analytics interns back in August. What have they been up to? Well, Mike Nixon was hammering out a piece or two a week on Dana...
View ArticleRock-M-Tology, 2-11-13
Notes and comments:So I'm trying something a little different this year, at least at first. In your typical Rock-M-Tology post, you get a bracket, etc., but you also get a comparison of my...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 2-12-13
Mizzou Basketball LinksPollsThe Missourian : Missouri drops out of AP rankings for first time this seasonPost-Dispatch: Mizzou drops out of both pollsMississippi StateMUtigers.com: Mizzou Basketball...
View ArticleQuoteShot
Overall, of the 697 regular season games involving IA opponents in 2012, the point spread differed from the actual result by an average of 12.10 points. While that may intuitively seem high considering...
View Article2005-12 Targets and catches: In which Harry Douglas finally gets his due
There is no higher standard of excellence in the art of pass receiving than this intricate knowledge of timing, a knowledge of the workings of someone else's body as well as those of your own.-- Paul...
View ArticleSomeone's a little bitter...
Someone's a little bitter...When you see it, you'll know why.
View ArticleKnow your Starkvegas rival: Mississippi State
Alabama A&M is 8-15 this season, 4-8 in the SWAC. The Bulldogs have lost to the likes of Jacksonville State, Mississippi Valley State, UA-Pine Bluff (twice) and Alabama State. They lost to Iowa...
View ArticleBasketball live thread: Missouri at Mississippi State
What: Mizzou BasketballWho: Missouri Tigers (17-6) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-15)When: 7:00 p.m. CTWhere: Humphrey Coliseum (10,575), StarkvilleTV: SEC Network (Affiliates)Radio: Tiger Radio...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 2-14-13
Mizzou Basketball LinksMU >>>>>>>>>> MSUMUtigers.com: Missouri Routs Mississippi St., 78-36MUtigers.com: Postgame NotesThe Trib: Tigers rout Mississippi State to stop...
View ArticleStudy Hall: Mizzou 78, Mississippi State 36
Your Trifecta: Brown-Bell-Bowers. Your winner: GreenChileMizzou. A lot of people picked these three players, but only one got them in the right order. But the real story here is ... we almost had the...
View ArticleThe No-Back Formation: College football's curveball
Football is, by nature, a sport based on bursts. Only the craziest, oddest plays are going to last more than about 15 seconds, and when the play is over, you'll get at least about 20-30 seconds to...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 2-15-13
Mizzou Diamond Sports LinksSo I managed to go this entire week without kickstarting our annual "Ask trripleplay about how the Mizzou Baseball season is going to go" Q&A to release today. I'm...
View ArticleKnow your strangely familiar rival: Arkansas
They whipped Florida at home and lost to Vanderbilt and South Carolina on the road by an average score of 71-52. Arkansas is truly Mike Anderson Country now.Arkansas Razorbacks (15-9)UAOpp.Pace (No. of...
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