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2013 Minnesota football's 10 things to know: Turns and talent
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Chicken thighs and margin for errorIt's something every college football fan, especially a rube following a program down on it's recent luck, knows of and...
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Mizzou Links, 7-19-13
1. Season starts in 43 days...FranklinPowerMizzou: A Rude RealityCamp CountdownPowerMizzou: Most Important Tigers: No. 13PowerMizzou: Ten Years of Camp: July 18thAll-ConferenceThe Trib: Missouri...
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Countdown to Study Hall: Announcing the 2013 Charting Project
In Study Hall, I include amended versions of two pieces I wrote for the 2012 Charting Project: College Football's Curveball and QBs and the Passes They Throw. Now, probably 85-90 percent of Study Hall...
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2013 Purdue football's 10 things to know: Playing it safe
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Taking the mannequin homeDarrell Hazell was born in New Jersey. He played college football in Ohio (Muskingum). He has coached in Ohio (Oberlin), Illinois...
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Sunday live thread: Henry Josey's a happy guy
Today's KC Star features a piece about Henry Josey and his rise back to the top of the Mizzou depth chart.Since then, Josey has pushed himself through an arduous rehab process in hopes of becoming the...
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Mizzou Links, 7-22-13
We had some behind-the-scenes network errors this morning, so I'm running late on this. I'll skip Music Monday this week. You're welcome. 1. Hello, Roderick WintersPowerMizzou: No. 14 for MizzouKC...
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Countdown to Study Hall: Finishing drives is a skill in itself (Part 1)
Much of Study Hall is conversational. I brought to the table a variety of topics I find interesting -- formative games, playoffs and money, underdog tactics, head injuries, the coaches/fans use stats,...
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Mizzou's Greatest, #35: Anthony Peeler
Anthony Peeler was just … different. Mizzou had obviously come across plenty of incredible basketball talent in Norm Stewart's first two decades in charge. Willie Smith and Ricky Frazier could score...
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No points for you: 2012 drive-finishing data (part 2)
This morning, we ranked 2012 FBS offenses according to points per trip inside the opponent's 40. Now let's look at the same list for defenses. Who did the best job of preventing you from scoring (much)...
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2013 Illinois football's 10 things to know: A desperate search for play-makers
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Well that didn't go as planned…Being a head coach is pretty hard. You are required to figure out ways to move the ball (and stop opponents from doing so) with...
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Mizzou Links, 7-23-13
1. Hello, Lawrence LeeIt's hard to get a read for this (because the dates in the Rivals database change when somebody decommits), but I'm pretty sure the most commits Mizzou ever had before August was...
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Countdown to Study Hall: The effect of three-and-outs
Yesterday, we took a look at data related to the ability to finish drives. Another part of the same chapter in Study Hall deals with three-and-outs and their impact on both the field position battle...
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2013 Northwestern football's 10 things to know: Breakthroughs and peaks
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. The breakthrough in present tenseGraphs are useful. Twenty years from now, a progression chart like the one below will pretty clearly tell us, "See right there?...
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Mizzou's Greatest, #34: Derrick Chievous
Derrick Chievous settles into a booth at the G&D Pizzeria, the closest thing to New York City one can find in Columbia, Mo., and orders a seven-ounce sirloin, a side of ranch toast and two glasses...
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Mizzou Links, 7-24-13
1. Surviving the car washWe Are Mizzou: Coach Pinkel at ESPN CarwashSurviving a trip to Kaufman Stadium, as wellMizzou Network (YouTube): Mic'd Up: Mizzou Day at the K38 daysThe Trib (Behind the...
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Countdown to Study Hall: Beat you with my guys, then beat you with yours
One of my goals with Study Hall was to take some of the ideas I love discussing and bring them to coaches. I talked to quite a few, and it was enlightening for any number of reasons. From Fisher...
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2013 Michigan football's 10 things to know: Waiting for the planets to align
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Regression happensIn a way, you doom yourself with too much success, too early. The 2011 Michigan team, Brady Hoke's first in Ann Arbor, surged in a rather...
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Mizzou Links, 7-25-13
1. Hello, Sam BaileySeriously, this class is going to be full by the time the season starts.Post-Dispatch: Commitment to Missouri bittersweet for linemanPowerMizzou: Commitment streak continuesThe...
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Countdown to Study Hall: College football and the Sloan Conference
But there is virtually no college football presence at Sloan. There is a research paper proposing a “new football efficiency metric,” but it is simply yards per point, which erstwhile college football...
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2013 Iowa football's 10 things to know: Can Kirk Ferentz turn it around again?
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Bucking trendsThe F/+ chart below basically looks like the climax to a roller coaster, doesn't it? After limping to a 19-18 record from 2005-07 (following an...
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