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Vandy 19, Mizzou 15: An airing of grievances

It's been this way since 1999, really. I discovered Tigerboard.com in January of that year, and in the midst of the disastrous 1999 football season, because I was only incredibly annoyed but didn't...

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Mizzou Links, 10-9-12

Once a week, Rally Baby just decides sleep is not for her ... she's been awake since 2 a.m., and we have no idea why. She has no idea why. Good times. Babies, man. Babies. Mizzou Football Links This...

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No. 1 Alabama visits Missouri on Saturday

Corbin Berkstresser's second career start will come against the untouchable Crimson Tide. Once a week, Rally Baby just decides sleep is not for her ... she's been awake since 2 a.m., and we have no...

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Hot Seat Watch 2012: Grace periods? What grace periods?

Three weeks ago, we took a look at how the opening games of the season had affected the temperatures of given coaches' seats. Some were finding a cooler seat on which to sit (Oregon State's Mike...

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Mizzou Links, 10-10-12

Mizzou Football Links This WeekThe Trib (Ross Dellenger): On The Record, Evan BoehmPost-Dispatch: A SEC-ond look at Mizzou media dayPowerMizzou: Tuesday Tiger NotebookPowerMizzou: Tuesday's Top...

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The Numerical, Week 6: Francium and 101 yards per catch

-1.2. Average yards per attempt for New Mexico quarterback B.R. Holbrook against Texas State. Mind you, he averaged this in a New Mexico WIN. Holbrook completed one of three passes for nine yards and...

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Vandy 19, Mizzou 15: Beyond the box score

Here's one more look at this incredibly frustrating game. We start with, as is now customary, a mini-Numerical. 66,250. Announced attendance. Granted, that was probably more "tickets sold" than "butts...

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Time to share some data: CFBstats.com edition

I more or less owe my livelihood to Marty Couvillan at cfbstats.com. Since 2009, he has been feeding me week-to-week play-by-play data so I can update my S&P+ rankings and react to them. When I...

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Mizzou Links, 10-11-12 ... 13, 14, 15, 16.

Mizzou Football Links At the very least, it appears that Mizzou has moved on from last week's loss ... so there's that. This WeekMizzou Network: 1 on 1 with Kony EalyThe Trib (Dave Matter): Saban:...

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Texas vs. Oklahoma: Longhorns' pass D, running could win the Red River Rivalry

Outliers happen. After just half a season, you are going to see some odd numbers, especially in a relatively volatile measure like my S&P+. Undefeated Rutgers is No. 79? BYU is seventh? Fresno...

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F/+ Picks, Week 7

And now we're back to almost perfectly .500 weeks after the odd outliers of Weeks 4-5. Of course, that's what probably should happen when the spread and F/+ picks are within about three points for...

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Time to share some data ... and join the team.

I've said it many times by this point: I started to pursue college football statistics when I came to the sudden realization that a) I loved baseball statistics and b) I really didn't enjoy baseball....

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Alabama at Missouri: Exploring the Tide's depth chart

So yeah. Despite the general level of optimism (well, the lack thereof) surrounding this game, we should probably take the time to actually get to know Nick Saban's Crimson Tide, eh? Offense...

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VARSITY NUMBERS: Your team on third down

In today's Varsity Numbers, I take a look at the teams that are really good on third downs, not necessarily the ones who do the dirty work on first and second downs. In it, I reference the below...

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Mizzou Links, 10-12-12

Mizzou Football Links Oh, so I might see a blowout and get struck by lightning on Saturday? AWESOME!! This WeekMUtigers.com: Football Fan Primer - Mizzou vs. AlabamaThe Trib: Battered MU O-line faces...

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South Carolina at LSU: Can Tigers build an offense with Jadeveon Clowney in...

Often, the veneer simply disappears with little warning. Sure, defending champion Alabama had needed a late rally to take out Arkansas on the road in 2010, but the week before the Tide were thumped by...

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Alabama at Missouri: Beyond The Box Score preview

NOTE: Confused? See the quick glossary at the bottom. Alabama at Missouri Record APRank 2012F/+ Rk 2012S&P+ Rk 2012 Off.S&P+ Rk 2012 Def.S&P+ Rk Alabama 5-0 1 1 1 15 1 Missouri 3-3 NR 53...

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Basketball and All Sports Live Thread

It's been 19 months since we saw Laurence Bowers playing in a Missouri uniform. That changes tonight with Mizzou Madness. There's a lot going on in Mizzou's non-football universe ... here's a place to...

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Mizzou Basketball has some fun at Mizzou Madness

The good folks at PowerMizzou were nice enough to post some video highlights from Mizzou Madness if you were unable to make it to Mizzou Arena last night. Here's the most highlight reel-worthy clip:...

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Mizzou Football Recruiting 2013: Eddie Printz, Jr., commits to Tigers

Per his father, Marietta (GA) Lassiter QB Eddie Printz Jr. has committed to #Mizzou. Printz is a 5.7 three-star recruit, according to Rivals — Pete Scantlebury (@PeteScantlebury) October 12, 2012...

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