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Morning Quack Fix: Rounding up the first few days of fall camp
Wow, what a weekend it was for the Ducks. With practice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, there is a lot of quack to make your Monday better. Let's kick things off with a blog post from the big man. He has a new blog post off titled, "There is no 'Hall of Average.'" The first thing that pops out,...
Morning Quack Fix: Fall Camp Begins, Diante Jackson Cleared
The wait is over! Well, sort of. We've reached the first major milestone of the summer, with fall camp finally starting. During practice, I'll be mainly watching the O-line and special teams. I'm fairly confident in the remainder of the positions, and I don't think that practice will shed much...
The Kids Are Alright: Part Five
Finally, we conclude our series looking at the Penn State football recruiting class. Parts One | Two | Three | Four Gerald Hodges - Safety - Paulsboro, New Jersey Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 210 | Forty: 4.55 Hodges originally committed to Rutgers, but switched to Penn State in December. Some recruiting...
So...How Did Recruiting Go? (Part One)
Back in June, I wrote a couple of pieces about how recruiting was going. (They were both follow-ups--follows-up?--to my Culture vs Caliber post from the month before.) My first recruiting post envisioned what a "best-case scenario" class would look like for this Mizzou staff. The second looked...
Economists Like Taking The Fun Out Of It
Economists at Mercer University are putting their skills to good use. Never mind the market, I'm talking about predicting recruiting commitments: The authors used statistical software developed by SAS along with data provided by Rivals.com (a national website dedicated to college football and...
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