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'Dawgs by Decades: One Man's Odyssey as a Georgia Bulldogs Fan
(Author’s Note I: Originally, I had intended to publish this posting on Sunday, but, because I inadvertently touched off a small controversy in the meantime, I decided to delay this posting, out of fear that it would not be well received. I hope that series of minor misunderstandings will not...
College Football's Biggest Under- and Overachievers of the Last Decade
One of my favorite stats is Pythagorean expectation. It looks at a team's points for and points allowed, and then estimates what we should expect that team's winning percentage to be. If you then look at the difference between how a team did versus its expectation, you can get a sense as to whether...
Has South Carolina Underachieved Under Spurrier?
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Bobby Johnson: How Good a Coach Is He?
It's official: there's two of them. How good a coach is Bobby Johnson? It's a pertinent question since he got Vandy to its first bowl since 1982 (its fourth overall), and it first bowl win since 1955 (its second overall). Before going to Vanderbilt, Johnson was the head coach of Furman. He went...
The Croominator's Record Laid Bare
Sylvester Croom was hired in a tough spot. Mississippi State's reputation had been sullied off the field, and the quality of play on it suffered. Four years of probation loomed as well, and it's already a program with some historical disadvantages in recruiting. Being the first black man to be an...
2007 Pythagorean Wins
If you are familiar with my writings, you know that one of the cornerstones of my statistical research involves the application of the concept of Pythagorean Wins to SEC football. As we've come to realize, Pythagorean Wins is about the best indicator of team quality we have, and it comes with a...
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