strength-of-schedule Stories - Garnet And Black Attack
Not a Stat Geek - The Curious Case of the SOS
Let me be clear. I am not a stat geek. I don't know how to calculate PER or true shooting percentage, nor do I care to find out. I think p/40min stats are superfluous. Per game numbers suit me just fine. They say that the numbers never lie, but the people who use them do. They bend and twist the...
How Should Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs Root in Wednesday Night's Basketball Games?
Games pitting conference foes pose a special challenge where rooting is concerned. We want SEC East teams to beat SEC West teams because it helps the Georgia Bulldogs’ RPI for teams the Fox Hounds play twice to beat teams the Red and Black play only once, but we want SEC West teams to beat SEC East...
File Under "Small Comforts"
Per KenPom, Michigan State has now played the most difficult schedule in the country: What was an aggressive schedule to start off with has become even more impressive as the season has progressed: South Carolina has gone 11-5, beating Clemson, Vanderbilt, and Florida in the process. UConn has...
Thursday News and Notes
Football Phil Steele on Strength of Schedule. Get ready: Steele has us playing the fourth toughest schedule in the nation--good for toughest in the SEC--based on his previous year W/L percentage statistical analysis. It never gets easier, does it? Now, I'm not one to get too riled up over these...
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