Capital One Cup: A New Twist on College Sports Bragging Rights
As if there wasn’t already enough competition in college sports, we’ve got yet another national title up for grabs starting this season: the first ever Capital One Cup. I can hear you rolling your eyes and saying, “Oh great here’s another way to reward the big schools like Alabama and Ohio State.” This is a [...]
Read more »Dorkapalooza 2010: Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Recap #ssac
It’s over. One of the great sports gatherings of the year has come to an end. The winter baseball meetings? No, that happened months ago. The NCAA tournament selection committee? That’s next week. The NFL Draft? Next month. The giant inflatable beavers of Vancouver? Excellent guess, but no. I’m talking about the 2010 MIT Sloan [...]
Read more »Who Dat Gonna Do a Super Bowl Tale of the Tweets?
This was a tough Super Bowl for me. Consider all the factors in play: I was rooting with all my heart for the Saints. I’m a Twitter addict. And I had friends over for my 9th annual Super Bowl Soiree. So, to tweet or not to tweet: that was the question.
At first I decided that [...]
Why I’m Not Making a Super Bowl Prediction
This is a shot of the Saints taking the field at the Superdome on December 31, 2006. I was there. Sitting at the 50 yard line (yeah, I got lucky with great seats).
I love New Orleans. This April, I’m going to Jazz Fest, which will mark my 7th trip to the Big Easy. Two Final [...]
NFL Championship Sunday: Tale of the Tweets
The Super Bowl is set. It’s the Colts against the Saints. And in all honesty, it’s the best possible match-up. The two top seeds. The two best teams. The two best quarterbacks (yes, I said it, Peyton and Brees are the two best QBs in the NFL right now). The two teams (other than the [...]
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