strength of schedule Stories - Beyond the Box Score
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...
NHL Strength Of Schedule: Nashville Predators Face A Tough Road Ahead
If the Nashville Predators are going to return to the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons, they'll have to fight their way through what may be the NHL's most difficult remaining schedule. A conversation this morning with Alec Brownscome of Maple Leafs Hot Stove prompted me to revisit...
NFL Record Watch: The Packers and Colts Trudge Towards History
The Green Bay Packers may not be perfect. Their defense is lousy, they don't have a running back, and they just lost Greg Jennings for the final three games of the season. The good news is that they have one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the history of the game, and they don't need no...
WORST. ONE-LOSS. TEAM. EVARR.
[This is a bit of a mess. It's near-impossible for it not to be a mess.] As Penn State continued to pile up ugly losses WINS since mid-September, many have labeled them the worst one-loss team in the nation. It's an argument perfectly suited for college football in the internet age -- senseless...
Diamond Dogs Need to Beat Two Top Three Teams in Consecutive Games to Extend Season
Because Georgia beat Auburn yesterday afternoon and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina last night, the Diamond Dogs will face the No. 1-ranked defending national champion Gamecocks in the SEC Baseball Tournament approximately at 7:00 tonight. The winner of this evening’s contest will advance to face...
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...
NHL Strength of Schedule could influence which teams make the playoffs
As we head into the final quarter of the 2010-11 NHL regular season, the scramble for playoff positioning is as tight as ever, particularly in the Western Conference. To what extent will the strength of schedule come into play for the contenders? Building off the data in my NHL Super Schedule, and...
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...
A Look At 2010 Pac-10 Football Strength Of Schedule
There has been some talk of the strength of the schedule that the Bruins have played so far this season. Both LVBruin and KSBruin have written fanposts discussing this over the past few days that are worth taking a look at. The SoS issue is an interesting one, and something that can help to put...
SEC Schedule Strength in 2009
After having gone through the BCS automatic qualifying formula numbers, I was left (among other things) the end-of-regular-season computer poll averages of every team in the country for the past four years. You didn't think I'd just leave those numbers there, did you? I went through and looked to...
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