Galen Hall Thanks Dooley for 1984 Recognition
Dooley reads Hall's thanks at end of this week's Pat Dooley Show.Video here, with guest Doug Johnson.original article Read Full Story
Some (Sarcastic) Thanks for the BCS
• "If BCS not completely broken, don't fix it." We like our championship systems in that sweet spot between roughly 83 and 96.4 percent broken, anyway.• "BCS is a friend to the Mountain West." And real friends always hang together to summarily dismiss one another's bids for equality and denounce each other to Congress. It's not like those wannabes would know what to do with all that money, anyway. It's for their own good.• "Would a college football playoff be fair?" If you w... Read Full Story
Pick 6: Week 9 (FSU)
Here are Week 8 (SCAR) results.Use the comments section below to post your FSU picks.Play On! Read Full Story
Dominant Pro Running Backs
MethodologyDominant SeasonsCareerAlso, receiversvia Read Full Story
Dan the Man
In the most sophisticated measurement of regular season QB value that has been invented, Marino comes out tops when computing for era/peer comparison, and comes out a hair behind Peyton, at 2nd place, for overall "converted yards" stats. An explanation All-Time Rankings(Also, if you read the explanation post, you'll notice that rushing is also a factor, as well as sacks, fumbles, scores, yards/attempts, etc. And this is trying to measure QB value, not team and offensive value.)Culpepper doe... Read Full Story
More (Play-Action) Passing Needed on First Down
linkGame theory tells us that when there are two strategy options, like run and pass, the expected payoffs for both options should be equal. You really don't need game theory to intuitively understand this. If one option yields a better payoff, then it should be chosen until the opponent responds with a strategy change of his own. Eventually, as the opponent responds, the payoffs for the two options equalize. The point at which the strategy mix equalizes payoffs is known as the minimax, or s... Read Full Story
"A Hopeful People": Sunday School Lesson
International Sunday School LessonFor Week Ending November 29, 2009Purpose: To celebrate that waiting in hope for Christ's return is an act of faithfulness.Scripture Text: 2 Peter 3: 1-13 (NRSV)2nd Peter 3:1-13(1)This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you (2) that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles. ... Read Full Story
Post-Tebow
• The single best player on Florida's current offense, Aaron Hernandez, will be back, if he scorns the NFL, presumably following up All-American status this year with a run at being a Top 10 draft pick in 2011.• All three top running backs return: Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey and Emmanuel Moody. They are joined by top prep running Mack Brown, who might be better than all of them, and "the next Percy Harvin," Andre Debose, who lost his much-anticipated true freshman season this year to... Read Full Story
Is Miles Lying? Or does he not even realize?
Dr. Saturday posted a local news video showing Miles gesturing for a spike (on the last play of their loss against Ole Miss last Saturday night), despite saying he didn't know who would have told Jefferson to spike it. At the very least, he didn't give his QB good coaching points shortly before the play. He seemed candid after the game, but still somehow out of sorts and vaguely elusive. The blog also links to a shot of Miles calling for a timeout after a turnover, so it's not the only ti... Read Full Story
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