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Then along came a real man, picked up the deer, tossed it in the back of his pick-up and said "Thanks." The three statisticians were left to diddle with their digits. Easily the best post in this thread, including mine. Real men with the courage to step outside the ivory tower. I said as ...

I don't understand how this is controversial. I don't know that it is controversial, just misleading. The problem I have with guys like Burke and Aaron Schatz (not personally, just the approach) or most of the analytics guys is they are backwards looking. They won't say that, though. In general, th...

I played the trumpet up until 8th grade. I probably can talk about what it takes to play trumpet for the Boston Pops better than someone who never played an instrument can talk about what it takes to play for the Boston Pops. I know what it takes to play an instrument and sit in a band and read mus...

Enjoyed this article. It touches on something I've always felt to be true about Belichick that Patriots' detractors who call them cheaters because they can't explain any other reason for their success don't understand: ACCOUNTABILITY is his real genius (the article talks about the "do your job&...

Jesus H. Where's Frank Burns when you need him?

by JohnTurney » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:15 pm Reaser wrote: oldecapecod11 wrote: ...Statistics and bikinis... ...Losers will show you their statistics; winners can show you their rings.. ..."People don't believe me when I tell them that I'd rather have one of these than be President." Arguably...

Would you rather have great stats and play on a mediocre team that watches the play-offs on their "devices;" or , would you rather have mediocre stats and play on a great team that has a chance to win it all? OCC, your posts usually have a flake of gold in them that would stand out as a n...

That's one way to do it. Though I've always liked seasonal predictions (especially made before the preseason starts, to 'live' even more dangerously), specifically enjoy SB predictions (mine, as always documented here, was Seattle v. NE, if NE doesn't win Sunday then that'll break my streak of havi...

Aw hell, I might as well weigh if Bob Gill doesn't have any objections. P*ssing matches like this are why, even though I love football history, I've chosen to hone and/or demonstrate what I know by putting a reputation-risking stake in the ground on games that haven't been played yet. You win. You l...

milk tastes better today than it did yesterday because the price is higher. This is a great line as applied to the 'improved' passing statistics. Thanks, other than a mallet to the head the metaphor is still the best way to get a point across. As for the rest, decorum interests me (but not at the e...