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Alabama football continues to prove its historic dominance as the only Power 4 program with a winning record against AP No. 1 ranked teams.
Alabama snapped Georgia’s winning-streak on Saturday night, after handing the Bulldogs a loss inside their own stadium. The University of Georgia and the University of Alabama have long been powerhouses in the world of college football. The two schools ...
Also, according to the 33rd Team, the Raiders finished this past season with the fifth-highest havoc rate of any team in the National Football League. Raiders head coach Pete Carroll feels the new world of analytics has taken off to new levels and will continue to do so. Carroll notes that while he sees the value in analytics, football is much simpler than today's analytics have made it. Still ...
Opta’s ability to consult simultaneous variables and conjure up a real-time, mid-game stat — before disseminating it to media outlets for them to relay to their audiences — has led to some frankly exceptional logical gymnastics. The more layers you see in a stat, the more unsure you are how impressed you’re supposed to be.
For some, football is a game of confusing numbers that can look like the ones and zeros of computer code. Modern teams are using advanced metrics to gain an advantage while analysts are doing the same to better explain football. The increased coverage of ...
Celebrating his 40th birthday on April 10, Oregon Ducks football coach Dan Lanning stands out amongst his Big Ten Conference peers.