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Tag Archives: Football
Extend the NFL Season? 18 Weeks, Not 18 Games
By Ari Rubin One of the key points of contention in NFL’s collective-bargaining has been the issue of an extended, 18-game season. While owners would like to see the increased revenue of two extra weeks, players worry about the increased … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NFL Football
Tagged crazy ideas that just might work, Football, Lockout, NFL Football
9 Comments
The Loser’s Curse? Don’t Count On It
Is there evidence that losing the Super Bowl can be devastating for a franchise? Continue reading
Posted in NFL Football
Tagged colts, Data, Football, NFL Football, Regression, saints, super bowl
9 Comments
Part II: The NFL Wedge Ban & Its Effect on Kick Returns (Super Bowl Hype Edition)
By Jonathan Adler Earlier this season, I examined whether the NFL wedge blocking ban had meaningfully affected kickoff returns through the first eight games. (View November’s post) Back then, at the season’s midway point, I found that the wedge ban … Continue reading
Weighing In On NFL Running Backs: Is Bigger Always Better?
By Jake Fisher and Elizabeth Fryman NFL running backs come in all shapes and sizes. Relative to other backs, Darren McFadden is tall (6’2) and skinny (210 lbs). Jerome Bettis was average (5’11) and large (255 lbs). The question we … Continue reading
Should Pitt Have Pulled a Westbrook? Does Brian Kelly Play Madden?
By Daniel Adler This article also appears on Huffington Post. Today’s de facto Big East Championship between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati provides us here at HSAC another chance to analyze some interesting late game coaching strategy. Today, we will take a … Continue reading
Posted in NCAA Football
Tagged cincinnati, clock management, College Football, Football, pitt, strategy
5 Comments
Pass the Victory, Please
By Daniel Adler Does throwing for over 300-yard mean success for the passer’s team? It does, especially lately, according to an article by Michael David Smith in the Wall Street Journal. Recently, the winning percentage for teams with a 300-yard … Continue reading
Yet Another Article on a Controversial 4th Down Call from a New England Team…Yale
By David Roher Harvard and Yale played their 126th football game (known around these parts simply as “The Game”) yesterday. We elected not to do a preview on the blog because the outcome was obviously a near certainty. However, it … Continue reading
Posted in NCAA Football
Tagged Bill Belichick, Coaching, College Football, Football, Harvard, The Game, Tom Williams, Win Probability, Yale
2 Comments
Belichick’s Decision: Flip a Coin, or Trust your Team?
By David Roher If you write, talk, or scream about football for a living, you probably had something to say about Bill Belichick’s decision last night. In short, the Patriots had the ball with just over 2 minutes to go … Continue reading
Posted in NFL Football
Tagged Bill Belichick, Football, New England Patriots, NFL Football, Psychology
4 Comments