Tuesday Night Links
kj on Feb 24th 2009
Some non-poll-related conversation topics:
Conference Check: Beginning of the End Edition
Buckeyes can shoot the rock.
Mulling an Intervention for the Big Ten
More TAFKATBTW. Would an up-tempo coach have a recruiting/competitive advantage in the Big Ten. Is Tom Izzo an up-tempo coach?
Tom Izzo: I’m stressing offense, ‘believe it or not’
But we’re #1 in the league in offensive efficiency! [...]
Capital One Bowl Preview
kj on Dec 14th 2008
OR “If the football team goes 9-3, the basketball blogger will take the time to do a full-fledged game preview for the bowl game.”
1:00 pm, Thursday, January 1. The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Florida. ABC.
Georgia’s and MSU’s win-loss resumes are nearly identical: 9-3 records with two decisive losses to top ten conference opponents (Alabama [...]
Hooray for Hoyer
kj on Oct 25th 2008
Me, last night:
One set of numbers we haven’t talked about are the career statistics of our senior quarterback: 57.1% completion percentage, 7.0 yards per pass attempt, 32-18 TD-Int ratio. If Brian Hoyer can just revert to the mean for one game, it will be a good day for the Green and White tomorrow.
Well, that was [...]
Brian Hoyer’s passing stats on first down
kj on Sep 28th 2008
Bad News: This is another football post.
Good News: At least the post is based on statistical analysis.
(Bad/good from the standpoint that this blog’s tagline used to be “A statistical look at Michigan State basketball.”)
Brian Hoyer remains an enigma to Spartan fans. His season stats are pretty mediocre to date: 59-127 (46.5%) for 961 yards (7.6 [...]
MSU-Indiana Recap, Bulletpoint-Style
kj on Sep 27th 2008
Note: It was a busy Saturday at the Spartans Weblog residence, so I only saw about three-quarters of the game. These musings are, therefore, even more random than my normal football musings. Nevertheless:
Another monumental performance by Javon Ringer: 198 yards on 44 carries. The offensive/special teams touch counts are now up to 203 for Ringer [...]
Friday Links and MSU-Eastern Discussion Thread
kj on Sep 5th 2008
A few basketball links:
As part of their “State Project,” Storming the Floor notes that the seven Division 1 basketball programs in Michigan posted an overall losing record last year. And they’ve got the Fab Five just ahead of the Flintstones as the “most memorable team” in the state’s history.
Snicker-inducing headline for MSU fans: “Spartans, Wolverines [...]