Reader Correspondence of a Random Nature
kj on Oct 5th 2008
I recently received two e-mails from readers that I thought were worth passing along.
First, Mblemieux provides a status report on the beginning of Drew Neitzel’s professional career in Germany:
The Basketball Bundesliga began recently and Neitzel played in both of the Artland Dragons loses. Against Alba Berlin, Drew had nine points in 20 minutes. Only one [...]
The Notre Dame passing attack: A play in three acts
kj on Sep 20th 2008
A lot of the headlines about this game will focus on Javon Ringer. And that’s cool. He was an absolute workhorse again today and racked up a second straight 200-yard game, this time against a BCS conference-quality foe (insert joke here about Notre Dame and the BCS, but they’re clearly a notch up from EMU).
And [...]
Letting the opposition do the heavy statistical lifting for us
kj on Sep 20th 2008
Rakes of Mallow has a phenomenal post up breaking down Michigan State’s tendencies and performance on first down through three games. Excerpt:
Most impressive about these stats is the number of times Sparty rushed on first down for four yards or more. Almost 65% of the time MSU gained 4+ yards by carrying the rock on [...]
Pregame reading
kj on Sep 19th 2008
A couple game previews from an Irish perspective:
Blue Gray Sky fears Javon Ringer, Greg Jones, and Otis Wiley–but not the passing game or our cornerbacks. A reasonable take–although Hoyer’s really only had one shot to show what he can do with Dell and Cunningham (the Cal game).
Rakes of Mallow says the key for Notre Dame [...]
Michigan State-Notre Dame Links and Discussion Thread
kj on Sep 18th 2008
A few links from opposition territory:
A defense of the indefensible: Charlie Weis (guest post at Rivalry, Esq.).
Michigan’s miscues against the Irish set to a whimsical musical score (The House Rock Built).
Attempting to debunk the idea that Michigan handed the game to Notre Dame (Kelly Green).
There’s not much in the way of game previews from the [...]
The Michigan State Ringers
kj on Sep 14th 2008
In the early years of organized baseball, before team mascots became as formalized as they are today, teams would sometimes be referred to by the name (or nickname) of their star player. For example, the Cleveland “Naps” were named after future Hall-of-Famer Napoleon Lajoe.
Based on the numbers below, perhaps the MSU football team should take [...]