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Drafting Quarterbacks

December 28, 2011
by harvardsports
4 min read
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by Kevin Meers Using my previous analysis of career approximate value (CAV) on how to value draft picks, this study analyzes how the results apply to the quarterback position. As the five-month debate on what the Colts should do...

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The Exams and Christmas Letdown Myth

December 26, 2011
by harvardsports
5 min read
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This ten day period before New Years marks a pause in the frenetic college basketball schedule. Teams take time off for exams and the Christmas holiday, often not playing games for ten days at a time. Yet almost every team in...

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How Much is Albert Pujols Getting Overpaid?

December 9, 2011
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By Chris Bruce Big news hit the baseball world yesterday as the Los Angeles Angels announced a $254 million, 10-year contract for 31-year-old Albert Pujols, a strikingly large contract for such an old player, even if Pujols is...

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Tebow is Still Producing Miracles: An Update

December 6, 2011
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Chris Bruce and Andrew Mooney A couple weeks ago we did some analysis on Tim Tebow, attempting to explain how he’s been winning games despite his poor statistical performance. Simply put, he has been performing poorly...

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More Chaos: Predicting The Final BCS Scenarios

December 2, 2011
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By Chris Bruce and John Ezekowitz Last week we debuted our BCS prediction model, using it to predict what would happen in the BCS rankings under certain scenarios for the week’s games. Turns out there wasn’t too much...

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The Biggest Over and Under Achievers in the NFL

November 30, 2011
by harvardsports
3 min read
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by Kevin Meers The lists below are based on my previous analysis on the NFL draft using the Career Approximate Value from www.pro-football-reference.com. The Overachievers Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new...

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How to Value NFL Draft Picks

November 30, 2011
by harvardsports
7 min read
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by Kevin Meers Through 12 weeks of the season, most franchises in the National Football League know whether they are in the playoff hunt or if they need to start prepping for the draft: The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco...

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A Statistical Analysis of the Miracles of Tim Tebow

November 26, 2011
by harvardsports
7 min read
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By Chris Bruce and Andrew Mooney You can find an update of this post including another two weeks of games here. You can also read this post here on Boston.com. Over the first 5 weeks of the NFL season, the Kyle Orton-led Denver...

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Making Sense of the Chaos: A BCS Prediction Model

November 24, 2011
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By John Ezekowitz and Chris Bruce Over the past few weeks, we have been predicting the college football polls. We were surprised by how predictable moves in these polls turned out to be. This got us thinking: what if we could...

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Predicting the Polls Week 12: An All-SEC BCS Title Game?

November 20, 2011
by harvardsports
2 min read
1 Comment

By Chris Bruce and John Ezekowitz This is the latest in our series of attempts to predict the college football polls. For previous weeks, see posts from week 11, week 10,  week 9, and week 8 (which includes our...

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