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NFL Running Back Strategies
By Jake Fisher Last NFL season, I looked at how single-back rushing systems (one primary running back) compared to multi-back rushing attacks. It turned out that multi-back teams ran the ball slightly...
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Television and the Potential NFL Lockout
By Jake Fisher http://img2.allposters.com/images/LIFPOD/881252.jpg The Washington Post reported two weeks ago that NFL television ratings are the highest they’ve been in 20 years. Obviously, this is...
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Weighing In On NFL Running Backs: Is Bigger Always Better?
By Jake Fisher and Elizabeth Fryman From rootzoo.com 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...
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HSAC To Appear in Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports
A paper written by HSAC has been accepted into the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports! This will be the second paper HSAC has published in JQAS. HSAC’s first appearance in the journal came in...
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Getting Down to Business: Part 1
By Jake Fisher As the title suggests, this multi-part series of posts will take a step off the field and into the front office. The goal of the series is to examine some of the intricacies of the...
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Getting Down to Business: Part 2
By Jake Fisher In the first installment of this series, I looked at team values provided by Forbes. According to regression analysis, team value is a function of team revenue. I also looked at the...
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Butler and Its Home-Court Advantage
By Jake Fisher This Saturday, two No. 5 seeds, Butler and Michigan State, will kick off Final Four weekend. Butler, the Cinderella out of the Horizon League, is on a 24-game winning streak. Michigan...
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HSAC in ESPN The Magazine
Check out the September 20th edition of ESPN The Magazine. A piece on HSAC, written by Brett Zarda, appears on Page 40. Click the link below to see the article. HSAC in ESPN The Magazine
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When Giving Up a Free Touchdown Pays Off: Packers vs. Bears
By Ari Rubin and Daniel Granoff With 1:40 left in last night’s Monday Night Football game, Bears fans prayed that their team wouldn’t turn the ball over or continue its impressive skill of messing up...
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HSAC featured in Harvard Crimson
On December 3rd, Harvard Crimson writer Christina McClintock published ‘Pair of Students Get Jobs in Pros.’ The article focuses on HSAC and basketball analytics. Read it here.
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