2008 Stories - Maize n Brew
Dominance Ranking, 1999-2010
We've got twelve years' data now for the Dominance Ranking. In that span, the most dominant team is... Boise State. The Broncos' top finish (fifth year in a row in the top five-- the best such streak currently in progress) in 2010, coupled with Texas's low 2010 rank (75th) moved the blue-turfed...
Can The UFC Top 2008 In 2009?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2DfztxOmOg&eurl=http://www.mmaconvert.com/&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here are some memorable moments from 2008, and we still have 2 UFC events to go. The TUF Finale tonight, and UFC 92: The Ultimate. HT: MMAConvert
Best Individual Moments
What were the best individual moments of the 2008 season? I've been tossing this around in my head for a couple of days now. The season was filled with so many great moments that it seems like you could name just about every player on the roster and say "Hey, remember when Player X did..." So I...
Marginal Payroll
This post is required of all sabermetric web sites, comparing the marginal cost of each team win above replacement level. I think you've all seen this before (thanks, Doug Pappas) so I'll skip right to the table. Lg Team Total Payrol Adj W Marg $$/Win N Florida Marlins...
All 30 Starting Rotations, Slots 1 Through 5
We've linked to a couple studies recently on determining what to expect from each slot of the rotation. David (spurdynasty over at Lone Star Ball) decided to take a more applied route and analyzed each team's rotation on the 1-5 scale. It's a pretty basic methodology, but does a solid job of...
99 problems but a pitch ain't one: The Reds' 10 best starts of 2008
Associated Press photo/Tom Uhlman As you await with bated breath the thrilling conclusion to Game 5 of the World Series, tonight or whenever it decides to stop raining in Philadelphia, here's a look at the top 10 Reds pitching performances of the year, sorted (by Slyde) by game score. I also...
Election '08: Measure 1) Rider of the Year
Question 1: Who is your Rider of the Year, based on the entire 2008 season? Of our three questions, this requires the least elaboration.
When Does This Year Become Next Year? This and other questions ...
We're all great at parsing every move by every coach and every player. It's one of the things that's fun about blogs and message boards, too. The game gets played or the recruit gets recruited and then we sit around and try to figure out what happened after the fact. Well, that's all well and...
Basketball News
The focus here at Testudotimes has been on football for the past few months, and rightfully so. But there is some new basketball news that is worth reporting, especially since Midnight Madness is just a few weeks away (October 17th). The Terps posted their Men's basketball roster, which included...
Brain's Game: Texas 52 - Rice 10
I'll update this later tonight with my take on the game from my seat, but for now, here's a few choice quotes: Rice Head Coach David Bailiff: On what prompted the offense's false starts: It was a lot louder than it was at Vanderbilt and louder than we tried to simulate in practice. It was a...
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