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Varsity Numbers
For students majoring in breakdown of college football play-by-play
21 Nov 2008, 04:17pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Another Big (12) Saturday Night
In the latest Varsity Numbers, Bill Connelly takes a look at the latest Game of the Century of the Week, Texas Tech at Oklahoma.
14 Nov 2008, 01:55pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: What's Up in Morgantown?
West Virginia has been completely baffling in its offensive inconsistency. What happened? Plus, a look at Iowa-Penn State.
07 Nov 2008, 03:47pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Playing with Fire
Bill Connelly examines the offenses of Texas and Missouri, and asks whether too much success on passing downs is a sign of foreboding.
31 Oct 2008, 04:55pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Luck, Coaching, or Talent?
Bill Connelly investigates why and how Minnesota has surged into the Top 25 and if it can stay there. Also: a "VN box score" analysis of Texas-Oklahoma State, and what it suggests for Texas-Texas Tech.
24 Oct 2008, 04:00pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: The New Box Score
Normal box scores don't tell you enough. Bill Connelly walks you through the Varsity Numbers box score.
17 Oct 2008, 11:49am by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: A New Day or an Overreaction?
Another Saturday shakeup! Have we reached true parity in college football, or is this really the way college football has always been? Bill Connelly investigates.
10 Oct 2008, 04:00pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Team-Specific Win Correlations
What happens when you look for the correlations between various statistics and wins on a team-by-team basis? Bill Connelly investigates.
02 Oct 2008, 09:15pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Leverage, Leverage, Leverage
No matter where we go with new or old statistics, at some point we should try to tie them to what's most important: wins. In his latest Varsity Numbers column, Bill Connelly does just that.
26 Sep 2008, 07:07am by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: The '+' Concept
The spread of talent in college football is so large that sometimes it's hard to glean too much from the stats. In his latest Varsity Numbers installment, Bill Connelly explores the "+" concept, an attempt to even the playing field and account for strength of schedule.
19 Sep 2008, 02:48pm by Bill Connelly
Varsity Numbers: Six Missing Points
Bill Connelly is back with more college football stats. Yards gained and lost on offense and defense are fairly straightforward, but how to measure the other things that go on during a football game?