Comments on: SportsNation site of the day: Me http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me Analysis and strategy by Chris. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2518 Robert Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:06 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2518 Great articles to this point -- as a mathematician and statistician, not only do I agree with the call, I'm sickened by the large number of people who call it stupid for no reason other than that it didn't work. I'm not surprised to see you got dissed by Cowherd -- that guy's a donkey. Great articles to this point — as a mathematician and statistician, not only do I agree with the call, I’m sickened by the large number of people who call it stupid for no reason other than that it didn’t work.

I’m not surprised to see you got dissed by Cowherd — that guy’s a donkey.

]]> By: Mark http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2507 Mark Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:55:49 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2507 Great job, I can't believe he said stats are overrated. Great job, I can’t believe he said stats are overrated.

]]> By: james http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2506 james Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:46:06 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2506 Good point. I figure we can start with football, and then maybe move on to politics, cable news, lottery tickets, and so on. (I mean, it's always easier to explain stuff with a football metaphor, right?) It seems to me, though, that economists would be worse off. There wouldn't be any work for them. Good point. I figure we can start with football, and then maybe move on to politics, cable news, lottery tickets, and so on. (I mean, it’s always easier to explain stuff with a football metaphor, right?)

It seems to me, though, that economists would be worse off. There wouldn’t be any work for them.

]]> By: Homyrrh http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2505 Homyrrh Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:34:00 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2505 Well done, Mr. Brown. Props for the mention. I won an argument with you post, BTW. Thanks. Well done, Mr. Brown. Props for the mention.

I won an argument with you post, BTW. Thanks.

]]> By: George T. Zebra http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2502 George T. Zebra Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:08 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2502 If we lived in a world where people had rational opinions on anything, a lot of people would be a lot better off (not least economists). ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory ) If we lived in a world where people had rational opinions on anything, a lot of people would be a lot better off (not least economists).

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory )

]]> By: james http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2501 james Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:24:46 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2501 "...my point was more that Belichick had a legitimate case that the odds were very close, if not actually in his favor." Well said. That's what I find so fascinating about this whole thing--the entire football-watching world is choosing sides and weighing in over a decision that, by all but the most warped standards of analysis, was pretty reasonable. If we lived in a world where people had rational opinions on football strategy, Cris Collinsworth would’ve said “you could probably make an argument for punting here, but I think this is the right call” as the Patriots offense lined up on 4th down, and that would've been the end of the discussion. It has never been so clear that we don't live in such a world. “…my point was more that Belichick had a legitimate case that the odds were very close, if not actually in his favor.”

Well said. That’s what I find so fascinating about this whole thing–the entire football-watching world is choosing sides and weighing in over a decision that, by all but the most warped standards of analysis, was pretty reasonable.

If we lived in a world where people had rational opinions on football strategy, Cris Collinsworth would’ve said “you could probably make an argument for punting here, but I think this is the right call” as the Patriots offense lined up on 4th down, and that would’ve been the end of the discussion. It has never been so clear that we don’t live in such a world.

]]> By: Hutch http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2490 Hutch Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:44 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2490 I find a new reason to love this site everyday. Arrested Development and football. Two great ingredients. I find a new reason to love this site everyday. Arrested Development and football. Two great ingredients.

]]> By: Loomis http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2484 Loomis Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:33:41 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2484 Getting dissed by Colin Cowherd means you're doing something right. Keep it up! Getting dissed by Colin Cowherd means you’re doing something right. Keep it up!

]]> By: Todd http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2483 Todd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:33:46 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2483 This is one of the big problems with sports punditry, it's all gut stuff and people say things like "stats are overrated" or "so and so is a better quarterback because he wins more/has the intangibles/[insert subjective reasoning here]." I realize it's football and a certain amount of meatheadedness is inevitable, but it is actually a good thing to have some knowledge of statistics and such. This is one of the big problems with sports punditry, it’s all gut stuff and people say things like “stats are overrated” or “so and so is a better quarterback because he wins more/has the intangibles/[insert subjective reasoning here].” I realize it’s football and a certain amount of meatheadedness is inevitable, but it is actually a good thing to have some knowledge of statistics and such.

]]> By: SRS http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/sportsnation-site-of-the-day-me/comment-page-1#comment-2482 SRS Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:11:20 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=697#comment-2482 The real lesson in all of this is that if you give Peyton Manning a chance to win the game, there's a 70% chance you're screwed. The real lesson in all of this is that if you give Peyton Manning a chance to win the game, there’s a 70% chance you’re screwed.

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