Another year has passed and there's been some major strides in college football analytics. Behind the scenes there's been good work at Football Study Hall, and I really wish I had more time to do the kind of analysis and data collection they're doing over there.
Given that it's the college football offseason, there's not too much happening football-wise on an ongoing basis right now. During the regular season you can expect to find weekly posts showcasing
- top 25 and full rankings for TFG and RBA;
- weekly projections of final conference standings;
- analysis and predictions for all remaining undefeated FBS teams; and
- live in-game win probabilities, posted to the blog and our Twitter feed.
- the current rankings for TFG and RBA; and
- our trivia posts, particularly:
- a countdown of the best BCS champions from 2003 - 2010;
- an examination of the fact that not all undefeated non-BCS teams are created equal;
- a definition of an examination of the state of parity in college football; and
- some musings on what's up with the ACC.
This is all on top of predictions for each and every game between two FBS teams.
We just finished our first full season of new Formula One coverage. (I've been a huge fan of F1 my whole life, so this is an exciting moment for me.) We've created an Elo rating system for F1 drivers going back to 1980. Want the definitive answer on Prost versus Senna? Senna versus Schumacher? The most dominant F1 season in the last 36 years? The drivers with the best peak career ratings? We're working on that, plus up-to-date ratings for the current season.
We just finished our first full season of new Formula One coverage. (I've been a huge fan of F1 my whole life, so this is an exciting moment for me.) We've created an Elo rating system for F1 drivers going back to 1980. Want the definitive answer on Prost versus Senna? Senna versus Schumacher? The most dominant F1 season in the last 36 years? The drivers with the best peak career ratings? We're working on that, plus up-to-date ratings for the current season.
All-in-all it's grown into a pretty complicated system backed by a lot of code we've written over the last few years. If you have any questions or feedback for us, don't hesitate to leave a comment here or hit us up on Twitter.
Enjoy the conference, and we hope to see you there.
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