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Welcome to Year 2010: College Football Style

rbabe — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:06:56 +0000

Welcome to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, where #3 TCU is taking on #6 Boise State. Though not the national title game, the winner of this game could well gain a share of the AP national title vote. The game is being played at beautiful University of Phoenix Stadium, named for the world’s largest online University.

(Now imagine what you’d have thought if you’d read the above paragraph 15 years ago.)

Calculating NFL Playoff Odds

rbabe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:28:46 +0000

What are the odds that your favorite team will make the playoffs? PlayoffStatus.com will tell you. At the time of this writing, this is how the playoff picture is shaping up:

NFC Playoff Standings

		Record			Divisional Winners				Wildcard		No Playoffs
Team	Division	W	L	T	1**	2**	3*	4*	5	6	7
Saints	South	11	0	0	78%	21%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%
Vikings	North	10	1	0	22%	74%	4%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%
Cowboys	East	8	3	0	< 1%	1%	42%	21%	9%	14%	12%
Cardinals	West	7	4	0	< 1%	3%	29%	52%	1%	3%	12%
Packers	North	7	4	0	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	53%	23%	24%
Eagles	East	7	4	0	< 1%	1%	19%	5%	17%	19%	41%

Giants	East	6	5	0	< 1%	< 1%	3%	8%	7%	14%	67%
Falcons	South	6	5	0	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	11%	21%	69%
Forty-Niners	West	5	6	0	X	< 1%	2%	13%	2%	5%	78%
Seahawks	West	4	7	0	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	99%
Bears	North	4	7	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	> 99%
Panthers	South	4	7	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	> 99%
Redskins	East	3	8	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	> 99%
Lions	North	2	9	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	100%
Rams	West	1	10	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	100%
Buccaneers	South	1	10	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	100%

AFC Playoff Standings

		Record			Divisional Winners				Wildcard		No Playoffs
Team	Division	W	L	T	1**	2**	3*	4*	5	6	7
Colts	South	11	0	0	> 99%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	^	^	^
Chargers	West	8	3	0	< 1%	44%	23%	13%	9%	6%	5%
Bengals	North	8	3	0	< 1%	35%	35%	21%	1%	3%	4%
Patriots	East	7	4	0	< 1%	13%	26%	48%	1%	2%	11%
Broncos	West	7	4	0	< 1%	6%	11%	3%	25%	24%	31%
Ravens	North	6	5	0	< 1%	1%	2%	2%	21%	19%	56%

Steelers	North	6	5	0	< 1%	1%	3%	1%	20%	17%	58%
Jaguars	South	6	5	0	X	X	X	X	20%	19%	61%
Dolphins	East	5	6	0	X	< 1%	1%	10%	1%	3%	86%
Texans	South	5	6	0	X	X	X	X	2%	4%	94%
Jets	East	5	6	0	X	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	97%
Titans	South	5	6	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	2%	98%
Bills	East	4	7	0	X	X	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	99%
Raiders	West	3	8	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	> 99%
Chiefs	West	3	8	0	X	X	X	X	< 1%	< 1%	> 99%
Browns	North	1	10	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	100%

Watch PlayoffStatus.com for updates.

Update: SportsClubStats.com is a similar, prettier site.

Fox Sports Fan Poll Shows More Trust Donaghy

rbabe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:13:10 +0000

Day 2 of NBA vs. Donaghy.

While today’s news cycle is chock full of the old media lining up behind the NBA (with many others remaining deafeningly silent), the fans aren’t buying it.

A Fox Sports poll shows that 45% of fans believe Tim Donaghy, while just 8% side with the NBA. 47% of the over 40,000 respondents believe neither party.

It’s certainly true that Tim Donaghy has an axe to grind with the league. His allegations should be considered in that light. They do still need to be considered, however, and not just swept under the rug.