Why Has Regular Season Become Less Predictive of NFL Playoff Success?
Historically, regular season point differentials predicted the likelihood of reaching the Super Bowl very well. In 2010, Green Bay may have been a “Wild Card” …
Brian Goff
DH and Hit Batters
In 1997, Bill Shughart, Bob Tollison, and I published a piece in Economic Inquiry showing a statistically significant divergence of hit batters in the American …
Nadal v. Djokovic: Epic or Silly?
Around the web, “epic” consistently describes the Nadal/Djokovic 6-hour marathon match in the Australian Open final. The effort, stamina, and skill of these competitors deserves …
Indiana Through the Looking Glass
Just before Thanksgiving, the NCAA Infractions Committee handed down its judgment in the Kelvin Sampson/IU case — a 3-year probation on IU and significant restrictions …
NFL Coaching & Race
Race and sports along with race and many other topics is a very sensitive topic. My post here grows out of a recent article by …
Bowl "Location" & Congestion
Skip’s college bowl post brought to mind my wife’s puzzlement over why big college bowls are so spread out after New Year’s Day. Maybe her …
Playoff Roulette
Jeffrey Beckmann at BleacherReport presents a slideshow of the “50 Best Teams” not to win a World Series. Of the teams on this side of …
Steroid Publicity & Hall Voting
Whatever readers and contributors to TSE think about publicity given to MLB steroid use, it continues to hammer the chances of Hall of Fame inductions …
Cheating in Baseball and Cycling
In criminal justice studies, the problem of separating actual crime from enforcement policies across jurisdictions is well known. Over the past decade, cycling has suffered …
Tebow’s Freeze Out
Why is Tim Tebow out in the cold? Why are general managers and coaches willing to roll the dice with a QB who has never …