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The Higher they Climb, the Harder they Fall: Joe Gruden’s comments, and hat they mean for the Former Buccaneers Coach

Sometimes when we look at professional sportspeople or coaches, we often forget that they are real, normal people. They sleep

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GM v. Coach: Optimal Disagreement

Marty Schottenheimer’s firing last night came down to conflict with general manager A.J. Smith. SI.com reported Schottenheimer as saying “There

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NFL Coaching Lottery 2014 Edition

The firing and replacement of NFL head coaches has ended with seven slots filled.  Three of them (Jim Caldwell, Lovie

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Sophisticated Simple — The Secret of Jim Harbaugh’s Success?

Back in October, Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver explored the factors behind the turnaround of the San Francisco 49ers in  “Harbaugh’s

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Passing, Winning, and Optimization

One of my favorite sites, Advanced NFL Stats, recently posted compelling evidence on “Passing = Winning” in the NFL.  As

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What’s the Effect of Changing Coaches in CFB?

Joker Phillips of Kentucky is already on his way out and Derek Dooley of Tennessee has a warm behind and

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Nebraska Fires Bo Pelini

Nebraska has fired its head football coach Bo Pelini after 7 years as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Despite

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