In Part 1, I looked at NCAA seeding. In Part 2, I looked at what it takes to advance in the tournament. In Part 3, I’ll...
In Part 1, I answered the question “What seed does OSU deserve?” In Part 2, I’ll tackle this question: What kind of teams advance in the...
This is the first offering in a three-part series that will examine how OSU’s current team compares to NCAA tournament teams from 2009 to 2012, a...
To piggyback on the CRFF piece on Markel, here are the 10 most statistically similar seasons in the Sutton/Ford era for Markel. The list is sorted...
I’ve done a lot of comparing Marcus Smart to former OSU player (here, here, and here). But the season Smart is putting together has started to...
We’re not breaking news here, but Marcus Smart is a special player. It’s almost embarrassing how much Fran Fraschilla and Dave Armstrong fawn over him…if he...
I can’t think of two things college football fans argue more about than recruiting rankings and end-of-season team rankings. Sounds like a good starting point for...
This is a good time to look at the remaining conference schedule. There are six teams still in the hunt for the conference title, and everyone...
I asked OKC Dave to do some quick-hitting stats he finds for specific game, here’s what he found during OSU’s upset in Lawrence yesterday. OSU scored...
Here’s a look at where our current players stacks up against former players in a few key categories. I listed the best seasons OSU players in...
Check my Twitter timeline. I’ve been critical of this basketball team just like everyone else. It’s hard to sit through four losses in six games without...
Now that the season is over, we can take a final look at where the OSU football program is. I used the ratings from the smartest...
OKC Dave is our statistician extraordinaire. He posts often (and intelligently) on OSU football and hoops. Marcus Smart certainly passes the eye test, but I wondered...
Here’s a look at what the Big 12 and Big 10 would look like if they formed a 22-team super conference. I ranked the 22 teams...
Round 1 The last time we looked at similar ratings between this team and former OSU players, we only had five games under our belt. Now...
The round robin schedule of the Big 12 makes it easy to compare teams to each other at the end of the season. With the still-raging...
It’s time for another scatter plot. I took the current Pomeroy offensive and defensive ratings (basically points per 100 possessions adjusted for SOS). Offense is on...
Hello basketball season. As a young OSU fan that really started paying close attention to sports in the early 90s, I remember cold college football Saturdays...
When I wrote about turnovers before the season started, I promised I would keep a close eye on them as the season progressed. I think it’s...
Where does OSU rank as a program? I’m sure you’ve had this conversation before. There are a million different ways to guage it and there is...
Before the rest of the season makes J.W. Walsh’s stint at quarterback a foggy memory, let’s take a snapshot at this point in the season to...
Believe it or not, college football is about to enter its 8th week of the season. By now, the computer models are beginning to catch up...
Slater had the story: Mike Gundy: “I think that in five years, you’re going to see the SEC playing offensive football like this league.” That got...
OKC Dave will be taking a deep dive into some really intriguing stats surrounding your Cowboys once a week during football season. I asked him to...
Since Harry Birdwell (okay, Boone Pickens) ushered in the Gundy era in 2005, the OSU offense has changed identities several times. We’ve seen some of the...