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Thought Provoking Read on Football-related Brain Injuries by Macolm Gladwell
by LondonRaider on Nov 1, 2009 6:49 AM EST
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This was a sobering article for me.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell/
Much of the attention in the football world, in the past few years, has been on concussions—on diagnosing, managing, and preventing them—and on figuring out how many concussions a player can have before he should call it quits. But a football player’s real issue isn’t simply with repetitive concussive trauma. It is, as the concussion specialist Robert Cantu argues, with repetitive subconcussive trauma. It’s not just the handful of big hits that matter. It’s lots of little hits, too.
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My Name is Leach
My Name is Leach. ----- When I'm up by 5 points. When its the fourth quarter with 9 minutes to go. When its fourth and 1 and I am on the road. I don't do field goals. ----- When I am rallying back and down by a touchdown in the third quarter to a top 5 team on the road, I'll take the onside kick everytime. ------ And when its any Saturday in the college football season, whether I'm 0-8 or 8-0 and A&M is on my calander home or away, I never, ever lose to the frickin' Aggies. ----- Sherman will wish he was leaping at Lambeu with the rest of the cheeseheads. ----- There will be no let down. ----- My Name is Leach -----
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Week 4: Big 12 Power Rankings
by LondonRaider on Sep 24, 2009 10:33 AM EDT
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Source: cbssportline.com
Updated Power Rankings (and a mind-boggling outcome) after the break.
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Week 3: How Our Opponents Fared
by LondonRaider on Sep 23, 2009 5:23 PM EDT
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What did we learn about our Opponents after Week 3?
More after the jump!
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Week 3: Big 12 Power Rankings
by LondonRaider on Sep 16, 2009 6:44 AM EDT
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Colorado is in Nose Dive.
Baylor boasts the Strongest Schedule
Rankings after the jump!
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Week 2: How Our Opponents Fared
by LondonRaider on Sep 15, 2009 11:13 AM EDT
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Week 2: Big 12 Power Rankings
by LondonRaider on Sep 9, 2009 7:57 AM EDT
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Source: cbsports.com 120
Here’s another column that I hope to keep updated throughout the year. Over the summer we had a good discussion on what alot of this is supposed to mean if you would like more background.
Charts after the jump!
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How our Opponents Fared: Week 1
by LondonRaider on Sep 8, 2009 8:43 AM EDT
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A look at our 2009 opponents' performance which I hope to keep up with every week.
Week 1 Theme: Bradford and OU's Title Hopes Take a Serious Blow
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Part 1: Assessing the First W (in context)
by LondonRaider on Sep 7, 2009 2:43 PM EDT
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The Red Raiders looked pretty mediocre in their first game of the season. A lot of rust. A lot of mistakes.
When asked how Leach would grade his team’s performance, the Captain replied. "Average. Slightly above average possibly."
Are his sentiments accurate?
Well, looking back at Leach’s career season openers over the years, we can observe the following:
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With the exception of Ohio State in 2002, Leach and Tech have historically scheduled some serious cream puffs to open the season. Therefore, we have 9 games (actually 8 games, because I couldn’t find data on the 2001 New Mexico game) against which we can compare the most recent performance
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In Tech’s case the first game has never been an accurate predictor of future performance
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Leach’s comments are, on the whole, right on the money. Although some areas clearly need more work than others.
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Part 2: Assessing the First W (in context)
by LondonRaider on Sep 7, 2009 2:43 PM EDT
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