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Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI

We relaunched our NFL Elo power ratings on Thursday with a nifty interactive that lets you track where your team stands and how likely it is to win each game. But Elo isn’t the only statistical power rating out there; in fact, our NFL previews used predictions and rankings generated by ESPN’s new Football Power […]

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Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI

We relaunched our NFL Elo power ratings on Thursday with a nifty interactive that lets you track where your team stands and how likely it is to win each game. But Elo isn’t the only statistical power rating out there; in fact, our NFL previews used predictions and rankings generated by ESPN’s new Football Power […]

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College Football’s Bloated Bowl Season In 3 Charts

It’s a refrain almost as common as “Merry Christmas” this time of year: There are too many bowl games. While hardcore college football fans don’t mind watching, say, the Miami Beach Bowl on a Monday afternoon a full 10 days before the traditional bowlfest of New Year’s Day (guilty!), there’s also the sense that the […]

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College Football’s Bloated Bowl Season In 3 Charts

It’s a refrain almost as common as “Merry Christmas” this time of year: There are too many bowl games. While hardcore college football fans don’t mind watching, say, the Miami Beach Bowl on a Monday afternoon a full 10 days before the traditional bowlfest of New Year’s Day (guilty!), there’s also the sense that the […]

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South Carolina’s Been Terrible On Defense, And Georgia Is Looming

Despite losing defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who was picked first overall in the NFL Draft this past spring, 2014 was shaping up to be one of the better seasons of Steve Spurrier’s tenure as South Carolina’s Head Ball Coach. The Gamecocks entered August ranked seventh in ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) — their highest preseason […]

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