College Football
College Football SEC Preview: The Numbers Behind Every Title Contender
SEC football opens later this month with its usual concentration of top-15 SP+ teams and the same annual question: which…
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College football, treated seriously. Conference realignment, recruiting class value, transfer portal volatility, advanced metrics adapted to the chaos of the FBS schedule. The version of the sport where analytics still has room to mature.
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College Football Returning Production Index: 2026 Updated Rankings
The college football returning production index is one of the strongest single preseason indicators in the sport. The 2026 version,…
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Recruiting Class Composite Scores: What They Predict and What They Don’t
Recruiting class composite scores — what they actually measure, how they correlate with future performance, where they break, and how to read them without...
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SP+ Explained: Bill Connelly’s Index and Reading Saturday Chaos Through Math
SP+ — what it is, where it came from, what it does well, where it breaks, and how to read it without falling for...
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Transfer Portal Math: Modeling Roster Volatility in the NIL Era
Transfer portal math — how the public models try to value player moves, where the math works, where it fails, and what the next...
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Returning Production: The Single Most Predictive Variable in College Football
Returning production — what it measures, why it matters so much in college football specifically, where it breaks, and how to use it without...
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How Returning Production Should Shape the NFL Draft Conversation
Every April, the NFL Draft conversation produces a familiar disagreement. Scouts cite tape and combine measurables. Front offices cite proprietary…
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When Returning Production Lies: Experience vs Actual Quality
A college football program returns 82% of its offensive production. The preseason ranking moves up four spots. The analytical case…
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The SEC vs Big Ten Question, Settled (or Almost) by the Numbers
The SEC vs Big Ten conference debate, settled (or partially settled) by the numbers, where the data agrees with the consensus and where it...
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Bracketology Beyond the Algorithm: A Practical Guide to NCAA Tournament Models
The Sunday before March Madness produces a familiar ritual. ESPN reveals the bracket. Bracketologists explain what went right and wrong.…