Tuesday, July 18, 2006
9:48 AM
New rule changes in NCAA football:
The NCAA Rules Committee passed a measure lowering the kicking tee from two inches to one. This is probably going to mean fewer touchbacks and more kickoff returns.
The committee also altered rules regarding clock stoppage. It used to be the clock would start when the ball was snapped. Now the clock will begin once the ball is spotted on change of possessions. The clock also will start once the ball is kicked on kickoffs instead of when someone touches the ball.
The question is just how much influence will these new rules have on scoring? These new rules could trim around six minutes of the clock compared to previous seasons. Games taking more than three hours to play have become the norm in college football. Some games drag on nearly four hours. The NCAA wants to curb this, even to the extent of reducing halftime. These new rules are a start.
The NCAA Rules Committee passed a measure lowering the kicking tee from two inches to one. This is probably going to mean fewer touchbacks and more kickoff returns.
The committee also altered rules regarding clock stoppage. It used to be the clock would start when the ball was snapped. Now the clock will begin once the ball is spotted on change of possessions. The clock also will start once the ball is kicked on kickoffs instead of when someone touches the ball.
The question is just how much influence will these new rules have on scoring? These new rules could trim around six minutes of the clock compared to previous seasons. Games taking more than three hours to play have become the norm in college football. Some games drag on nearly four hours. The NCAA wants to curb this, even to the extent of reducing halftime. These new rules are a start.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
4:49 PM
I've always been a fan of baseball but I have never been willing to collect the data before. But this season I decided I would give it a try. So I have been using the data to make predictions and they seem to do a decent job. They have been quite informative against the over/under line.
So I have set up a baseball page where the predictions for each day will be posted.
For now I am going to leave it at that and people can do what they want with them.
So I have set up a baseball page where the predictions for each day will be posted.
For now I am going to leave it at that and people can do what they want with them.
