Author: Chris Ford
Betting against my alma mater: Week 4 (oh my God, it keeps happening)
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So we’re now in week 4 of me betting against Purdue and I’m alarmed I’m doing this well, but at least today I got to see the beginning of the end. Purdue once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing by 7 to the Bowling Green Falcons. This was Purdue’s 2nd MAC loss…
Week 4 NCAA Football: games that do and do not suck
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This is a new feature to AMSTS, but one I’m hoping you’ll like. Every week, I will use the AMSTS Computer Ranking point predictor to predict three games that will suck, and three games that will not suck. Of course, I will filter out games against FCS teams in the “Games that will suck” category,…
Betting Against My Alma Mater, Week 3
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, this year I will be (ok, I will probably forget at some point) betting against Purdue every week of the season. For now I’m giving them the line, but I reserve the right to change that once I…
We respectfully disagree, Morgan Burke sucks
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Yesterday, our friends over at Hammer & Rails (whom if you’re a Purdue fan and you’re not reading, you are missing out), put together an introspective look at whether Morgan Burke is under-appreciated by Purdue fans. The article makes quite a few compelling arguments for why Burke is doing a good job, but we just…
Pete Carroll reads AMSTS, does not suck
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Okay, the headline may be an exaggeration, surely Pete Carroll doesn’t read AMSTS, but after last year’s post about the benefits of leading off the overtime period with an onside kick, it seems that at least someone out there was listening. Or they organically came up with the same idea, but that’s a lot less…
The NFL’s new extra point sucks.
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The season has begun, and 10 out of 10 Houston Texans kickers agree with me. The NFL’s new extra point setup sucks. Okay, it doesn’t suck, it’s just not the best option out there. The story all starts with the NFL competition committee’s meeting in the offseason which had three proposals. The ultimate selection…
I’m betting against my alma mater every week this year
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The NCAA doesn’t read this site, I’m sure. And they wouldn’t want to, because this year I’m going to focus even more heavily on gambling on NCAA Sports. The reason? It’s legal here in Germany, and I find it really ironic that the NCAA is taking a stance against making money on college players. So…
Purdue can’t get no respect, no respect at all
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For those watching the Purdue-Marshall game on Fox Sports One (assuming you even know where to find it on your TV), they were treated to this gem (h/t to @Air_Force_Juan for the image) For the record, Purdue has 38,770 students. I timed how long it took me to find this information on the…
Euro Bracket Final Results
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Okay, it’s April. The nets are down, people are done thinking about college basketball for another 6 months minimum, but I wanted to make sure I followed up on the Euro Bracket Challenge so those of you keeping track at home can compare. And Diana ran away with it. Her strategy of being conservative…
Euro-bracket results after Saturday’s games
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Here are the results from the Euro-brasket challenge through Saturday’s games: Person Thursday Friday Saturday Total Diana 13 12 8 33 Ela 10 14 6 30 Helen 11 11 8 30 Seema 11 12 6 29 Paul 8 11 6 25 Stefano 6 11 6 23 Diana continues her domination as she is starting…
Euro-bracket results after Friday’s games
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In case you’ve missed it, I forced my team of European employees to fill out a bracket. Through Friday, here are the results. For the record, I have 23 points, which means I owe 3 people lunch at present. And again, I am scoring using a 1-2-3-4-5-6 format. Person Thursday Friday Total Diana 13 12…
European bracket challenge: Thursday results
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In case you didn’t read, I made my team (of European employees at my European employer) fill out brackets. Here’s how they stack up after 1 day: Person Thursday Diana 13 Seema 11 Helen 11 Ela 10 Paul 8 Stefano 6 Overall, pretty impressive results, given that none of them had ever seen one NCAA…