Month: January 2024

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KenPom’s Minimum Qualifying Standards

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With football nearly in the rearview, my focus has turned to basketball, and for me that is mostly college basketball. Yes, the NBA is a better product, but for some reason I always gravitate to watching college more. I can’t explain it. The eye is always toward the March Madness tournament. And who can win it. I’m a fan of KenPom, TeamRankings, Torvik, all of it. One of the things I look at heading in is teams who meet the minimum required rankings of past national champions. Basically, “no team ranked lower than <this> has ever won the title. Criteria … Continue reading KenPom’s Minimum Qualifying Standards

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Poem: Destiny in our Hands

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In the cradle of the cosmos, where the stars align, They told us tales of destiny, a script we can’t decline. Born to greatness, they declared, as if it was our fate, But I’ve come to realize, it’s a narrative I won’t take. Fate, they say, was written in the stars, But I believe we’re the authors, tearing through the bars. Destiny’s a notion, they try to tie our hands, But I’ve found the truth, it’s something we command. We’re not born to greatness, it’s a myth, a grand disguise, Fate was invented by cowards, selling dreams in the skies. … Continue reading Poem: Destiny in our Hands