Aaron Craft is a thrill to watch, unless you’re opposing him; then he’s an absolute terror. He’s also been inconsistent on offense. I wondered, if Aaron Craft has an off-day shooting, how does that impact the Buckeye’s chances? Craft is consistent on defense In the Buckeyes’ 34 games (27-7), Craft
Continue readingWhy are bond yields so low?
I was reading an article about the plunge in interest rates on junk bonds and wondered, are bond rates low, and if so, why? I looked at AAA-rated Corporate Bonds (the highest-quality) and BAA-rated Corporate Bonds (medium-grade) as rated by Moody’s Investors Service, as that data was most readily available,
Continue readingAt what race distance could the women’s world record be faster than the men’s?
Women and men were created differently. Men hold faster world records than women for every running distance (as tracked by wikipedia). I wondered, as the distance gets longer, does the margin decline between men and women? Methodology: I looked at world records from wikipedia to find the difference between men
Continue readingThe Mike Krzyzewski coaching tree is in need of pruning
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is a tremendous coach. His resume of wins and titles speaks for itself (his 11,000+ word biography on Duke.com is a different matter). I wondered, what does his coaching tree look like? Has his success propagated to his former assistants? Coach K’s coaching tree has a couple
Continue readingMichael Jackson’s albums: Thriller was the outlier
Don’t judge me: I caught bits and pieces of Dancing With The Stars while my wife was watching, and they dedicated the show to Michael Jackson’s album, Bad. Honestly, I was surprised – I didn’t think that was a very good album (except for Smooth Criminal). I wondered, was Bad
Continue readingBetting on the Super Bowl 2014
For those prepared to take the risk of a futures bet on the 2014 Super Bowl at such an early stage in the NFL season, there is plenty of information about which teams are favourites available at bookmakers. The Broncos have been installed by sports betting pages as the hot
Continue readingTwitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-14
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-07: Ohio State. 6-0. Bowl eligible. Oh wait. # East Coast Bias in one Tim Teb… http://t.co/ANIH4DxK #
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Ohio State. 6-0. Bowl eligible. Oh wait. # East Coast Bias in one Tim Tebow T-Shirt: http://t.co/pxTxQXHq # Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-30: Gus Johnson makes college football better. # Ohio State's offense is look… http://t.co/iQOlQBCh #
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Gus Johnson makes college football better. # Ohio State's offense is looking pretty good so far. Marched down the field like #TBDBITL # Go Bucks! #LetHimLive @KipFetchero # Trufant played that ball so well. #Huskies # Go! # That sucked. #Huskies # Never a fan of the backwards pass, although
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