Written By @AllStaples “Be careful of averages and how they’re applied. One way that they can fool you is if the average combines samples from disparate populations. This can lead to absurd observations such as: ‘On average, humans have one testicle.’” –Daniel Levitin I think of that quote often when looking at averages and, now, […]
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Written By @AllStaples “I know it when I see it.” -Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart The Justice was referring to pornography when he wrote that way back in 1964, but the same could be said for this week’s edition of Bad Beats. The Beat: Florida Atlantic -20 through -24 at Charlotte The Bad: Florida Atlantic […]
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Written By @AllStaples “One of the worst things that can happen to you in life is to win a bet on a horse at an early age.” -Danny McGoorty There are many things in which to be thankful; these are not those things. The Beat: New Mexico ML through -3 vs. UNLV The Bad: UNLV […]
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Written By @AllStaples “Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?” -Pliny the Elder The Beat: Florida State +16, +16.5, +17 at Clemson The Bad: Clemson 31, Florida State 14 The Takeaway: Florida State backers, I know it’s not much, but there is something more honorable about losing to […]
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“What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?” -Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men By Allan Staples A second Cormac quote seemed appropriate given the coin toss nature of this week’s Bad Beats. To wrap up the worst beats of the week in NFL, we must return to the scene of […]
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