Originally posted on Hilary Parker: I’ve always had a special fondness for my name, which — according to Ryan Gosling in “Lars and the Real Girl” — is a scientific fact for most people (Ryan Gosling constitutes scientific proof in my book). Plus, the root word for Hilary is the Latin word “hilarius” meaning cheerful…

So, as I slowly make my way through the academic world, I’m learning about the whole journal process and the business of journals. This is how it appears to me at this point in my career: Academics submit articles that are peer-reviewed by other academics who are experts in the field.  When a paper is…

    Last year I wrote a post about super bowl squares: I received an email this morning from a friend: “Is there any sort of a statistical breakdown for which are the best numbers to have in a Super Bowl squares pool (for entertainment purposes only)?” Now, if my friend were going to use this information to…

Updated 1/28/2013 at 12:34pm   Rank Team Conf Record Score 1 MICHIGAN big10 19-1 85.76 2 KANSAS big12 18-1 85.65 3 FLORIDA sec 16-2 84.48 4 INDIANA big10 18-2 84.48 5 DUKE acc 17-2 83.88 6 MIAMI-FLORIDA acc 15-3 83.72 7 ARIZONA pac10 17-2 83.36 8 SYRACUSE bigeast 18-2 82.86 9 LOUISVILLE bigeast 16-4 81.63…

Updated 1/28/2012 at 12:34pm Team Rank Change Record ESPN TeamRankings.com SOS San Francisco 1 ↑1 13-4-1 3 1 25 New England 2 ↓1 13-5 4 6 17 Seattle 3 – 12-6 5 2 23 Green Bay 4 ↑2 12-6 6 5 20 Denver 5 – 13-4 1 3 32 Baltimore 6 ↑5 13-6 10 4 26…

Overall Records for 2012 SU: 165-97-1 ATS: 143-119-1 (54.56%) O/U: 129-127-3 Super Bowl Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers Prediction: 49ers win 23-20 Pick: Ravens +4.5 O/U: Under 48.5 Full Season Predictions

Playoffs – Conference Championship Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots Prediction: Patriots win 30-24 Pick: Ravens +9.5 O/U: Over 51.5 San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons Prediction: 49ers win 23-20 Pick: Atlanta +4.5 O/U: Under 48.5

Updated 1/15/2012 at 12:34pm Team Rank Change Record Projected Record ESPN TeamRankings.com SOS Prob Make Playoffs New England 1 – 13-4 13-4 4 2 25 100% San Francisco 2 – 12-4-1 12-4-1 3 1 17 100% Seattle 3 – 12-6 12-6 5 3 23 100% Atlanta 4 ↑1 14-3 14-3 2 7 20 100% Denver 5…

   Rank Team Record Strength 1 MICHIGAN 16-1 84.11 2 DUKE 15-1 83.88 3 INDIANA 15-1 83.29 4 KANSAS 14-1 83.17 5 LOUISVILLE 15-1 82.73 6 SYRACUSE 16-1 82.47 7 ARIZONA 15-1 82.3 8 MINNESOTA 15-2 82.26 9 MIAMI-FLORIDA 12-3 81.48 10 FLORIDA 12-2 80.76 11 CREIGHTON 16-1 80.33 12 GONZAGA 16-1 79.24 13 NOTRE…

    The major league baseball hall of fame votes came out yesterday.  No one got in.  The big issue that everyone is talking about is how to vote for players from the steroids era.  Some voters don’t care and other voters are taking moral stands against players like Clemens and Bonds.  Essentially, a vote…