Tag: football
Talent doesn’t explain the success of the Patriots and Eagles
Kyle Emich, University of Delaware
The New England Patriots lost their best wide receiver to an ACL tear before the season started. Two months later,...
Does defense actually win championships?
Mark Otten, California State University, Northridge
Legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant famously said, “Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships.”
Since Bryant’s retirement in 1982, his...
Is youth football past its prime?
Roger Pielke Jr., University of Colorado
High school football participation may have peaked.
That’s the argument I make in a recent analysis for the international...
The difference between black football fans and white football fans
Tamir Sorek, University of Florida and Robert G. White, University of Florida
A significant portion of the NFL’s fan base has reacted negatively to the...
Super Bowl 50’s data deluge: How much is too much?
Malcolm Moran, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Do you remember the “Announcerless Game?”
On December 20, 1980, an otherwise insignificant game between the New York Jets and...
Should we blame Chelsea’s forwards for Mourinho’s departure?
Johan Rewilak, University of Huddersfield
After Chelsea clocked up their ninth defeat of the season against Leicester, their manager José Mourinho’s departure was all but...
Jason Wheeler- 2015 Fantasy Football “Sleepers”
Hey there everyone! Welcome to my Fantasy Football Blog with Life and News. This is a weekly blog that will discuss match-ups I think are interesting for...
Are parents morally obligated to forbid their kids from playing football?
Kathleen Bachynski, Columbia University
In March 2015, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland shocked football fans when he announced his decision to retire after just...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
