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Palm Drive –> Pedestrian Mall
And so it begins. The view from my window. Click here for more info on the Palm Drive Pedestrian Mall.
Graduation
Yesterday, I attended my first graduation as a faculty member, and it was the most I have ever enjoyed a graduation ceremony. It was wonderful to see so many of my students being celebrated. On my way out, as I passed a student who was in my Comm and Sport class, I asked: “What do …
A Taste of Sports
When I was 11 years old, I used to stay up each night in the summer until 10:53 to watch the 6-minute long SportsWrap segment on KTVU Channel 2. I stayed up because I wanted to know what happened in the world of sports, and there was no other way to find out that night …
Recent Appearances on the News
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings and the ensuing manhunt, I was invited to speak live and in-studio at NBC 11 Bay Area about interagency emergency response coordination, a topic I have examined in my research. Specifically, I was asked questions about how SWAT teams, bomb squads, and other special forces coordinate their …
2012 Music Survey Results – DON’T Call Me Maybe, Apparently
Thank you to everyone who filled in this year’s survey. I always enjoy getting new recommendations, and I look forward to listening to each and every song listed by you. Here are my favorite songs and albums of the year. Previous Music Survey Results: 2010 2011 In previous years, I listed songs in order of …
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It’s a Process – My Favorite Music of 2012
NOTE: On Friday, I’ll release the results of the 2012 Music Survey. Today, here are my favorites of the year. This has been an eventful year for me and my family. In retrospect, it seems like we experienced 4 big events: I got a job in California, we had a baby, I defended my dissertation, …
Final College Football Ratings – We’re Missing An Eight-Team Playoff Next Saturday
I got two messages today asking me some form of: “WHERE ARE YOUR COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS, ANDREW? I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT THEM!” (I may be exaggerating tone) I actually forgot to do it. Sunday is when I usually do it and I was busy. Then I just plum forgot. There’s not much controversy this …
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College Football Ratings Week 13 – Making the Championships Mean Something
As we enter the last week of the season, let’s take a look at all the conference championship games that will affect the BCS national championship: SEC – #2 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia – winner goes to the national championship. And let’s also look at the conference championship’s that have no effect whatsoever on the …
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College Football Ratings Week 12 – Kent!
The big story of the weekend in college football is, of course, Kent State’s rise to #18 in the rankings. Oh! Also, the thing about the top 2 teams in the country getting upset. That was a big deal, too. On a side note, I always go to a big academic conference the weekend before Thanksgiving, …
College Football Week 11 Ratings – Who’s Still In It?
I have 6 SEC teams in my top 10. SIX. That is crazy. But that’s what my numbers tell me are the teams that deserve to be at the top of the ratings, and it’s because of their conference strength of schedule. They play tough teams week in and week out, and the numbers bear …
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College Football Week 10 Ratings – Now THAT Was A Good SEC Game.
Notes from the weekend: That was a great game between LSU and Alabama. The 9-6 affair last year could have used some offense–I don’t care how great SEC defenses are. No. That wasn’t a good game. It was a snoozefest. I don’t want to pretend like I like games with no touchdowns just because that’s …
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College Football Week 9 Ratings – What to do with Independents?
Two notes about this college football rating system: 1. AccuDrew is designed as a reward-based system: did you win, did you lose, and who did you beat? This system is not designed to predict who will win a hypothetical game between two teams or to rank teams by strength. Think about it: if college rating systems were …
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AccuDrew College Football Ratings – Week 5
First, I apologize for changing the name of the rating system every year. Second, I apologize for thinking anyone cares. I am happy that the college football powers have decided to go to a 4 team playoff. It’s a step forward. A very small step forward, but the first step is the hardest. It’s a …
TEXSAR: A Nice End to a Great Start
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] I have taught for the last five years at The University of Texas at Austin, and as this semester ends, so does that chapter of my career. It’s been a time full of …