Mike McRoberts

Founder, Championship Analytics, Inc. Inventor of the patented CAI Game Book. CAI provides coaches with real-time strategies to help win more games.

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

@BudElliott3 They are up 3 scores and want to avoid a two point return that would make it less than a 3 score game. That’s why they ran on the two point play - avoid the chance of a return

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

A thrill to speak to the legend @peter_king

[Peter King @peter_king]

Good morning. In FMIA:
1 Jordan Spieth loved being on the periphery of the Mahomes draft drama.
2 KC fans, you'll love the Spagnuolo-Bolton chemistry.
3 Spags got goosebumps reliving his first Super Bowl as DC, and his last.

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

Some well-deserved love for our book guys!! Great work ⁦@max_olson⁩ https://t.co/iYf13fLAyx

[tony franklin @coachtf]

In order to win a game as a 3 TD underdog you can’t be afraid to lose by 70!
Take high risk early:
1) fake punt from minus 1
2 surprise onside opening kick
3) Go for all fourth down and less than 5
4) Blitz all 11 on a short yard play
5) Run QB throwback on 4th and 1
(NoFear)

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

@SharpFootball going for 1 from the 2 seemed like the play after the first TD, make sure the next TD would take the lead!

[Bill Connelly @ESPN_BillC]

4th Down Go Pct (4D att / 4D att+punts+FGA):

1 Baylor 47%!!!!
2 Tex Tech 42%
3 App St 41%
4 Oregon 41%
6 Washington 38%
7 SMU 38%
8 Ole Miss 38%
9 Tenn 37%

...

124 Cuse 14%
125 Ok St 13%
126 Iowa 13%
128 Clemson 12%
129 A&M 11%
130 Nebraska 8%
131 Wyoming 6%

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

@OleMissFB leads the nation with 70 4th down conversions over 3 seasons, hitting on them at a 60% clip. The occasional bad night happens.

Not mentioned, but the @TexasTechFB 5-6 4th down performance helped them set the FBS record of 33 fourth down makes in a single season!

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

Great stuff!! https://t.co/DyOwFGQCMZ

[Brett McMurphy @Brett_McMurphy]

How a Northwestern biomedical engineering grad created a startup analytics company, which grew from 1 college football client in 2013 to 70 FBS & 4 NFL programs in 2022. He helped change football strategy w/"The Book" ... which, uh, isn't actually a book https://t.co/UD950mnBvK

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

Enjoyed being part of the article, well done @ESPN_BillC!!

[Bill Connelly @ESPN_BillC]

STATE OF (COLLEGE) FOOTBALL ANALYTICS:

I wrote about the dramatic increase in fourth-down attempts, fourth downs as gateway drugs, player tracking (and the data that comes from it), passing on first down and what's next for the analytics movement.

https://t.co/c0Smo3xAB0

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

Raiders punted on fourth and inches at the 2:00 warning from midfield in the tuck rule game, netting 10 yards? That choice deserves its own 30 for 30…..

[Kalyn Kahler @kalynkahler]

imagine there's no "analytics"
no ignorance below us
above us only logic
imagine all the TV analysts
having informed debates about aggressive coaching decisions
https://t.co/gGw6cJOHvt

[Tyrone Wheatley @CoachWheat6]

Proud poppa moment. Here’s a great example of a player exploiting a rule for great field position. Explain the rule.

[Pete Lembo @Pete_Lembo]

Commit the time and the resources - enjoy the process - and see the results! #ALLIN #GoTigersGo #SpecialTeamsU

[CAI Game Book (CAI) @ChampStats]

Thanks @Lane_Kiffin for the shout out at today's intro PC. Coach Kiffin has been a great partner to us! https://t.co/HfunZHwqur

[Jonas Shaffer @jonas_shaffer]

Coaches contradict themselves. “They’ll say things like, ‘It’s a game of inches.’ ... And they leave points on the field.”

But after the Ravens’ loss Sunday, the NFL’s analytics community felt hopeful. Just ask @FO_ASchatz, @friscojosh & @ChampStatsMike. https://t.co/3rcXD98WDl

[Connor Rogers @ConnorJRogers]

Great answers from a football coach that actually coaches to win

[Mike McRoberts @ChampStatsMike]

...just don’t kick a FG....

[SEC Network @SECNetwork]

Down 6. 4th quarter. 4th & goal on the 1.

Who are you handing the ball to?

[Bill Connelly @ESPN_BillC]

UConn’s historic defense! Jarrett Guarantano with one hand tied behind his back! The race to 200 (passer rating)! Super lucky Kansas! Great ratings for horrible games!

Let’s take one final look back at 2018’s wildest (and most telling) CFB stats.

https://t.co/Pwapa62fgX