Haven’t posted on social in quite some time but can’t stay quiet in this time of loss. I’m struggling to tell all what Bobby Cox meant to me and so many others in Braves Country.
He was the leader of men and a second father to so many Atlanta Braves thru the yrs. I’m so sad today, but as I sit here watching my two youngest boys play in their championship games on the day he passed, I can’t help but shout the same things he did from the corner of the dugout. ‘Come on kid, u got this!’
We are gonna miss him so much, but his legacy is forever cemented with the success of this franchise for the last 35+ yrs. He started it as GM, continued as manager, and passing the torch to others, the Atlanta Braves will continue to be force that Bobby Cox always wanted us to be. We love you Skipper. You were our rock. I love you more than words can express.
My boys won both of their games…..Bobby had a hand, I have no doubt!
@mfarrellsports The fact they are in a the hole in wrestling in the middle of a dynasty is telling. The most financial invested in wrestling is getting results but subsidize by football. Also these numbers are with a Semi Finals appearance so 2025 will be worse.
“God, Country, Notre Dame.”
It’s engraved in the stone of an entrance to the Basilica of Sacred Heart at Notre Dame.
On Wednesday, Irish football coach Marcus Freeman was asked what “God, Country, Notre Dame” means to him.
His answer could be used in videos for years to come.
The 5-seed in NCAA wrestling is a TRAP.
We parsed 640 championship bracket matches from the last two NCAA D1 tournaments. What the data says:
▪️12-seed beats the 5-seed 58% of the time
▪️1-seeds go 40-0 through the Round of 16... then lose 20% of their QFs
▪️7 vs 10 is a coin flip (55% upset rate)
▪️The Final? 40% upset rate. Seeding means almost nothing by Saturday night.
Building a full seed-matchup probability model across 10 years of brackets before Cleveland next week.
The 5-seed is the most overvalued position in the NCAA tournament. Bet accordingly.
More coming...