scott hamm

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

Lies, damn lies, and statistics... another reminder that healthy skepticism is often needed as even numbers are manipulated.

[@amuse @amuse]

https://t.co/E9HCA7JkUg

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@WCCSG_ @LockedOnCougars @TopTierCougs @BYUbluThru @byu1984fan @churchballpod @byu_church B

[Clint Teeples @TeeplesCY]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by the numbers:

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

Come on @BrachsCandy! No chicks and bunnies? The Spangler ones are nasty. The pic-a-mix gone as well. So sad.

[Aimen Dean @AimenDean]

“The Iranian regime poses no threat to the world.”

Honestly, every time I hear that sentence - usually from a politician or a very comfortable diplomat - I mentally put a big red X on their ability to understand geopolitics. Not disagreement. Disqualification.

Let’s walk through this slowly, for the well-meaning but dangerously naive.

In what world is it normal for a state to recruit 700,000 fighters from across Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan… arm them, train them, and deploy them as transnational militias outside the authority of their own countries?

In what world is it normal to effectively hijack the political, economic, and military decision-making of a neighboring state like Iraq, while simultaneously fueling civil wars in Syria and Yemen that have left millions dead and tens of millions displaced?

In what world is it normal that half of a country’s armed forces - namely the IRGC - is designated as a terrorist organization by dozens of countries… and yet continues to operate, fund, arm, and expand?

And here’s my favorite.

In what world is it normal for a regime to transfer ballistic missiles (multi-warhead systems with ranges exceeding 2,500 km) to a terrorist non-state actors like the Houthis?

Let me simplify that.

Sovereign-level strategic weapons… handed to narco terror militias.

Militias that traffic in narcotics, humans and chaos.

And somehow, we’re told this is… not a threat?

Even NATO countries like Germany or Italy don’t field that kind of range in their arsenals. But a militia in Yemen does?

Perfectly normal. Nothing to see here.

And all of this is happening in a region that holds roughly 60% of global oil and gas reserves, and controls the world’s most critical maritime choke points - Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and the Suez Canal.

So let me ask the obvious question.

If this is not a threat… what exactly qualifies? Explain it to me like am a 5 year old!!

Do we wait until global energy flows collapse? Until maritime trade is strangled? Until missiles start landing beyond the region?

At what point do we graduate from “not a threat” to “perhaps mildly concerning”?

Because from where I’m sitting, the regime isn’t preparing to become a threat.

It already is one.

Oh, I forgot .. All of the above is happening while the same terror sponsoring regime is seeking nuclear weapons and in actual control of 460 kg of highly enriched uranium enough for 11 nuclear bombs!!🤦🏻‍♂️

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

Well, this is not an encouraging trend for Cinderellas. ...

The NCAA tournament went to 64 teams in 1985. Only 7 times have the 13-14-15 seeds all gone winless in the first round.

It's now happened two years in a row (for the first time).

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@yze_guy And the kid at KY who had signed but went before coming could maybe also be included

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@drewjay He the bald white ref?

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

Each year on July 8 at 11:15 UTC, 99% of the world's population experiences daylight. This day should have a name, and it should be a holiday.

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@DurrantMark @gregwrubell up by 2 with 9 mins left the next four shots Houston makes came off off rebounds - gave them a 6 point lead. Brutal stretch - multiple chances on one or two of those as well

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

Since 1988, polarization in the US has been overwhelmingly due to the Left moving leftward, while the Right has basically stayed the same. This is according to a new analysis using k-means clustering, which measures actual positions instead of self-labels.
https://t.co/omAfZmPepr

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@BYUMBB how much do we need to raise as fans so that @gregwrubell never has to say bambooable again? Once is too much and 50 times a game is nauseating

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Division III uses a metric called the NCAA Power Index (NPI) as the sole criterion for selection and seeding. Here's how the CFP bracket might look using NPI:

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@andybackstrom you need to update your numbers in your snubs article - BYU is 2-2 vs ranked teams - they beat AZ @ AZ

[Bud Elliott @BudElliott3]

IMPORTANT

Outlined this on the Monday show, but the committee basically has to move Bama over Notre Dame tonight to prevent a situation where SECCG loser Bama gets bounced if BYU wins the Big 12

Here’s why:

[HoboJ @HoboJ_]

Let's do some comparisons because as a college football fan I'm annoyed at the crime taking place...

2024 Indiana vs 2025 BYU

2024 Indiana
• SOR: 8
• FPI: 10
• SOS: 35
• Game Control: 6
• AVGWP: 6
^*Boosted numbers after playoff game*

Schedule
vs 4-8 FIU (W 31-7)
vs FCS Western Illinois (W 77-3)
@ 5-7 UCLA (W 42-13)
vs 5-7 Charlotte (W 52-14)
vs 4-8 Maryland (W 42-28)
@ 4-8 Northwestern (W 41-24)
vs 6-6 Nebraska (W 56-7)
vs 6-6 Washington (W 31-17)
@ 5-7 Michigan State (W 47-10)
vs 7-5 Michigan (W 20-15)
@ 10-2 Ohio State (L 38-15)
vs 1-11 Purdue (W 66-0)

•Cumulative FBS Opponent W/L: 57-75
•Cumulative FBS Opponent Win %: 43.18%
• Final Record before postseason: 11-1
• Number of bowl eligible teams defeated: 3
• Best Win: 7-5 Michigan
• Number of wins vs ranked teams in final poll before postseason: 0
• Did not qualify for Conference Championship Game

They were always safely in the playoff. Never in doubt. Never questioned.

2025 BYU
• SOR: 6
• FPI: 15
• SOS: 35
• Game Control: 14
• AVGWP: 24
^ *most current numbers*

Schedule
vs FCS Portland State (W 69-0)
vs 4-8 Stanford (W 27-3)
@ 8-4 East Carolina (W 34-13)
@ 3-9 Colorado (W 24-21)
vs 4-8 West Virginia (W 38-24)
@ 9-3 Arizona (W 33-27)
vs 10-2 Utah (W 24-21)
@ 8-4 Iowa State (W 41-27)
@ 11-1 Texas Tech (L 29-7)
vs 8-4 TCU (W 44-13)
@ 7-5 Cincinnati (W 26-14)
vs 5-7 UCF (W 41-21)

• Cumulative FBS Opponent W/L: 77-55
• Cumulative FBS Opponent Win %: 58.33%
• Final Record before postseason: 11-1
• Number of bowl eligible teams defeated: 6
• Best Win: 10-2 Utah
• Number of wins vs ranked teams in final poll before postseason: 2 (for sure)
• Qualified for Conference Championship Game

And the committee is saying they have to win out.

Oh but I'm not done. Let's explore that "they have to win out" idea from the committee.... and for the "Why doesn't BYU just beat Texas Tech in the conference championship" crowd...

Let's compare 2025 BYU to another team who went 11-1, lost their conference championship game, and still got in to the CFP... 2024 SMU

2024 SMU
• SOR: 18
• FPI: 13
• SOS: 41
• Game Control: 18
• AVGWP: 16
^ *Boosted numbers after CCG and playoff*

Schedule
@ 3-9 Nevada (W 29-24)
vs FCS Houston Baptist (W 59-7)
vs 10-2 BYU (L 18-16)
vs 8-4 TCU (W 66-42)
vs 2-10 Florida State (W 42-16)
@ 8-4 Louisville (W 34-27)
@ 3-9 Stanford (W 40-10)
@ 9-3 Duke (W 28-27)
vs 7-5 Pitt (W 48-25)
vs 7-5 Boston College (W 38-28)
@ 5-7 Virginia (W 33-7)
vs 6-6 Cal (W 38-6)

• Cumulative FBS Opponent W/L: 68-64
• Cumulative FBS Opponent Win %: 51.52%
• Final Record before postseason: 11-1
• Number of bowl eligible teams defeated: 6
• Best Win: 9-3 Duke
• Number of wins vs ranked teams in final poll before postseason: 0
• Qualified for conference championship game

SMU got in to the CFP even after losing the conference championship game to a 9-3 Clemson.

Now... It is quite clear that 2025 BYU has a better resume than both of these teams.

Why does that matter?

Well it's a little thing called precedent. The CFP Committee has set precedents over time. Not mine. THEIR OWN. Here they are...

• Since the inception of the CFP in 2014, NO 11-1 P4 team has been ranked outside of the top 10 in the final regular season rankings

• 2024 Indiana set the precedent that if you're 11-1 in a P4... You're in, under any circumstance. Because their resume was boo boo.

• 2024 SMU set the precedent that if you're 11-1 in a P4 and you lose your conference championship game.. you're still in.

So, in closing... Yes, BYU should be in the CFP. Regardless of the Big 12 championship game result. I rest my case. Good luck to the defense counsel, you're cooked.

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@dawg5520 @CFBKings And your evidence of that is what? You just know stuff? Shall we check common opponents? BYU v ISU 41-27. ISU v Iowa 16-13. How about BIG12 v big10 in 2025? 2-2. All home games for b10 btw and Oregon's victory was over a big12 team with no wins in conference.

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

So the dems alone (no R votes) passed ARPA to subsidize during COVID. Ds held both leg & white house & didn't make permanent in IRA-just extended for 3 yrs (again no R votes). Now it's Rs fault the govt shut down? If it was so important to Ds why not made perm on IRA?

[scott hamm @sehammteach]

@OwenGregorian @SpeakerJohnson @HouseGOP Is there a legislative proposal that would do this or does it have to be drafted from scratch?