Podcast

  • Podcast: The Quarantine Pod Goes on With Week 2

    Passing vs. Running: How Much is Too Much?

    In our second episode of the quarantine, we’re discussing a new article from FootballOutsiders that discusses what the optimal amount of passing the ball is, and breaks down the efficiencies of passing, rushing, and play-action passes.

    You can read it yourself here: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2020/finding-optimal-passrun-ratio. It’s a very quick read, has lots of graphs, and is easy to follow.

    S3E2 – March 25th, 2020

  • Podcast: Season 3 is Here!

    How Many Teams Do You Need for a 50-50 Shot at the National Championship?

    We are back for our 3rd season and kicking off the offseason with new episodes every week around different college football stats and analytics topics, including explaining some common college football stats, doing a college football mythbusters, and more.

    This week we’re discussing a question of league parity: how many teams would you have to pick to be 50% confident that you have the winner of the National Championship in your group of teams? Wash your hands and STAY HOME.

    S3E1 – March 18th, 2020

    Listen to the latest episode here!

  • Podcast: Week 11 Preview + College Football Playoff Rankings, Penn State vs. Minnesota, and ESPN Coaches Poll

    23. 2019 Wk 11. Penn State is ranked #4 ahead of Clemson and Georgia! We give our predictions for the CFP Committee rankings, then give our live reactions once we find out the true order. We get into the Penn State vs. Minnesota game, break down the offenses, defenses, and QBs, and make our picks. Then, Drew talks a bit about the best RBs in the Big Ten and some of the stats we can use to measure them. He also explains Line Yards, which is a cool metric used to give value to the offensive line separate from the running back. Finally, we get into our Week 11 picks including the biggest game of the week, 1 LSU vs. 2 Alabama. Thanks for tuning in and remember to follow @staturdays on Twitter and Facebook, and subscribe to us on Spotify and Apple.

    Listen to the latest episode here!