This was supposed to go up earlier, but it turns out that thinking you selected “Scheduled” in the MT back end is not, in fact, enough to schedule the post to appear. So this is showing up after games have already begun, but nothing of consequence has happened yet, so it’s no biggie. Anyway, the… Continue reading (Belated) World Cup Contest
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How to Decide Who to Root for in the World Cup?
Ethan Zuckerman has an excellent round-up of selection strategies for who to support in the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament. Options include strategic support, support through spite, non-FIFA support, and aesthetic considerations. A couple he left off: Flopping Artistry: To American eyes, one of the most notable features of international soccer is the way that… Continue reading How to Decide Who to Root for in the World Cup?
Thursday Baby Blogging 042210
Most weeks, I try to find some natural-looking way to get SteelyKid and Appa in the picture together. Sometimes, though, there’s just no way to get it done, and we have to resort to Kate holding Appa near her: She’s hugging her jacket because it got kind of cold this afternoon, but she’s in a… Continue reading Thursday Baby Blogging 042210
Maryland-Duke
It’s been an absurdly good hoops week at Chateau Steelypips– Syracuse won a big one to take over the (admittedly meaningless) #1 spot in the polls, and now Maryland beat Duke in a tough game to move into a tie for the top spot in the (admittedly down) ACC. If both Duke (home to UNC)… Continue reading Maryland-Duke
Syracuse-Villanova
They pushed the curtain back a few feet at the Carrier Dome, opening up a few more seats so they could set a new record for largest on-campus crowd to see a college basketball game for Syracuse playing Villanova for a share of the Big East regular season title. This is the sort of atmosphere… Continue reading Syracuse-Villanova
The Super Bowl Index of Economic and Cultural Indicators
It occurs to me that if you take the Super Bowl as a comment on the current state of the US of A– which, you might as well, because it’s as good as anything else– we are totally screwed. I mean, consider the fact that two-thirds of the ads were for Bud Light. OK, that… Continue reading The Super Bowl Index of Economic and Cultural Indicators
Sports Science Poll: Super Bowl
We’re mere hours away from the start of the Super Bowl, the biggest football game of the year. Obviously, the question of who will win has been the subject of much debate over the last couple of weeks on sports media and in offices around the country. What these discussions have lacked, though, is Science!!!… Continue reading Sports Science Poll: Super Bowl
Syracuse vs. Notre Dame
I watched most of Syracuse’s win over Notre Dame last night. Two basketball games in the same week! Luxury! The thing that really jumps out at me about this team as opposed to last year’s is that they’re calm. Last year Eric Devendorf in particular, and to a lesser extent Johnny Flynn, tended to panic… Continue reading Syracuse vs. Notre Dame
Syracuse- West Virginia
It’s been a while since I did a basketball game recap here, mostly because it’s been a while since I saw a whole game. Thanks to the DVR, I saw the whole Syracuse-West Virginia game today, in which Syracuse narrowly escaped Morgantown with a win. They had a ten point lead with two and a… Continue reading Syracuse- West Virginia
Fitness Requires Challenge
Depending on what you read at ScienceBlogs other than this blog, you may have noticed a New Year’s fitness theme. Blame Ethan. So, now, everybody’s posting workout tips and the like. Which means, of course, that I’m obliged to post my Fitness Secrets here for free, when I could be charging money for them to… Continue reading Fitness Requires Challenge