Jerry Punch
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Potomac Griz said:Jerry Punch said:and using data to justify your conclusion.
So using actual data to justify conclusions is inaccurate, but using biased opinions of a rival's group of trolls to justify the conclusion of "everyone hating the Griz" is accurate.
Gotcha.
It is no more accurate than the posited theory above. It's a theory, not a rule. Here's how your logic works:
Theory: Teams that play the Griz are so overwhelmed and drained after that game that they suck when they play the Cats the next week (Griz Hangover).
Justification 1: NAU stomped the Griz on November 28.
Justification 2: The Cats stomped NAU on October 5.
Conclusion: The Griz hangover is real.
If that's true, then you must ignore all data on matchups for both games, which might tell you that MSU's running game is better suited to beating NAU than the Griz's running game. Here's an actual statistic: UM averaged 2.1 yards/carry against NAU. MSU averaged 5.3.
Here's another statistic: Red zone scoring opportunities. MSU capitalized, going 3/3 for touchdowns where UM went 2-3. That's at least a 6 point swing. I know it was at least a 7 point swing for NAU when Jordy fumbled.
Here's yet another statistic: UM lost TOP to NAU badly. MSU won it barely. The difference? Power running, keeping the clock ticking, and preventing NAU's offense from being on the field by extending drives to the tune of 5.3 yards per carry.
Here's my theory: MSU is better suited with a power run game to beat NAU than UM was. Those stats are as legitimate as the ones you are too lazy to look up, because they show that the Griz actually lost to NAU handily and that MSU actually beat NAU handily, regardless of the pretend "Griz hangover" that may or may not be reducible to hard data. Carry on.