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Of Bloggers and Bias
A lot of you have probably seen this already, but if you haven't, Jack Harry of Kansas City's NBC Action News unequivocally stated in his "Jack's Smack" segment this week that KU should drop its football program. That's right, if you watch the video, he doesn't state his opinion as a joke, or...
Skate Canada: I laughed and I cried
I laughed and I laughed and I laughed Because the judging...kind of a joke, right? Home field advantage has not been this pronounced in recent memory. It was most evident in the program components scores. *I should also note that there was some other questionable judging, like the dinging of Mirai...
Bias
I’ve long suspected that NHL coaches and GM’s place far too much emphasis on the games a player plays against their own team. Either Tyler at Mc79hockey.com or Vic at IOF suggested that Daniel Tjarnqvist was acquired largely because he played the tough matchups against Edmonton.I wonder if much the...
Bias - Patrick O'Sullivan
In my post below, I mentioned the theory (again, not my own although I subscribe to it) that general managers probably place too much weight on their own viewings of the players in question.I decided to explore the Oilers' additions under this light. Naturally, Ales Kotalik hasn't played much in...
Breaking: ESPN is Not Biased Against Your Favorite Team
It's a time honored tradition: claiming ESPN is biased against your favorite team. Members of this community indulge in this on a regular basis. For instance, there's the "ESPN is biased against Texas" sentiment, frequently accompanied by the more severe "ESPN hates Texas" accusation,...
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