Monthly Archives: April 2012
This is a Thing that Actually Happened
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Map of the Week |
Turner, MT and sportsnationdivided.com get 15 more minutes of fame on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. If you’re interested in watching this whole story unfold, check out: Craig Robinson’s original map on Flip Flop Fly Ball. My subsequent cheap shot at the outstanding, extremely well reported-upon town of Turner, Montana, with angry comments. My resulting apology, with… more
Our Dumb Geo-Bracket Did Better Than Your Bracket
| April 3, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
Right before the start of NCAA Tournament a few weeks ago we examined the geographic placement of teams in the bracket, identifying squads the selection committee had granted a quasi-home court advantage (Kentucky, Duke, Kansas) and the squads who’d be traveling thousands of miles to play their games (Cal, Davidson, Gonzaga). Since we’d already done they legwork, we went ahead and put… more
