Category: Pointless
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
Making Our Geo-Brackets
| March 15, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
On Tuesday we looked at which teams had the best and worst geographic draws in the NCAA tournament, a factor that could make the crucial difference in close games. But what if it was the only factor? Just for the hell of it, here’s a bracket we made based on one simple rule: the team closer to the site of… more
State of Oklahoma: “No Backsies”
| February 20, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
Seattle is the most-populated “urban area” in the United States without an NBA team, coming in 14th overall. Oklahoma City – at 49th – is the least-population area with a team. In retrospect that was a pretty ballsey relocation. Here’s the poll. PHP Freelancer more
SportsNation Goes Back in Time to Discuss Tennis
| January 18, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
The Rt Hon. Robert Crawley: Dearest Mary, of whom do you have a better opinion: Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal? Lady Mary Josephine Crawley: Father, I do not see how you can ponder upon such trivial things when this Great War threatens the very essence of our beloved Abbey! The Rt Hon. Robert Crawley: Honestly Mary, ’tis a simple question and… more
ESPN Poll Apparently More Important Than the GOP Primary
| January 16, 2012 | Posted by DanB under Pointless |
At the time I’m writing this, 208,616 people have voted in today’s featured SportsNation poll asking fans to to predict which team will win the Super Bowl. The voting population in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucus totaled 122,255. Yes, I realize that only Iowans are allowed to vote in the Iowa caucus , whereas anyone can vote in an internet poll, so I’m not trying… more
ESPN Lets Us Know What Virginia Is
| January 1, 2012 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
Today’s poll: “What is Virginia?” According to Wikipedia, Virginia is – among other things: A suburb of Brisbane, Australia; A municipality of Brazil; A novel by Emily Glasgow; A genus of snakes; An ironclad Civil War Ship; An opera by Saverio Mercadante; A state; Why ESPN did not include these options in this otherwise insightful poll is beyond me. PHP Freelancer more
Vermont Don’t Give a Fuck
| December 23, 2011 | Posted by ReubenFB under Pointless |
What do you get when you combine a small population with a history of secessionist tendencies? Some weird voting patterns: These are seven polls, all up on the SportsNation site now, where Vermont is basically giving a big “fuck you” to the entire country. In case the gif was moving too fast for you, here’s a list of the things… more
