I think that it is natural for some Spartan fans to be frustrated by the current football season, but there are some corners of the fanbase who are getting out of hand. A few more vocal critics have been calling for the heads of both Coach Smith and even Alan Haller.
To put it simply, I think that this criticism is shortsighted and, frankly, stupid. I expect this kind of nonsense from Wolverine fans. Spartans fans should know better. Some folks need to simmer down.
The fact is that Michigan State's current record is exactly what the math said it was going to be when I performed my schedule analysis back in August. Considering the fact that Smith has had to deal with a rash of injuries in the secondary and on the offensive line, and one could make the argument that this team is still overachieving.
So the opening and theme of this week's edition of Bad Betting Advice is half history lesson and half pep talk. There is no reason to freak out. The post season and a winning season overall is still on the table. They just need to hunker down and fight for the next two weeks.
In other news, I got a little annoyed on Tuesday when word started to circulate that Oregon had already clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game. My math said otherwise and I went down a Twitter and math rabbit hole trying to figure out what was going on.
To make a long story short, I was misinterpreting a line in the Big Ten tiebreaker procedure about what to do in a three- or more way tie for first place once the No. 1 seed has been identified. The result is that my new and improved algorithm to calculate conference tiebreakers is not quite right.
I spent a lot of time on this a few weekends ago and I thought I had cracked a longstanding puzzle. Now I have to fix it again, which is just plain annoying. Grrrr.
Anyway, please enjoy this week's edition of Bad Betting Advice
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To put it simply, I think that this criticism is shortsighted and, frankly, stupid. I expect this kind of nonsense from Wolverine fans. Spartans fans should know better. Some folks need to simmer down.
The fact is that Michigan State's current record is exactly what the math said it was going to be when I performed my schedule analysis back in August. Considering the fact that Smith has had to deal with a rash of injuries in the secondary and on the offensive line, and one could make the argument that this team is still overachieving.
So the opening and theme of this week's edition of Bad Betting Advice is half history lesson and half pep talk. There is no reason to freak out. The post season and a winning season overall is still on the table. They just need to hunker down and fight for the next two weeks.
In other news, I got a little annoyed on Tuesday when word started to circulate that Oregon had already clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game. My math said otherwise and I went down a Twitter and math rabbit hole trying to figure out what was going on.
To make a long story short, I was misinterpreting a line in the Big Ten tiebreaker procedure about what to do in a three- or more way tie for first place once the No. 1 seed has been identified. The result is that my new and improved algorithm to calculate conference tiebreakers is not quite right.
I spent a lot of time on this a few weekends ago and I thought I had cracked a longstanding puzzle. Now I have to fix it again, which is just plain annoying. Grrrr.
Anyway, please enjoy this week's edition of Bad Betting Advice
Dr. Green and White Bad Betting Advice, Week 13: Full Steam Ahead
While the temperature may be rising in East Lansing, it is best to stay the course
