Nopesport Podcast

Episodes

1. 20

   Using Coaching Stats to Predict the NFL Season

   If it's done more than once in the podcasting world, you might as well call it a tradition. It's time now for our second installment of our NFL season preview and once again, we'll spend this episode focusing on what many do not discuss: the coaching and the playbook. Kevin Braig, also known as...

   Sep 4, 2017

   27m
2. 19

   Fantasy Football Tips & Trends

   Pro football players have already started preparing for the upcoming NFL season, months before games actually begin. Fantasy football players are no different. The most prepared are keeping up with training camps across the country, projecting performances for key skill players and maybe even...

   Jul 25, 2017

   46m
3. 18

   Incorporating Analytics into TV Journalism

   I recently was in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to deliver a talk about sports analytics in television journalism. This discussion is essentially how I do my "day job" as the weekend sports anchor at Fox 4 in Dallas. I began with an observation: while other media have found ways to incorporate…

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   Jul 24, 2017

   13m
4. 17

   The Numbers Behind Hitchcock's Return to Dallas

   The Dallas Stars are bringing back a familiar face, hiring Ken Hitchcock for a second tenure as their head coach. As with all head coaching changes, the team isn't just changing a person, it's changing a philosophy. Its last coach, Lindy Ruff, was an offense first person, and that is not a "bad"...

   Apr 17, 2017

   3m
5. 16

   What is Team Chemistry, Anyway?

   We wrap up our unofficial series on the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference discussing something that may not seem analytical at all: team chemistry. What are the intangibles that make players work better together, how do you quantify and recognize the unspoken communication between athletes and…

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   Apr 5, 2017

   5m
6. 15

   Analytics and the UFC

   It may not seem like a natural relationship: analytics and mixed martial arts. But one research poster at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference discussed how different fighting styles can be more or less successful in a given bout. Sean Hacket and John Storey put the research together. I wanted…

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   Mar 25, 2017

   3m
7. 14

   A Better Way to Compare Athletes?

   Comparing soccer—as well as basketball and hockey players—has often been an inexact science. Some refer to their approach as the "eye" test while others use more analytical approaches. For instance, basketball has "wins produced per 48 minutes played", hockey has "goals versus threshold" and…

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   Mar 22, 2017

   5m
8. 13

   Character Counts

   One of the more difficult things to quantify in football is how much a player's character matters for success. Not only is character defined differently by different people, anecdotal evidence does not seem to lead in any one direction. But there may be something concrete to consider in the NFL....

   Feb 19, 2017

   14m
9. 12

   Super Bowl LI Prop Bets

   Going over the more popular and wackier prop bets for Super Bowl LI.

   Feb 3, 2017

   3m
10. 11

    Why the Cowboys Lost to the Packers

    Going over the in-game decisions that cost the Dallas Cowboys a spot in the NFC Championship Game for the first time in more than 20 years.

    Jan 17, 2017

    3m
11. 10

    Cowboys/Packers Preview

    Edward Egros goes by the numbers to see the differences between this game and the first meeting this season, and how much of a difference Dez Bryant can make, possibly avenging the loss from two years ago.

    Jan 12, 2017

    4m
12. 9

    Who Will Make the Best/Worst Playoff Matchup for the Cowboys?

    The Dallas Cowboys earned a first round bye in the playoffs and they'll be carefully watching Wild Card weekend. Who will make the best and worst playoff matchup once the Cowboys kick it off at AT&T Stadium? Edward Egros goes deep into the numbers.

    Jan 6, 2017

    3m
13. 8

    Cowboys/Eagles Preview

    We go inside the numbers and looks at the Cowboys approach for the regular-season finale and if it is the same approach previous Super Bowl champions had when they had to play an academic game.

    Dec 30, 2016

    4m
14. 7

    Cowboys/Buccaneers Preview

    We go inside the numbers for Sunday night's game between the Cowboys and the Buccaneers. Can Dak Prescott regroup from his worst game of his career? And can his defense continue exceeding expectations?

    Dec 17, 2016

    4m
15. 6

    Cowboys/Giants Preview

    How much have the Cowboys changed since their first meeting with the Giants? What did New York do nobody else has been able to do? And Edward Egros offers his prediction for Sunday night's big game.

    Dec 9, 2016

    1m
16. 5

    Cowboys/Vikings Preview

    We get you ready for the Cowboys and Vikings. Why might the Cowboys not have as much 4th quarter success as they've had all season long? And can this Dallas defense do better at forcing turnovers?

    Nov 30, 2016

    5m
17. 4

    Cowboys/Redskins Preview

    It's Thanksgiving week and the Cowboys are facing the Redskins for the second time this season. How much will the first meeting reveal about the second? And who's expected to win?

    Nov 23, 2016

    4m
18. 3

    Cowboys/Ravens Preview

    Cowboys/Ravens Preview

    Nov 19, 2016

    4m
19. 2

    Can a Quarterback Have a Hot Hand?

    When Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo left a preseason game with a back injury, many believed it would only be a matter of time before he returned. Instead, rookie Dak Prescott has led this team to an 8-1 record, currently the best in the NFL. Now it looks like, for at least the rest of this...

    Nov 15, 2016

    14m
20. 1

    Analytic Accessibility in NASCAR

    It seems like nearly every sport reports more advanced statistics than ever before. But one sport where that does not seem to be the case is auto racing, specifically NASCAR. While speed and finishes have always been readily available, new ways of evaluating drivers, teams and tracks do not seem…

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    Nov 4, 2016

    4m