NERDstats

I'll begin, as I do every year, explaining why I use the term "NERDstats." It started out as a joke and then it became my identity. It started out with me mocking analytics and then embracing analytics. It started out with me making fun of the

We have reached the final WDWS for the year. By this time next week we'll know exactly Where We Stand because the brackets will be out and I'll already be in Denver or Providence or Wichita for the NCAA Tournament game. So this is our last

I saw a debate today in the comments under an Emo Philips tweet about whether "March 4th" is a gerund or an imperative statement. I haven't thought about Emo Phillips in 20 years. I haven't thought about gerunds in 30. But just now, while

I decided to wait 10 days for this next Where Do We Stand? And then I'm going to wait 11 days to do the next one. With the games spaced a little further apart here at the end of the season (and the current tailspin), I figured two

We have finally fallen out of the rankings. I say "finally" because I had expected it to happen at least four times and yet we kept hanging in there. This week... no number in front of our name. I guess it's kind of fun to be

As I'm typing this I'm at the train stop in Quantico. Like, FBI/Marine Corps Quantico. I'm not sure there's a town that has a more "from the movies" feel than Quantico. It's a real place, and the