You're My Boy, Blue!

You're my boy.

A special Happy Birthday shoutout to our good friend Blue Edwards. Blue has given countless hours in his role as Figures Czar, always going above and beyond the call of duty - and doing so with unbridled enthusiansm. A pioneer of the passing game, his accomplishments on the gridiron are equally impressive as he captured the inaugural TNS crown, and last year's title as well. His dedication is a shining example for us all to follow, and we look forward to again embarking on a magical journey with him this year.

Blue Edwards, in recognition of your remarkable achievements in energy finance and sustainable technology, we are proud to bestow upon you this salute.

Here's to keeping your head on a swivel for years to come, although it won' be on a PS2.

Schnizzle,

Red

Draft Figures Mach III

This season, the league has been enjoying unprecedentedly comprehensive statistical analysis provided by the sports information team at the commissioner's office, but some questions still remain. Questions like who has the best quarterbacks? Who has the fastest receivers? And who is the least likely to fumble? Enter Draft Figures Mach III.

Avg. QB OVR: Blue - 90.56; Orange - 89.47; Red - 88.79; Green - 87.62

Avg. QB SPD: Red - 80.29; Blue - 80.00; Green - 79.69; Orange - 75.00

Avg. QB THA (throwing accuracy):Orange - 87.40; Red - 85.86; Blue - 85.81; Green - 84.08

Avg. HB OVR: Orange - 89.07; Red - 88.21; Blue - 87.56; Green - 86.77

Avg. HB SPD: Orange - 92.2; Blue - 91.56; Red - 91.29; Green - 90.46

Avg. WR OVR: Blue - 91.73; Orange - 91.53; Red - 91.43; Green - 89.92

Avg. WR SPD: Red - 91.12; Blue - 90.92; Orange - 90.76; Green - 89.92

Avg. WR CTH: Orange - 84.84; Blue - 84.73; Red - 84.12; Green - 81.77

AVG Team SPD: Red - 88.99; Blue - 88.86; Orange - 87.89; Green - 87.71

AVG Team CAR: Blue - 69.44; Orange - 67.35; Red - 67.17; Green - 66.77

NOTE: Data includes each school's best QB, best HB, and 3 best WR only. Also, teams added on draft day (AF, Troy, Nevada, MTSU, Temple, Ohio) were not used.

More Draft Figures!

Changing the formula has dramatically altered the landscape of Sensationalizationalism. Case in point: in 31 of the 32 first round games, the home team is also the stronger team in the game. The only exception is the 31-34 matchup of Texas Tech at Iowa. Texas Tech is the 40th best team in the game and Iowa is 55th.

There are 7 Orange vs. Blue matchups in the first round. Orange will host 5 of them.
There are 7 Red vs. Green matchups. Red will host 4.
There are 6 Blue vs. Red matchups. Red will host 4.
There are 6 Green vs. Orange matchups. Orange will host 5.
There are 3 Orange vs. Red matchups. Orange will host 2.
There are 3 Blue vs. Green matchups. Blue will host 2.

BRACKET

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This One Counts!

Ladies and Gentlemen, the sad day that we have been dreading is finally upon us. As summer as baseball, Red and I journeyed down route 30 late Monday night for the release of NCAA 2011. Merely a parody of what such a trip used to mean, Red and I were cracking jokes about how poorly the 2011 version of the game we so fondly cherish would turn out. I don't think we ever saw this coming. In fact, it took us several days to notice that the janitors of EA decided to slash out the core component of Sensationalizationalism.

In this vast brave new world, beyond the halls of third Schnader north, the single feature that allowed us to maintain deep connections and even develop new relationships is gone. The days where all we needed was a "big red" (or three, strung throughout the ceiling across an entire apartment) to continue to play this childish game, they call football, are gone.

All that remains is to answer the one question that is racing through your minds as you read over this post: don't worry, MASCOT MODE is still alive!?!

So let's enjoy this last go 'round, the pagentry and beautiful tapestry that is Sensationalizationalism. We are breaking out all of the bells and whistles for 2010...websites, video montages/highlights, and live gamecast blogging, because too soon enough, we will no longer be able "try play online."

Also, if everyone could pray that EA not shut down the 2010 servers, that would be great.

Draft Figures!

Blue
Avg. Seed - 31.4
Avg. Game Ranking - 32.6
Six first round home games

Green
Avg. Seed - 40.6
Avg. Game Ranking - 54.9
Five first round home games

Orange
Avg. Seed - 24.8
Avg. Game Ranking - 30.1
Twelve first round home games

Red
Avg. Seed - 33.1
Avg. Game Ranking - 39.8
Nine first round home games

Orange has more home games in the first round than Blue and Green combined.

More figures on the way....

2010 Draft Results

Draft#	Team
1	Ohio State
2	Oklahoma St
3	Oklahoma
4	Texas
5	Ole Miss
6	Miami
7	Oregon
8	Penn State
9	Tennessee
10	Clemson
11	Alabama
12	West Virginia
13	South Fla
14	California
15	Georgia Tech
16	East Carolina
17	LSU
18	Florida St
19	Boise State
20	Virginia Tech
21	Florida
22	Nebraska
23	TCU
24	UCF
25	Purdue
26	Oregon State
27	Iowa
28	Auburn
29	Texas A&M
30	Georgia
31	Rutgers
32	Stanford
33	Utah
34	North Carolina
35	Wisconsin
36	Notre Dame
37	Cincy
38	Pittsburgh
39	Northwestern
40	Connecticut
41	Air Force
42	Arizona
43	BYU
44	Southern Miss
45	NC State
46	Arkansas
47	C Michigan
48	Missouri
49	Kentucky
50	South Carolina
51	USC
52	Houston
53	Texas Tech
54	Kansas
55	Troy
56	Ohio
57	Navy
58	Kansas State
59	Boston College
60	UCLA
61	Fresno State
62	Temple
63	Middle Tenn St
64	Nevada

BREAKING NEWS!

T.O. concerned teams think he's a troublemaker...

Field Complete!

And the field is complete! The final six "at-large" selections are as follows:

59. Air Force
60. Middle Tennessee State
61. Troy
62. Nevada
63. Temple
64. Ohio

Michigan and Arizona State get bounced from the tourney by the executive selection committee due to a lack of a meritorious profile based on anything other than aggressively incorrect predictions by the janitors of EA Sports (first time in tournament history).

Heartbreak Warfare Room

The Road To History Starts Tonight Bitches!

Pre-Draft Bracket

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