The state of Gopher men's basketball and the first installment of our baseball preview.
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February 29, 2020
We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 095
The state of Gopher men's basketball and the first installment of our baseball preview.
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February 13, 2020
February 07, 2020
Are Younger Soccer Players Worse Defenders?
I am a fan of Norwich City Football Club of the English Premier League. My fandom has waxed and waned over time for various reasons, but I make it a point to watch every Norwich match. It's a 2-hour chunk of my weekend, plus some supplementary reading on the side; it's not that great a commitment, and I like watching soccer.
Norwich are currently the last-place club in the Premier League. Since the start of the season, they have been favorites to be relegated, if not finish in that spot. That's what happens when you don't have the resources of other clubs in one of the top soccer leagues in the world.
Norwich also have a lot of intriguing young players: Fullbacks Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis, center back Ben Godfrey, and midfielders Todd Cantwell and Emi BuendÃa are each 23 years old or younger and making major contributions to a Premier League team.
The Canaries have struggled perhaps in part because of that youth. Their defense is one of the Premier League's worst; Norwich have allowed the most goals in the league. Likely the best member of their back four, center back Cristoph Zimmermann, is 27 years old. At least anecdotally, it seems like the club's inexperience and defensive struggles are linked. I wondered if this was the case and decided to test this hypothesis against available data from the Premier League this season.
Norwich are currently the last-place club in the Premier League. Since the start of the season, they have been favorites to be relegated, if not finish in that spot. That's what happens when you don't have the resources of other clubs in one of the top soccer leagues in the world.
Norwich also have a lot of intriguing young players: Fullbacks Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis, center back Ben Godfrey, and midfielders Todd Cantwell and Emi BuendÃa are each 23 years old or younger and making major contributions to a Premier League team.
The Canaries have struggled perhaps in part because of that youth. Their defense is one of the Premier League's worst; Norwich have allowed the most goals in the league. Likely the best member of their back four, center back Cristoph Zimmermann, is 27 years old. At least anecdotally, it seems like the club's inexperience and defensive struggles are linked. I wondered if this was the case and decided to test this hypothesis against available data from the Premier League this season.
February 06, 2020
We Are Maroon and Gold Episode 093
A couple of college football notes, the Super Bowl, and previewing the Vikings' offseason. Recorded less than an hour before the Twins traded for Kenta Maeda and the Wolves traded everyone on their roster, so we'll get to those news items next week.
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