Took some time and compiled some thoughts on the most fun Sharks season in years, even if it didn't have a happy ending bfarrell27.substack.com/p/the-2025-2...

I hate when people evaluate players using just their point totals. But when it comes to young players, is the production all that matters? bfarrell27.substack.com/p/learning-t...

The San Jose Sharks' underlying numbers have improved dramatically since the Olympic break, thanks in large part to Macklin Celebrini open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

A year ago, they Washington Capitals were the model team for re-tooling iron the fly instead of tanking. But after a disappointing season thus far, now what? open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

A year ago, they Washington Capitals were the model team for re-tooling iron the fly instead of tanking. But after a disappointing season thus far, now what? open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on track to make the playoffs despite looking like they were heading straight toward a rebuild six months ago. Here's how: open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Latest from the newsletter: the Kings overhauled their roster in free agency, and they made themselves worse in the process open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Seattle Kraken are in a playoff spot. One problem: They stink open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Seattle Kraken are in a playoff spot. One problem: They stink open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Some Sunday reading: I took a look at Will Smith's hot second half and how he turned things around. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Latest from my newsletter: let's talk about Nikolaj Ehlers and how his move to Carolina might be the beginning of more opportunity. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Before/after a long day of playing the Jet Lag home game in Denver yesterday. Survived a hailstorm, walked ~20,000 steps and had a great time. @adamchase.bsky.social @thewheatgerm.bsky.social @samfromwendover.bsky.social

Let's talk about Thomas Harley open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Is the rookies filter broken? @naturalstattrick.com

Figured it was about time for a post about Macklin Celebrini. 18-year-olds (especially one with a summer birthday) aren't supposed to do this

Talking this week about Ole Miss' first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2001 and where things went wrong for Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/3...

The SEC men's basketball tournament is this week, so we have you covered on everything you need to know for Mississippi State and Ole Miss. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/3...

Ole Miss baseball has a director of analytics. What does that entail? Some words on college baseball analytics, how a longtime head coach tries to stay ahead of the curve and a Long Islander calling Oxford home. www.djournal.com/sports/colle...

I am genuinely afraid watching sports will take a decade off my life

Catching up on stuff from over the weekend, so here's some basketball Egg Bowl numbers. Mississippi State dominated on the boards. Lots of trips to the charity stripe in this one, too.

This week's podcast is up. Talking about Mississippi State's blowout home loss to Mizzou, Auburn pulling away from Ole Miss and if it's time for either/both schools to hit the panic button. t.co/V3Jg8w3BdX

Charts from yesterday's Ole Miss and Mississippi State games. With both teams on skids lately, is it panic time yet?

I've posted a few times about something I've made up called CAVEMAN MODE. Now that a full season has gone by, here are some season-long numbers on it. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Podcast is up. Talking Mississippi State-Alabama last night after another frustrating close loss at home to a top team. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Not a lot of defense in Starkville last night. Defensive rebounding hadn't really been an issue for Mississippi State, but that's back-to-back games now where the Bulldogs have given up a ton of offensive rebounds.

Not much has gone Ole Miss' way lately after three straight losses, but the one thing the Rebels have done really well this year is winning the turnover battle. They don't turn the ball over and force a ton of turnovers on defense.

Mentioned on the podcast this week that, while A&M has had its issues shooting the ball, the Aggies would have a big advantage on the boards. That's pretty much what happened.

This week's podcast is up. On last night's national championship game and basketball Egg Bowls podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

This week's podcast is up. On last night's national championship game and basketball Egg Bowls podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Talking about the Anaheim Ducks, Lukas Dostal and how they're doing the same thing to him that they did to John Gibson open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

Talked about Ole Miss' win in the Gator Bowl, plus Mississippi State's basketball teams' start to conference play, on this week's podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

New newsletter this morning. On my trip to New Orleans, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders fan experience open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

This week on the podcast, I talked with the Daily Journal's Michael Katz about Ole Miss' season, the Rebels heading to the Gator Bowl and more. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

Full regular season Big Throw/Turnover Worthy Play differential from Power 4 QBs.

Last regular season CAVEMAN MODE update, and it's a doozy. This week features a snow game in Columbia, UConn-UMass nonsense and plenty of bragging rights.

This is the good stuff

I'm rebooting my Substack to write about the occasional sports analytics thoughts that pop into my head. As someone who has watched way too much Sharks hockey this year, I've been thinking a lot about point-per-game Mikael Granlund. bfarrell27.substack.com/p/mikael-gra...

I'm doing two podcasts this week for the Egg Bowl, one from the Mississippi State side and one for Ole Miss. Here's the Mississippi State episode with the Commercial Dispatch's Benjamin Rosenberg. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

This past weekend's CAVEMAN MODE games, featuring traffic cop Cam Skattebo and Kansas smacking Colorado

Ole Miss heads to Gainesville this week, and Florida's kind of been a weird team all year. Instability at QB and a volatile defense will do that.

Latest podcast episode is up. Talking Gators-Ole Miss with the Gainesville Sun's (and fellow Alligator alum) Noah Ram. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

Every week, I've been posting about something I've called CAVEMAN MODE. It's pretty simple: -Positive EPA per rush -At least 50% success rate on the ground -Run the ball at least 60% of the time. Here's last week's CAVEMAN MODE games plus the complete list for this season.

Taking a look at SEC pass rushers, split up between EDGE and interior linemen. Doesn't really matter where it comes from, someone from the Ole Miss front is getting home.

This week on the Justify Your Existence podcast, I talked with On3's Jake Thompson about Ole Miss' big win over Georgia and the Rebels' potential path to the College Football Playoff podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Lane Kiffin's defenses have mostly improved year-over-year, but Ole Miss has really stepped up its game on the defensive side of the ball.

There's obviously a lot of buzz about the improvement Ole Miss has made on the defensive side of the ball, but you can really see it when you put the two teams side by side.

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