Hey folks, After 4 college football seasons, Bite-Sized Bison will effectively be shutting down after Indiana's 2025 season. A letter from me: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/farewell-f...

Made this for a class and wanted to share: Indiana drive progression and outcomes during the 2024 season, contextualized in one image.

I love Curt Cignetti’s commitment to leaving Big Ten Media Days as a headliner. Indiana needs that.

On a rewatch and had to chuckle at this

Last night as Bloomington kitties. Busy first 5 years of life! Little Rock ➡️ Bloom ➡️ Indy

Recently wrote about how Curt Cignetti has sped up Indiana's recruiting pace. The difference is STARK, as shown in the chart. Read more here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/curt-cigne...

ESPN's data visualizations on its tennis broadcasts are some of the network's best work these days.

Heard there’s a big game tonight

This game looks like it’s the featured event of a highly produced corporate retreat.

For Curt Cignetti

This year, folks donated $544 to this modest fundraiser. That’s a 93% increase from last year! In total, it’s raised $826 between 2024 and 2025. Thank you to those who’ve donated. Really means a lot to me.

It’s not my team, but I’ll always support the state on this stage 🤝 Pacers in 6.

What WOULD change if the SEC moved to 9-game conference schedules? I did the math. The difference isn't insignificant -- 1.5 fewer 9-win teams per year, 2 fewer bowl teams. And they should do it anyway because it'd be fun as hell. (And, yes, because of the money.) www.espn.com/college-foot...

This morning, I reached 49 miles! This fundraiser is open through Saturday night, if you'd like to make a contribution. Super proud of doing this for a second year and thankful to those who have donated.

Cumulative Expected Points Added for some* of the top returning QBs to CFB (ones that have a decent ish sample size). John Mateer has had a fantastic start to his career, can Cade Klubnik continue the upward trajectory?

This was a really great interview with Fernando Mendoza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTi...

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The Atlanta Dream seem legit this year

Honored to be in this starter pack and a few others, as an independent newsletter!

This is extremely important as Ben Johnson takes over as #Bears head coach: passing game EPA now matters more than turnover margin 🔊

Hi new followers! If you stick around, you'll hear about how much I love the Mesh passing concept (two crossers, an over route above them, usually a wheel or rail route from a running back). It's the best play in football. Here are the three worst reps I saw of it from NFL teams in 2024.

There have been four new BSBs in the last 10 days, as we progress through the least interactive stage of the CFB calendar. I'm going to link them below.

ESPN dropped its post-spring SP+ ratings, so in response to IUFB fans' excitement, I created this win probability distribution chart, based on 20k simulations.

🚨 New BSB 🚨 Previewing Big Ten offensive lines for the 2025 season There's a lot in here, but you might be most interested in my 1-18 preseason ranking near the end. Check it out: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/previewing...

Incoming OL snaps in the Big Ten: With Current Team v. Elsewhere

In one year, Indiana built its interior DL from one of the least effective to the 2nd-most havoc-wreaking unit in the B1G (see chart). It also recently earned a DT commit from what would be the 12th-highest rated signing in program history. Read more: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/indianas-s...

Growing up, no one under our roof had a high school diploma. Only a few in our distant family had college degrees. Yesterday, I celebrated earning my Master’s degree, a privilege I had always assumed was not for me.

It's May, which means I'm running 49 miles for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention. Last year, I raised $282 for AFSP. Suicide has affected me and my loved ones very closely in many ways. and I know we aren't alone. Visit the link for facts, and consider donating ❤️: gofund.me/c42e65f4

Bite-Sized Bison is currently the No. 17 rising sports Substack in the world. You can get 20% off a year of BSB here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/subscribe?co...

New BSB Bison Bites: - The last 15 years of the Final Four in KenPom efficiency - Indiana defensive red zone production in 2024 (see chart below) - Indiana defense in the A-gap - How Rourke fits in the current draft class Read: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...

Years ago, when I was souring on full-time sports journalism, I put out a tweet that was a bit too honest and against traditional ideas for finding success in the business. It was quote-tweeted by a reporter at The Athletic, so I deleted it lol

KenPom adjusted efficiencies for Final Four teams since 2010 vs. Indiana's adjusted efficiencies (by HC era) Highlighted 2025 Final Four teams, which are particularly efficient as a group.

I’ve not been good at skeeting. I apologize. Curt Cignetti announced transfer WR Tyler Morris will miss the 2025 season due to injury. That’s a very tough loss for Indiana. Wrote about him in January:

BSB on Darian DeVries is live! Tons of data in here, and it still doesn't feel like I scratched the surface. Plenty more in the coming months. For now: a few thousand words. bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/introducin...

Preview for No. 8 Utah and No. 9 Indiana in the NCAAT First Round #iuwbb It'll be raining threes, folks.

Only 71 WRs have played each of the last 5 seasons in the NFL. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is one of them. Here's a peek into the latest BSB, which lays out the specific role NWI has carved out for himself in the NFL. Read more here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...

Your outie reads an insightful, data-driven newsletter about Indiana Football, called Bite-Sized Bison.

Selling out your identity because investors demand more profit is tough.

Wrote about Indiana's CB2 position battle heading into Spring Camp, featuring the image below. 2024 Reception Rate Allowed v. Passes Defended Rate by CBs Read here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/spring-pos...

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Wrote about Indiana’s left guard position heading into Spring Camp. bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/pre-spring...

Doing something on the Indiana defensive line for BSB soon and created this chart. Among linemen with 180+ pass-rush snaps: Team total pass-rush snaps vs. Team total pressures Not shown: Indiana was among 29 teams with 6+ DLs with 180+ pass-rush snaps.

Some NCAAT watch for IUBB: - KenPom has IU 50th, EvanMiya 45th - Bart Torvik has IU's odds at 28% (up from 3.4% 2 weeks ago) - EvanMiya has IU's resume ranked 52nd with "Some work to do" just outside the field - KenPom has IU favored in 3 of its last 4 Buckle up.

ICYMI: It might’ve seemed risky to boost the assistant salary pool by $1M and dedicate more than half of that increase toward making the DC IU’s first million-dollar assistant after making less than $200k at JMU. It more than paid for itself. bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...

I do editions of BSB called Bison Bites, where I take 3-5 data points and write about them a bit. Intended to be more brief than typical BSBs. The latest: - Last notes on coaching salaries - IU led in top-500 PFF grades - IUBB lineup analysis Read here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...

Indiana-UCLA preview: - IU needs to find a scoring advantage inside. - Kobe Johnson and Tyler Bilodeau are my primary concerns. - Hoosiers need a strong start. All explained here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/iumbb-prev...

New BSB! Bison Bites Dispatch 8: - Big Ten MBB scoring differential by minute (see chart) - Crediting a running game to RBs, OLs, and OC scheme - Investing in the trenches is wise for Indiana Read: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...

Google is on the verge of fumbling an easy bag with YouTube TV

#iubb preview for this afternoon: Biggest note, imo: In its last 7 games, IU has allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from three, and UM ranks in the top-20% for attempted 3s and in the top-15% for 3pt%. Another one of those games. Read more: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/iumbb-prev...

Dave Ballou and Kalen DeBoer are tightening the screws internally at Bama, it seems. I do hope it works out for the Indiana-transplant staff down in Tuscaloosa. mikefarrellsports.com/college/alab...