I think maybe it's a good idea to have an understanding of how large language models work before we ask them to solve problems that they aren't designed for. But that's just me.

Eddy's op-ed is a rallying cry against a problem that doesn't exist, blatantly exclusionary, and a thinly-veiled show of hatred toward people who already endure enough of it for simply trying to be who they are and live their best lives. We don't need this in our league, our sport, nor our society.

Officially setting the NWSL playoff line over/under at 34.5

I also recall seeing a post a while back On Here that essentially said that there was now finally a nerd boss in a GM position in the NWSL and I find that to be just deeply, deeply disrespectful lol

What I mean by this is that in 10,000 sims, Chicago and Utah don't find a way into the playoffs. In 100,000 sims, Utah makes it in 14 times and Chicago 12! Terribly unlikely, but not impossible!

Transfer windows are mostly closed now and it's time for a long overdue update on my NWSL season simulations. We're (I'm) increasing from 10,000 to 100,000 sims to give more opportunities for very unlikely mathematical outcomes to nibble their way into existence.

Here's the silly thing about the NWSL's transfer fee threshold system that forces an otherwise irrational move: Unless they have a trade lined-up with another NWSL club to replace her, It would be best to take $0 this calendar year and completely defer the payments, possibly over multiple years.

Been a very long time since I've been able to make these with new data 🙂

Reading the quotes out of Chicago today and I suppose it's good that there's some prioritization there on the use of data. There is, though, a rather significant difference between liking the pretty numbers and charts and actually interpreting and applying the information.

So the College Cup is set, with the semifinals this Friday and the championship game next Monday. (1) Duke vs. (2) North Carolina (2) Wake Forest vs. (3) Stanford Today, I'm sharing 5-year trends in each team's isolated scoring and defending strengths.

Me screaming "DID HE CATCH THAT BAWL?" loud enough that they can hear me all the way back in Carolina

Quick viz thread on the quarterfinal matchups in NCAA DI Women's Soccer Quick reminder: the rankings here are an attempt at isolating some measure of true strength with regard to scoring and defending against goals through linear regression, accounting for venue and opponents.

Remember when everyone started to realize that Sam Hinkie's rebuild in Philadelphia actually worked? Just imagine if that team actually won the title too. I don't bring this up for any particular reason.

Rookie to rookie in the 93rd minute, just as you'd expect