| 03 February 2010
What started out as a technical discussion, one IT system vs another, it turned into something that caught our eye: An interesting numerical excavation. We leave it to you to determine the political value.
Here's our question going into this: From a mostly IT perspective, is the current RECOVERY.GOV site/data reliable and consistent?
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If you are in any way connected with playing football, you should know about 
Here's the latest example of how the All-Star game concept has become a joke. Look no further than the NBA where AI who couldn't cut it in Denver and Detroit has returned to Philadelphia. He's a shell of his former self playing on a bad team, yet he has pulled down a starter's role in the upcoming All-Star game. 
As many fans and pundits cry foul and insist the NFL changes the way OT is handled, I want to step back and take a further look at the so-called coin flip bias. This is as good a topic as any for StatBandit to put a stake in the ground and start providing in depth analysis. In order to create useful analysis, data is king. This exercise has already demonstrated how difficult it can be to gather the data. Over the years, I've become adept at gathering data and inserting the data into spreadsheets for analysis and readability. In the initial research on this topic, you can find tons of opinions and only a few in depth studies. For a good one written 5 years ago, just google Ivars Peterson Football's Overtime Bias. Peterson's analysis appears very formal mathematically, but provides very little insight into the world of Football strategy.
StatBandit is definitely looking forward to this weekend's games. The story lines and potential superbowl matchups are very intriguing. There will definitely be a dome team since both Vikes and Saints are dome teams. Favre the old dog with his weapons versus the not so old dog Brees and his weapons.