I occasionally write for a WVU sports-focused blog Smoking Musket. These blogs are usually centered around statistics and advanced metrics. I’ve also appeared on a few podcasts to talk WVU football and sports statistics.
2021 WVU football Articles
This year I wrote an article weekly. The series was called the Sober Mid-Week Stats Review. The goal of this series was to evaluate WVU football from an analytics-based perspective. You can find the link to each of my articles on the buttons below
2021 Podcasts
Statistically Speaking: 2021 Week 12: I joined CFB statistical experts Kyle Umlang and Blinkin Riley to chat about the world of CFB Twitter stats, make some game picks, and make fun of Pitt and the Aggies.
Bring On The PodCats: Episode 206: The Smoking Musket’s Joel Bracken: I joined the Kansas State Wildcats SBNation podcast to preview the upcoming matchup between the Mountaineers and the Wildcats. Lots of good football talk and dogging on the Kansas Jayhawks.
2020 WVU football Articles
Evaluating WVU’s Fourth Down Decisions Last Season : Examining the Mountaineers most controversial fourth down decisions using the @aisports fourth down bot.
West Virginia By The Numbers: Oklahoma Sooners Preview : The Mountaineers are leading the Big 12 in several defensive metrics, but they’ll be put to the test on Saturday when they take on the explosive Sooners
WVStatsGuy – “Mountaineer D Completely Dismantled Teams” : Discussing the Mountaineers defensive success in terms of yards available.
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