Tag: Football

The Perils of Incentive Clauses in College Football: A Case Study...

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tl;dr: This blog post analyzes the unusual incentive clause in the contract of Iowa football's offensive coordinator, Brian Ferentz, which mandates a minimum average...

Super Bowl XLII: Experimenting with New Grass Proves Slippery for the...

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This was a big mistake on the biggest stage for the biggest American sports league. I wouldn't say it ruined the game, but it...

Will “Kaizen” Get the Buffalo Bills to Next Year’s Super Bowl?

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I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan (a.k.a. "The Bills Mafia"), but I did attend one game at what was then called Rich Stadium in...

NFL Scoring is Up, An All-Time High, But is it A...

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I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye: "Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This Season?" If you know me and my...

An Example of Quick PDSA Study & Adjust on ESPN’s MNF?

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Last night was the first night of Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN. I didn't tune in until the last five minutes of the...

Don’t Overexplain College Football Playoff TV Ratings Being at “An All-Time...

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We have to be careful with text descriptions of business metrics -- this is true when it's numbers in the news or performance measures...

#Lean Thoughts While Watching Football

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I've blogged about football before - I should say "American football," since I have many international readers. I should say I've blogged about events on the football field and the approaches of football coaches that remind me of Lean thinking. Here are a few of those thoughts from last weekend -- topics include "lack of urgency," "that's not my job," and "the process."