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I pulled data for 1,320 college quarterbacks over the last 12 seasons (minimum 200 pass attempts). I used the NFL passer‑rating formula for consistency; I don’t particularly like the NCAA version, but as long as everything is measured on the same scale, the comparisons remain valid. The average rating across all quarterbacks was 91.4. Standard Deviation Ranges: 1 SD = 78.0 & 106.8 (940 QB's) 2 SD = 63.6 & 121.2 (1,260 QB's) 3 SD = 49.2 & 135.6 (1,309 QB's) Of the 11 QB's who fell outside of 3 standard deviations, only 1 falls under 49.2. The other 10 are above 135.6. 145.3 - 2023 - Jayden Daniels---(Heisman Winner) 144.8 - 2021 - Grayson McCall---(Medically retired from football after CCU) 143.7 - 2019 - Joe Burrow--------(Heisman Winner) 143.2 - 2019 - Tua Tagovailoa 143.0 - 2020 - Mac Jones--------(Heisman Finalist) 138.7 - 2018 - Tua Tagovailoa----(Heisman Finalist) 138.1 - 2020 - Zach Wilson------(#3 Overall Draft Pick) 137.9 - 2017 - Baker Mayfield----(Heisman Winner) 137.2 - 2018 - Kyler Murray------(Heisman Winner) 135.8 - 2023 - Bo Nix------------(Heisman Finalist) In total, 18 quarterbacks recorded a season passer rating above 125.0. Of those, 14 became Heisman finalists and 6 won the award. The lowest season passer rating in the dataset belongs to Artur Sitkowski, who quarterbacked Rutgers in 2018. He finished with a rating of 38.1. For context, a passer rating made up entirely of incomplete passes would be 39.7. A full‑season performance that low is extremely rare — statistically, it would occur roughly once in 12,800 cases.

@pablofindsout @JPosnanski @PabloTorre Since we're bringing up PE and Hedge funds in Sports. I would also like to mention that you can own shares of the Atlanta Braves MLB team. Either thru their Series A or Series C ticker.

"Hedge fund money is a plague of locusts. It just swarms over a field, it devours the field, and it moves on to the next field." Mike Schur and @JPosnanski join @PabloTorre to talk how private equity has come to "burn down the field of dreams"

@CFBKings Arkansas's defense was so ASS 😭

Remember last year when Arkansas played all their high-caliber SEC opponents closely, but lost a non-conference game to Notre Dame by 43 points? L to Ole Miss by 6 L to Texas A&M by 3 L to Tennessee by 3 L to Texas by 15 L to Notre Dame by… 43 The Irish didn’t have much trouble against the “depth” and the team at the bottom of the conference. And then remember when the SEC got 5 teams in a 12 team playoff field and didn’t even reach the National Championship? Surely just a coincidence.

@CJ_Dexter_ @BOSSportsGordo @ChrisCotillo He traded Mookie Betts for nothing.

@BOSSportsGordo @ChrisCotillo John Henry has won 4 World Series. This stupid sell the team shit is bananas. Paid Crochet, paid devers, paid price, took swings on Crawford and Adrian Gonzales. John Henry is one of the best owners in baseball. Red Sox fans are just dumb

John Henry at the Sports Business Awards last night: "When I arrived in Boston 25 years ago, I was told, 'If you win the World Series in Boston, you'll never have to buy another drink in this town. It doesn't actually work that way.’” (via @ChrisCotillo)

@Hightop_Dave @yhatejae @PeteThamel 🤣😭

@yhatejae @PeteThamel That’s why I’m not shaming you.

NEWS: LSU has finalized a deal to hire Ed Orgeron on Lane Kiffin’s staff, Orgeron’s agent Tzvi Grossman tells ESPN. Orgeron returns to LSU, which he led to the 2019 national title as head coach. Orgeron has a decades-long relationship with Kiffin.

I would put it slightly more to speed. All pitches, regardless of type, have increased about 4.5 - 5 mph over the last 20+ yrs. We also live in the age of data. There's sooo much data on players and who likes what pitches and where they like them. BUT...the trade off is pitchers can't do full games anymore. Too much pressure on the arm and elbow.

@NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball You think its the sweepers and back door sliders? Because I think if we had more knuckleballs, 12-6 curves and screwballs, we'd be seeing deadball era batting averages.

MLB teams hitting under .240: 1998: 0 1999: 0 2000: 0 2001: 0 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 1 2011: 2 2012: 5 2013: 5 2014: 4 2015: 0 2016: 1 2017: 1 2018: 8 2019: 4 2020: 11 2021: 12 2022: 14 2023: 8 2024: 11 2025: 9 2026: 15 so far

@ETR_3000 @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Truthfully I think it has to do with pitching. There's soo much more movement on pitches nowadays.

@NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Right? Could be a general dip in eye and hand coordination. Perhaps, smart devices and fatigue could be factors.

@eIonbusk @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball I meant it in a slightly sarcastic tone. But I don't think many ppl took it that way 😂😂

@NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Dumb comment

@MooneyOwnsYou @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Ya I feel like there's a bigger focus on a guys SLG% than his BA.

@NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball It means they understand that scoring runs is what matters. Not how you score them. They have scored more runs per game this year than 40 years ago (just by a smidge) -- and against tougher pitchers overall.

@ArtemisVanDyke @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball I meant it to be a little sarcastic haha. Yes, any hit that gets you on base in would consider productive. Unfortunately, I do see baseball trending towards a large focus on SLG vs regular batting avg.

@NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Singles aren't lame if it drives in runs. Singles, double, triples, stolen bases, walks, runs are runs.

@lilil_boat @ArtemisVanDyke @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball 😂😂🔥⚾️

@ArtemisVanDyke @NFLExcelerated @ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Chicks dig the long ball

@ToddLyon8 @CodifyBaseball Just means more guys are swinging for the fences. Singles are lame and old fashioned. Hit a nuke or go back to the dugout.

@CodifyBaseball Does this mean pitching is better or hitting is worse.

@LostViking86 @itsAntWright Not many players lining up to go play in Portland 😂

@itsAntWright Businesses fire people ALL the time under new management. Doesn't mean it's the right decision or wrong but pretending it's weird is dumb. This will have no effect on FA's (who weren't clamoring to go to Portland anyways lmfao).

Why even buy the team in the first place… What’s his gameplan and what decent free agent is going to be attracted to Portland?

@BobbyVanD22 @itsAntWright Timberwolves....cuz I'm curious

@itsAntWright For who? Timberwolves or blazers?

@SamENole @TJ_Pittinger 🤣😭😭

@TJ_Pittinger We clearly need less nerds and more wreckless drivers

Interestingly, a year ago, FSU posted that last Spring’s Team GPA of 3.31 was the highest in program history. This year, they posted that their Spring Team GPA of 3.261 was a program record. I’m sure we won’t ever know & it really doesn’t matter. But, it is odd.

@CBBcontent Everyone talking about all these Pros committing to LSU. Are they actually "eligible" to play ball 🏀 come October? Or are they just committing now in hopes that they get ruled eligible?

NEWS: 22-year-old Italian native Saliou Niang has committed to LSU, a source tells me. Niang was drafted 58th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in last year's draft. He played this past season for Virtus Bologna of the EuroLeague.

@AlbertBreer So we're really moving towards the N in NFL being changed to an I.....

A couple more notes from NFL EVP Peter O’Reilly … • The owners resolution gives league the ability to move towards 11 international games in 2027, but they’d have to have NFLPA approval to go beyond 10. • O’Reilly mentioned Japan specifically as a future frontier.

@sportsrapport They don't have a roof. And the SB is played in February. Have you ever been to Buffalo in February? 🥶🥶

I guess Buffalo is already testing it. Their new stadium is opening this year but they don’t have one of the next four Super Bowls. Nashville, opening a year later, already leapfrogged them

@PeteThamel We should go back to when Sports Writers voted at the end of the season who they felt should be "considered" the national champion.

Big Ten COO Kerry Kenny says that the Big Ten ran the numbers and 80 different college football programs would have reached the College Football Playoff if there’d been a 24-team format if you go back to 2014.

Arkansas has 47 SEC titles from T&F since 2015 between both the Men's and Women's teams. MEN’S TITLES (2015–2026) — 26 total Men’s Indoor Track & Field — 9 titles 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field — 8 titles 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Men’s Cross Country — 9 titles 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 WOMEN’S TITLES (2015–2026) — 21 total Women’s Indoor Track & Field — 6 titles 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field — 4 titles 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023 Women’s Cross Country — 11 titles 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

@NFLExcelerated @ESisson7 @rearxnz All of that in the last 10 years??

What sport is Arkansas doing this in

They don't count individual titles. Those are all team titles. ARK has had 123 individual national champions. Men (41 NCAA titles) - Cross Country: 11 - Indoor Track & Field: 20 - Outdoor Track & Field: 10 Women (9 NCAA titles) - Indoor Track & Field: 4 - Outdoor Track & Field: 4 - Cross Country: 1

@rearxnz So I’ve been told. Weird all the individual titles count?