Mathematical analysis of Tom Izzo's success at Michigan State; plus sad news from Texas
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks to fans gathered for a pep rally at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., Sunday, March 28, 2010.
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In 13 NCAA tournaments under Tom Izzo, Michigan State has advanced to the Final Four six times. What are the odds of that occurring? Very, very low, according to political Web site fivethirtyeight.com.
The folks over there used a logistic regression model based on the square root of MSU's seedings over the years to break down the success Izzo has found in East Lansing. It's interesting reading.
That success hasn't gone unnoticed. Oregon is expected to make a run at Izzo for its vacant basketball job, according to The Oregonian, although Izzo told the Grand Rapids Press he has not been contacted and is happy in East Lansing.
Onto the rest of today's college links:
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
- Boston Globe: Boston College fires coach Al Skinner.
- Associated Press: Steve Lavin will interview for St. John's job.
- Sporting News: Beilein holdovers were 'hated' at West Virginia.
- N.Y. Daily News: CBS' ratings will benefit from Duke's easy path to Final Four.
Comments
aarox
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 : 10:06 p.m.
ugh... usatoday nationwide poll puts I**o over Coach K. I want to crawl under a rock. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/03/tuesday-eye-opener-1-2-3/1?loc=interstitialskip
Yelmonian
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 : 4:34 p.m.
Of course Izzo and Matta can't hold a candle to coach B... Coach B is way too far behind.
plhjr
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 : 2:42 p.m.
Who is Coach B?
OSUbeBeter
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 : 11:24 a.m.
Izzo and Matta can't hold a candle to Coach B. Go Blue!!!!!!