Tim Foy, Author at Tilting Ground

NFL Read Option: Week 6

October 19, 2016 Tim Foy

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We are six weeks deep into the NFL season and divisional races are taking shape. The NFL is often referred to as a reshuffle league and that is certainly how it seems this season. Teams that started undefeated are now on losing streaks and teams that started poorly are making…

NFL Read Option Week 4

October 5, 2016 Tim Foy

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In trying to forecast the outcome of a football game, would we be better off ignoring the most recent game each team played? It seems counterintuitive to think that we could be more accurate in our analysis while excluding recent and relevant data. But our brains are feeble, and what…

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NFL Read Option Week 3

September 29, 2016 Tim Foy

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We are three weeks deep into the NFL season and only five teams have managed to avoid a loss. If you called Philadelphia and Minnesota to be the last 2 undefeated teams in the NFC, I hope you made some money. The Vikings have won twice as underdogs, including a…

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NFL Read Option Week 2

September 22, 2016 Tim Foy

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Week 2 in the NFL has come and gone. As with many teams, I feel like I didn’t give it my best effort in the first week. But I’m getting back in the swing of things and I know it’s more important to finish strong. So hopefully this week’s breakdown…

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NFL Read Option Week 1

September 15, 2016 Tim Foy

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The first week of the NFL regular season is in the books. As with every year, there were plenty of surprises, close games and injuries. Unique to this year was a newfound focus on the national anthem and the actions of individual players during that symbolic exercise. I’m not one…

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Party At Ground Zero

May 20, 2016 Tim Foy

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What do you get when you mix a bikini contest, a series of concerts, bottomless mugs of beer and a Triple Crown race? A bit of a shit storm, and my favorite racing day of the year. The Kentucky Derby is not known for instances of fans throwing footballs or…

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Derby Days Are Here Again

May 6, 2016 Tim Foy

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The first Saturday of May is near and with it comes the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, America’s oldest continuously run sporting event. Horse racing no longer has the prominence in this nation that it once did. A week ago, most people couldn’t name a single horse in this…

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Loveline Hangs It Up

April 28, 2016 Tim Foy

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This week, a treasured national institution and the most informative social service of my youth will come to an end. When Dr. Drew signs off of the radio show Loveline for the last time on Thursday, the airwaves will be a poorer place. Over the last three decades, a love…

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Party Fouls

March 4, 2016 Tim Foy

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Primary season is in full swing. Super Tuesday has come and gone. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton performed about how the polls expected and are now big favorites to become the nominees for their respective parties. But supporters of Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and maybe even John Kasich…

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NFL Read Option – Super Bowl Preview

February 5, 2016 Tim Foy

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Super Bowl 50 is just days away. The sportsbooks are taking tons of action, the media has descended upon San Francisco (even though the game will be played in Santa Clara), people who have not watched a football game all season are buying squares in their office pool, and the…

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