http://www.benchfly.com/blog/benchflys-football-primer-science-ized/ Advice for Your Life in Science Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.benchfly.com/blog/benchflys-football-primer-science-ized/#comment-792 Alan Marnett Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:19:30 +0000 http://www.benchfly.com/blog/?p=3458#comment-792 Anytime I can work the glory days of Lions football into a post, I'm on it. And by "glory days" I mean any game with Barry Sanders. I read a stat the other day that said on average, from snapped ball to tackle, there are only 11 minutes of total action in a football game - so I can understand the complaints about all of the stoppages. Of course, I choose to look at the stoppages as drink breaks... Anytime I can work the glory days of Lions football into a post, I'm on it. And by "glory days" I mean any game with Barry Sanders. I read a stat the other day that said on average, from snapped ball to tackle, there are only 11 minutes of total action in a football game – so I can understand the complaints about all of the stoppages. Of course, I choose to look at the stoppages as drink breaks…

]]> http://www.benchfly.com/blog/benchflys-football-primer-science-ized/#comment-789 Peter B. Madrid Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:38:00 +0000 http://www.benchfly.com/blog/?p=3458#comment-789 Alan, I like that you managed to sneak a picture of Barry Sanders into this post. I'm sure as a Lion's fan you have to live in the past, like us 49ers fans do now. A very nice synopsis though. I have also tried to explain the game to many European post-docs, but they still complain about why there are so many stops in the game. Then I have to explain that un-like soccer, there is actually a lot of strategy and people are not just running around in circles. Alan, I like that you managed to sneak a picture of Barry Sanders into this post. I'm sure as a Lion's fan you have to live in the past, like us 49ers fans do now. A very nice synopsis though. I have also tried to explain the game to many European post-docs, but they still complain about why there are so many stops in the game. Then I have to explain that un-like soccer, there is actually a lot of strategy and people are not just running around in circles.

]]> http://www.benchfly.com/blog/benchflys-football-primer-science-ized/#comment-786 whizkid Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:12:48 +0000 http://www.benchfly.com/blog/?p=3458#comment-786 My PI is definitely the coach- stands around looking angry most of the time and then takes more credit than he deserves when things go well... My PI is definitely the coach- stands around looking angry most of the time and then takes more credit than he deserves when things go well…

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