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Podcast: Brian Fremeau on FEI College Football Rankings, Notre Dame

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Brian Fremeau, creator of the FEI college football rankings based on points per possession. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • The game that so infuriated him that he started digging into college football numbers
  • How his points per possession approach back in 2003 was way ahead of its time
  • How he started writing for Football Outsiders and ESPN
  • A prediction for Notre Dame at Michigan State by both FEI and The Power Rank
  • The data visualization book that every data scientist should have

After the interview, I discuss how at this point in the season you have to balance a small sample size of games with preseason expectations, and how this applies to Duke at North Carolina. Listen at 29:02.

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