All About Hokie Analytics
Hokie Analytics is the brainchild of 2006 Virginia Tech graduate and former ESPN Radio AM 1430 (Blacksburg, VA) high school football broadcaster Jack Reid.
The newsletter features detailed coverage on the following topics:
The business of college football
Roster management
Quantitative deep dives into the games themselves
The history of Hokies football
Legal challenges and legislation driving the evolution of the game
Market forces and sports betting
Model design and analytics techniques
Player potential and on-field performance
Ultimately, this is an investigatory endeavor. With each new article and podcast episode, I will wade into the unknown and surface my findings.
My goal is to bring you, the reader, a kind of in-depth, analytics-driven coverage of Virginia Tech football that you will find no where else.
What is the field of analytics, and what value does it add?
Analytics refers to the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used to discover, interpret, and communicate meaningful patterns in data, and to apply those patterns to effective decision making.
Analytics can be applied in various domains, including business, finance, healthcare, and sports, among others, to help in optimizing processes, understanding trends, making predictions, and making more informed decisions.
It often involves the use of specialized software and tools to analyze large datasets and can encompass various techniques from different fields, including mathematics, statistics, computer science, and information technology.
Hokie Analytics is unique in its coverage of:
Emerging trends
Performance optimization
Risk management
Strategic planning
It is also the only Virginia Tech focused publication to provide data-driven predictive insights.
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