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One Thing Blake Griffin Can’t Do: A Reverse Alley-Oop Off A 3/4-Court Toss (Video)

All season, Blake Griffin’s conditioned us to think that when he takes the court, anything is possible. Last night, we saw one thing he couldn’t quite pull off…although we wouldn’t put it past him in the future.
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Georgia’s short-lived stay at the top of the mountain

If Georgia wanted to build on their upset of Kentucky, the SEC schedule wasn’t going to make it easy. Georgia’s first SEC road game of the year was at one of the league’s most difficult venues, and the recent winter storm meant that Georgia would have to make the long bus trip rather than the [...]
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Maybe Greg Monroe will make Pistons fans forget about DeMarcus Cousins

Essentials Teams: Detroit Pistons vs. Sacramento Kings Date: Jan. 15, 2011 Time: 7:30 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Detroit Plus Records Pistons: 13-26 Kings: 9-28 Probable starters Pistons: Tracy McGrady Rodney Stuckey Tayshaun Prince Chris Wilcox Greg Monroe Kings: Beno Udrih Tyreke Evans Francisco Garcia Jason Thompson DeMarcus Cousins Las Vegas projection Spread: Pistons -5 Over/under: [...]
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Positive Impact Factor: Bowl Week Four

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Jordan Jefferson Turned in a Positive Performance in the Cotton Bowl

There was no movement this week in the Top Ten of the Positive Impact Factor. Jordan Jefferson threw three TDs in the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M and rushed for another TD. He scored a TD on 12.9% of his touches which ranked him second in the bowl season behind Andrew Luck who produced a TD on 14.8% of his touches in the Orange Bowl. Jefferson had only thrown four TDs during the regular season. The performances by the other quarterbacks in the final bowl games are listed below the table.

If you’re new to the PIF ratings, here’s a quick primer (or, check out a podcast about the PIF): 100 point scale based on passing, rushing and receiving contribution (touches) to one’s team. Total TD reflects passing+rushing+receiving (or maybe even fumble recovery) TD. Negative plays are defined as incompletions, fumbles and sacks taken. Extremelynegative plays are interceptions and fumbles lost. Extremely positive plays are touchdowns. The PIF rating is calculated using the following formula:

Negative plays (incompletions, fumbles, sacks) divided by total touches (pass attempts, rush attempts, catches)=negative play percentage (Neg Play). Extremely negative plays (INTs/incompletions plus fumbles lost/rush attempts) multiplied times 2=extremely negative play factor (XNeg Play). Total TD divided by total touches=extremely positive play factor (XPos Play). 100-Neg Play+XNeg Play(total negative number)+XPos Play=PIF.

If you want to see what the final regular season PIF for each of these QBs was, click here. The complete bowl PIF standings can be seen here: 1-36, 37-74. To see the previous Bowl Weeks click on the week: Bowl Week One, Bowl Week Two, Bowl Week Three.

2010 FBS Top Ten QB PIF Through Bowl Week Four
Rank QB Team Touches Total TD Neg Play XNeg Play XPos Play PIF
1. — Ryan Lindley SDSU 24 2 20.8 0 8.3 87.5
2. — Corey Robinson Troy 43 4 23.3 0 9.3 86
3. — Carson Coffman Kansas State 31 2 22.6 0 6.5 83.9
4. — Jordan Reed Florida 37 0 16.2 0 0 83.8
5. — Greg McElroy Alabama 18 1 22.2 0 5.6 83.3
6. — E.J. Manuel Florida State 22 1 22.7 0 4.5 81.8
7. — Andy Dalton TCU 32 2 25 0 6.3 81.3
8. — Nathan Scheelhaase Illinois 32 1 21.9 0 3.1 81.3
9. — Chandler Harnish Northern Illinois 36 3 27.8 0 8.3 80.6
10.— Terrelle Pryor Ohio State 40 2 30 0 5 75

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VIDEO: Ravens’ Controversial Fumble Return For A Touchdown

In one of the more bizarre plays you’ll ever see in the playoffs, Corey Redding of the Baltimore Ravens returned a Ben Roethlisberger fumble for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 14-7 lead.
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