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Talking Tech: Creating Charts with matplotlib

In one of my earlier blog posts, I wrote a guide on creating charts using the (at the time) nascent CFBD Python library and a charting library/platform called Plotly. I was still relatively new to Python myself and was trying to sort out the ecosystem of Python charting libraries.

Talking Tech: Navigating the CFBD API with Insomnia

There are a lot of good tools for working with APIs. Historically, Postman has been ubiquitous in this area. While Postman is still a great tool, I ditched it a few years back for a competing tool called Insomnia. If you've never used either of these tools, you may be

Rockstars or Flop-stars? Examining Recruit Ratings and NFL Draft Success

College football recruiting is quickly becoming a billion-dollar business. Since the NCAA's ruling in the summer of 2021, there's been an explosion of valuations and incentives for young men and women across the country to trade their name, image and likeness (NIL) for brand advertising. Local businesses, from car dealerships

Talking Tech: Analyzing Feature Importance in Neural Networks

Probably the biggest issue I come across working with artificial neural networks is that they are a bit of a black box.

Getting Started with CFB Analytics

The 2022 season is about to be upon us and you are looking to get into CFB analytics of your own, like creating your own poll or picks simulator. Or maybe you've largely used spreadsheets and are looking to graduate to something that gives more capabilities and flexibility. Perhaps you've

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