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The NUmbers Guy: Northwestern vs. Michigan State Analysis

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WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) explains why Northwestern’s win Saturday was their best game of the season by looking at the statistics behind the game. This stupid No-Shave November thing is finally showing that it does have a positive side. During Northwestern’s 23-20 victory over Michigan State on Saturday, I nervously stroked the sparse peach fuzz on my upper

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Don’t Hate the Player: NCAA ’13 Simulation of Northwestern vs. Michigan State

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WNUR Sports Social Media Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) uses NCAA Football ’13 to simulate Saturday’s contest between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan State Spartans. Simulations are, by definition, not always realistic. This one is no different. Week 11 of the simulated season still has Arkansas sitting on top of the NCAA. Does that mean I should stop? No way!

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