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Activity Number:
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175
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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| Abstract - #307091 |
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Title:
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Evaluation and Analysis of the Impact of Recruiting on College Football
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Author(s):
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Justin W. Davis*+ and David Annis
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Companies:
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University of Missouri-Columbia and Naval Postgraduate School
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Address:
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1004 Manhattan Drive, Columbia, MO, 65201,
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Keywords:
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college football ; recruiting ; sports ; rankings
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Abstract:
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Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the scope and availability of information about the recruitment of collegiate athletes due to the advent of subscription recruiting web sites. These services publish nationwide and state-level rankings of recruits, in addition to team and position rankings. Increased recruiting coverage has allowed the college football fan to follow the recruiting process in more detail than ever before. With this comes increased scrutiny of team performance in this regard. In this talk, we will present our findings regarding the impact of recruiting on team win-loss record and the ability of recruiting services to identify accurately top-flight college football talent. We also evaluate the recruiting effectiveness of coaching staffs. Finally, we present a retrospective model for evaluating career contribution made by an athlete post-recruitment.
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