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Cats are catching on

The cats are finally using the portal more aggressively to fill needs and plug holes. Better late than never! I am unsure if it's a bigger NIL budget, the new AD, help from Admissions, or just better program management. I have said all along that the NIL rules could turn out to be a huge advantage for second-tier teams like NU, Duke, Vandy, Indina, etc. Allows these teams to "buy" a few key high-level players they could never could get out of High School. The 4th and 5th linebackers at Georgia, Alabama, or LSU were probably 4 or 5-star recruits and are likely unhappy playing kickoff coverage and could be starting at NU. Admissions has always been an issue, but if that changes even a little bit, and the NIL budget is there, the team can get good in a hurry. Good to see the Cats are getting in the game!

Collins Post Game Press Conference

Not to further belabor the point, but Kenpom just yesterday wrote that he is assigning officials a rating number related to the amount of fouls that a referee calls against the average ref, and incorporating it into his ref ratings. Based on his data, he indicates that individual officials are consistent from season to season in this regard. He tracks the top 200 refs on his site, and looking at the numbers, in the game against PSU, we were assigned a ref crew where all 3 were in the top 31 refs by fouls called above average. Per the linked article, this was one of just 52 games (2%) this season where there was an "extreme" ref crew as it relates to fouls called.
Interesting info for sure! Thanks for posting.

Problem is not so much the amount of fouls called, it's the discrepancy of fouls called against one team.
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