Who Gives a Hoot’s exclusive League 1 Elo Rankings are created by local wizard and Union Omaha fan, Jon Ryan. We will be releasing updated rankings each Monday as part of the Data Dump column or when Union Omaha doesn’t play as a standalone. What follows is a full explanation of the work he isContinue reading “League 1 Elo Explainer”
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3 Questions: Chattanooga Red Wolves (Away)
1) How do we slow down Greg Hurst? Greg Hurst has four goals on six shots (all of which were on target) and one assist with two crosses. Even in this small sample size season, it seems unlikely he will keep up his rate of one goal per 62.5 minutes for the whole season, butContinue reading “3 Questions: Chattanooga Red Wolves (Away)”
The Journey: Illal Osmanu
At the age of 18 what would you have been willing to do to pursue your dreams? Could you have imagined getting on a plane, traveling for almost 27 hours, traversing across three continents, and showing up in the middle of the night, with no cell phone, in a place you’ve only heard of recently?Continue reading “The Journey: Illal Osmanu”
Data Dump: FC Tuscon v. Union Omaha
League One is kind of enough to provide us fans with some serious data on every game from Opta. Here are three insights I’ve gleaned last night’s game. This is Data Dump. 1) Our full backs are providing a lot of our wing play. If you look at the heat maps for our full backsContinue reading “Data Dump: FC Tuscon v. Union Omaha”
Off Topic with Ben Turner
Welcome to Off Topic with Ben Turner. On semi-regular intervals I am going to sit down with someone associated with Union Omaha and do a deep dive into their passions outside of soccer and of course, cover a little soccer as well. Our first guest is Union Omaha defender Jake Crull, #16. We cover growingContinue reading “Off Topic with Ben Turner”
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