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Elo Rankings: Week 7

Let’s take a look at this week’s Elo rankings. You can refresh yourself on Jon’s methodology here. Team Week 7 Weekly Change Greenville Triumph 1562 -30 Union Omaha 1545 9 North Texas 1537 0 Forward Madison 1536 0 Richmond Kickers 1527 14 Chattanooga Red Wolves 1510 19 Fort Lauderdale CDF 1483 0 FC Tucson 1480 -9Continue reading “Elo Rankings: Week 7”

Data Dump: FC Tucson (Home)

What great night! Entertaining match, fantastic goals, great management from Jay, hard to ask for more! The biggest storyline (in my mind) coming in to the match was around Sam Howard, so I’ll attempt to evaluate how Sam did, as well as, explore at least one person’s feeling that we turned the ball over atContinue reading “Data Dump: FC Tucson (Home)”

Data Dump: North Texas (Away)

What a game! Los Buhos got sucked into the MoneyGram Soccer Park chaos in a big way last night. I called the game a must win yesterday afternoon, but by the final whistle I was thrilled we grabbed a point. Red cards, getting late goals, giving up late goals, golazos, the drama! I can’t beContinue reading “Data Dump: North Texas (Away)”

Data Dump: Union Omaha v. Forward Madison

What a game last night. Statistically, we dominated in almost every category, but it didn’t feel like we dominated. I went home relieved we salvaged a point, but frustrated that we left two points on the field. Others I talked to also were frustrated with how the game played out. I will dig into theContinue reading “Data Dump: Union Omaha v. Forward Madison”

Data Dump: Week 6 Elo Rankings

If you missed our explainer, check it out here. Below are our first round of Elo rankings going into Week 6. GVL: 1585 NTX: 1556 UO: 1536 FMFC: 1522 CRW: 1513 RICH: 1495 FTL: 1477 NE2: 1469 FCT: 1457 TRM: 1446 OCB: 1428 Thoughts? Sound off in the comments.

League 1 Elo Explainer

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”