The Analytics Association: Recent Episodes

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! During our show, we try to incorporate a lot of the advanced analytics into our talk about sports, for example WAR in baseball or net rating in basketball. We talk a lot of baseball, basketball and football. Listen to Jack bring up a lot of the numbers, while Adam will consistently joke about his beloved Chicago sports.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, Adam ranted about Dick Allen not being inducted into Cooperstown, and Jack discussed how AWFUL this week's slate of NFL games are!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed a ton of NFL news, NBA news, and various other topics!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed a bunch of crazy takes we put out there and used our "Craziness Calibrator" to see just how ridiculous they were!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode we previewed the MLB postseason, discussed some NFL news, and had the typical shenanigans as usual, while Adam freaked out about the White Sox game.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we hosted a show on Sports Saturday at KCOU following the Missouri Tigers' blowout loss to Kentucky. Make sure to listen to get our thoughts on the game!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed some NFL, but Jack started off with his personal story about donating blood, and it was... quite the story!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, annual guest host Ben Greenberger (@cheeseberger_37) joined the show to discuss NHL (FINALLY NHL TALK!) with Adam, as Jack was in Boston for the Mizzou-BC game! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, Adam was out observing Yom Kippur, and Ben Greenberger, (@cheeseberger_37) stepped in to discuss the MLB Postseason as well as some NFL!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, our friend Hal Estep joined the show to be our "New Yorker" who defends Jeter like he's the best shortstop ever, and Adam debated him while trying not to laugh.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed weird sports stories lately, including Bishop Sycamore, and we discussed NFL predictions, such as our divisional predictions. 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we wrapped up the semester with Tebow talk, no-hitter recaps and our NBA playoff predictions! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In this episode, we recapped the NFL Draft, winners and losers, as well as touched on the Aaron Rodgers saga and his disgust with the Green Bay Packers!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed the NFL draft and things to possibly expect, as well as some of the best rivalries in sports, especially with the resurgence of the Dodgers/Padres rivalry.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed bold baseball predictions and our top 5 sports movies!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we discussed Space Jam, because why not? We also gave ideas for potential MLB rule changes!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, Joe Miller (@j0e_miller) co-hosted with Adam as we discussed March Madness and the NBA season so far! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, Adam got on his soapbox about Ayo Dosunmu and how he revitalized Adam's love for Illini basketball, Jack roasted the B1G, and special guest Usayd Koshul (@UsaydKoshul) discussed the Chicago Bears!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we got to preview the long-awaited March Madness bracket, and we did so with a special guest in Geoffrey Dean (@geoffreycdean), a Graphic Section Assistant Editor for TheManeater and a Data Analyst on for 23Sports at MUTV! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In this episode we talked about JJ Watt signing with Arizona and what that might mean for Russell Wilson's future in Seattle, as well as some March Madness talk!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we did a fun challenge creating a small NFL roster with non-NFL players, we discussed a little NBA all-star talk and discussed the NFL QB trade market!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode we discussed a large overhaul and recap of the MLB offseason. We also covered a bit about Andre Drummond's trade status.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we recapped some big football game that happened on February 7th, 2021. We also debated over which "GOAT" is the most dominant respective across all sports, and then we recapped the halftime show by The Weeknd! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode, we analyzed the QB market post-Stafford trade, discussed which QBs in the NFL are deserving of the Hall of Fame. 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter! In today's episode, we gave our thoughts on the AFC and NFC Championship games, discussed a little bit about potential quarterback moves this offseason, and discussed a little bit about the Blue Jays.Con

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode, we discussed the incredible Hail Mary, or Hail Murray, caught by DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals, to knock off the Buffalo Bills, and Jack and I filled out our own Hall of Fame ballots for the 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame class! 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode, we discussed the usual sports topics, but in a Jeopardy format, in tribute to the late and great Alex Trebek.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode, Adam goes off on the Chicago Bears, Jack and Adam discuss the World Series and discuss the Patriots!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode, we got to talk with Matthew Geist, (@Sixringsofsteel) who makes some of the best NBA2K YouTube videos on the platform! Make sure to check him out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/SixringsofsteeI) and listen to his podcast, JustBallin (https://podtail.com/en/podcast/justballin-podcast/) We had so much fun discussing with him and you won't regret listening!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! On today's episode, we had a special guest, Ryan Waelterman! We discussed the World Series, NFL week 6, and reflected on the legacy of Doc Emrick!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! This week's episode was about the NBA finals, week 5 of the NFL season and all the headlines from the games and lastly, a continued recap of the MLB playoffs to date!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today, we talked about Jimmy Butler. 

That's it. Jimmy Butler. Boom.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! This week, Adam was observing Yom Kippur, so Ben Greenberger joined he show to discuss with Jack about the Falcons epic choke, the NBA finals preview, as well as some baseball!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Adam Rosen (@arrosen76) & Jack McGrath (@byJackMcGrath) on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today, we discussed the Celtics Raptors series, the epic choke-job by the Clippers and then previewed the NBA conference finals!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! After several months on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're back on campus, ready to bring you all some amazing content! Today we talked a lot about MLB players and teams to watch for, as well as some craziness calibrator predictions for the NBA! To keep up with what Jack and Adam are doing, follow both Adam (@arrosen76) and Jack (@byJackMcGrath) on Twitter!

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Jack and Adam discuss "The Last Dance", their ideas for restarting baseball and their NFL award predictions. 

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Adam and Jack go over episodes 7 and 8 of "The Last Dance", discuss the possibility of a designated hitter in the National League, and talk some more baseball. 

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From their own homes, Jack and Adam bring up some historical debates and hypotheticals in the world of sports. They also break down the latest episodes of "The Last Dance" 30 for 30 about Michael Jordan. Of course, they will also dig into some numbers to create the ideal 5-tool MLB player. 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Unfortunately, due to the current situation in the world, this will likely be the final episode of the show for a while to come. We had our good friend and fellow KCOU reporter Wilson Truong on the show today. We made our own custom MLB rosters for this season staying under the league average payroll of $131 million!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! This episode started off so weirdly with all the coronavirus concerns. Lots we talked about, including who we think the one seeds will be!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today we have a special guest, fellow Mizzou  student, Cole Banker! We talked a lot of March Madness, did some blind  resumes, and with that, we introduced a new segment to our show that we  hope to keep as a tradition! You'll have to listen to find out more!  Enjoy!

(SIDENOTE: after the first break, there's about a minute or two span where you cannot hear us, the audio messed up. Apologies for the inconvenience!)

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today, we talked a lot of baseball, with a good friend, Jeremy Frank or @MLBRandomStats on Twitter! Jeremy brought a lot of insight to analytics and gave us his well thought-out predictions on the upcoming MLB season!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! In today's episode we talked about our favorite sports upsets, honoring the 40th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice". We talked about the NFL CBA, predicted the MLB season, argued a lot about the Cubs and other things regarding baseball, and then brought in some other sports, in our first ever "Sports Saturday" show!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today's episode featured mostly NBA Talk. We brought on a special guest, fellow Mizzou student Ben Pfeifer (@Ben_Pfeifer_), who is an NBA writer for SBNation’s "The Bird Writes" (Pelicans) and USA Today’s "Rookie Wire" and a writer at "the Maneater". He adds a lot of information from why ratings are declining, MVP predictions, second half predictions and a preview of March Madness. We also do a small cover of the MLB and its continuous mess with the Astros and Manfred. 

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today we talked about the new and renovated Mookie Betts trade, previewed the NBA All-Star weekend in the great city of Chicago, Illinois, and both of us went on a small rant (mostly Adam) about proposed MLB rule changes, along with the approved changes.

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! Today's episode, we had a little extra time because of a snow day, so we talked a lot of Super Bowl Recap, our favorite sports beefs because of the hilarious Grizzlies-Iguodala feud, recapped the massive four team trade involving Robert Covington and Clint Capela. Recap the Mookie Betts Trade, and Adam ranks his top 5 players at each position in baseball!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! In this episode we talked about some of the hot button MLB topics, regarding the Reds big offseason, the potential for a Mookie Betts Trade, and previewed the Super Bowl!

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Welcome to The Analytics Association, hosted by Jack McGrath and Adam Rosen on KCOU 88.1 FM! This is our first episode, so we talked about MLB Hall of Fame Voting and argued why or why not Barry Bonds should be in the Hall of Fame. (The Episode got cut off so it starts a little later than expected)