Week 8 Pick'Ems Powered by Silverback Elite Rugby
Another week, another slate of Pick’Em games! Congratulations to Scott Nies who has now been our top player on consecutive weeks and Kaleb Boleyn who leads our season standings.
Goff Rugby Report's picks were a little hit-and-miss last week, so let's see if the GRR brain trust can do better this time.
An Intensity Like No Other: Army Prepares for Navy
Coming off a 39-13 win against Navy in October of 2020, Army might be heavily favored in this weekend against Navy at FedEx Field, but the West Point players are too smart to get caught up in all of that.
It is, after all, Army-Navy.
Week 8 College Power Ratings By Silverback Elite Rugby
This could be the Year of the Road Warrior.
Each week, we’re spotting interesting quirks in our model. This week, the quirk is away-team performance.
Based on the 361 matches we have logged this year, both teams have an equal match rating the away team has a 51.6% probability of winning. As number nerds, we are eager to find out why.
Official DIA Rankings Get a Makeover
Wasn't there an official DIA ranking already released; well yes, but there was a bit of an issue and it's so totally a 2021-22 issue.
Big College Meeting Set for DC
Representatives from National Collegiate Rugby and USA Rugby will be sitting down this weekend in Washington DC to discuss steps toward a sanctioning agreement.
This comes after USA Rugby has been telling USA Rugby-registered college teams that they can't play NCR teams, and referees have been caught up in the crossfire, too.
