Ness Notes (January 20)

Kobe scored 51 points last night in Sacramento (his third 50-plus game this year), but that didn’t stop the Lakers from blowing a five-point lead in the final 35 seconds of regulation. LA lost 118-109 in overtime and is in Phoenix tonight against the Suns, as the second period of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader (10:35 ET). The Spurs visit Miami to […]

Restaurant financial management issues

Restaurant owners, while knowledgeable about the financial management of their businesses, are more likely to be involved in solving day-to-day problems that keep things running smoothly. Unfortunately, a financial accountant is a luxury that many small restaurant owners cannot afford. This article will address six major accounting issues that restaurant owners often encounter and how to prevent them from occurring […]

Tropical getaway on the small island of Samoa

If you were to draw a line from the tip of New Zealand to Hawaii and then to the Easter Islands, you would be looking at what is known as the polynesian Triangle, and somewhere within this combined group of more than 1,000 islands lies the tiny Independent Nation of Samoa, a culture lover’s paradise of tropical palm trees, unspoiled […]

What is a Butkus?

The pin play is the most basic play in the game. Objective: gain a yard. The quarterback takes the snap, pivots, and hands the ball to the fullback, who hits the line of scrimmage, head-on. The goal is to gain a yard or two. It’s not pretty, and it rarely creates a big play, but it builds confidence by creating […]

Moneyball and soccer pools

It’s interesting that people are treating the movie money ball as if it were full of radical new ideas. The statistical revolution in baseball wasn’t even new when the book was written. But the central idea of ​​the book, taking advantage of market inefficiencies, has been around forever, since the first time someone made a lopsided transaction at the local […]

Rebels scare the Gator Nation

This week, the Gators learned firsthand why the SEC is considered the toughest conference in the country. It seemed like everyone, including me, thought this would be a relatively easy game for us. Coach Meyer knew better. He knew that every time you go on tour at this conference, you face a battle. The Ole Miss Rebels were definitely up […]