College football possession efficiency, FEI ratings, and data visualization enthusiast. Post an interesting chart, I'm probably going to like it. Post a college football dataviz, hello new best friend. https://www.bcftoys.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mknkg62g322o“Breaking the NCAA Tournament” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkg62g322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3micz64uczk2s [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3micz64uczk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mh4zhvcyzc2aIt's a small thing but I love when kenpom updates and highlights the teams in the field.15 Mar 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4zhvcyzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mh2h3qvzzs2s [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2h3qvzzs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mgnr5lflac27Need a notation on this @neilpaine.bsky.social chart indicating precisely when @stevengodfrey.bsky.social and @celebrityhottub.bsky.social recorded the pod that turned things around... https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/cGAE4/4/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email09 Mar 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnr5lflac27https://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mgnaderhkk2mFUN and TRICKY "blind resume" game. I went stone cold in the Hard category, then got hot down the Expert stretch. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnaderhkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mgg6w4lvhc2dReally enjoyed this pair of articles on The Book and the evolving game theory that influences college football coach decision making. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg6w4lvhc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mgatuvkeyc2xThis Is March (when I begin to pay attention to smart people and good visual explainers of a sport I give some real attention to only one month out of the year) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgatuvkeyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mg4k4r46hc2eStarting field position study based on 300k+ non-garbage offensive drives in FBS games since 200703 Mar 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4k4r46hc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mg4k4r46hc2eStarting field position study based on 300k+ non-garbage offensive drives in FBS games since 200703 Mar 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4k4r46hc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mftnxoart22yEvery visualization sheds light on the chart designer’s priorities about what to include and what to omit. I wrote a bit about the choices I made with this one here: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/possession-flow [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftnxoart22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mfskre6yfc2dBuilding on some #dataviz ideas I've been kicking around the last few weeks, I pulled a few elements together into an overall game possession and drive summary visualization template: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/possession-flow #Indiana #Miami #CFP27 Feb 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfskre6yfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mfc7twts522y"Spectators often would like to have a picture of the various plays ... so that any confusion as to what actually did occur may be seen at a glance. It may be possible that standards for this type of chart will evolve in the future." - Willard C. Brinton, 1939 #dataviz https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/nash-marks20 Feb 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc7twts522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf6jh32pek2hThere's no time like the present to obsess over old school, hand-illustrated possession charts: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/nash-marks19 Feb 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6jh32pek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf6jh32pek2hThere's no time like the present to obsess over old school, hand-illustrated possession charts: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/nash-marks19 Feb 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6jh32pek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf2z5toa5s2cThese are all so cool. Each of them has its own style and notation conventions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2z5toa5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf2uaxov6c2cOkay this one is wild, as it appears to predict the Stanford Band play sequence 90 years before it happens. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2uaxov6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf2t6nxqss2cYES! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2t6nxqss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mf2ryjwqcs2zHat tip to @huskermax.bsky.social for pointing me to this 1907 game possession chart (via newspapers.com) published by the @startribune.com detailing an 8-5 victory by Minnesota over Nebraska. Kicks, rushes, fumbles, penalties, and a 110-yard field. Haven't come across an older cfb game chart yet...17 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2ryjwqcs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mekmdhtqtk2gI’ve been working on better ways to visualize college football game data for as long as I’ve been collecting it. Let's punch up a basic drive summary table with some graphic elements: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/drive-plotting11 Feb 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekmdhtqtk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mekmdhtqtk2gI’ve been working on better ways to visualize college football game data for as long as I’ve been collecting it. Let's punch up a basic drive summary table with some graphic elements: https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/drive-plotting11 Feb 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekmdhtqtk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3meir4e44ec25Hello friends [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3meir4e44ec25https://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3mef4f4d6322bThere is a graphic that explains overtime rules every time it happens, but nothing to tell millions of people watching their first NFL game all season what the deal is with dynamic kickoffs.08 Feb 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mef4f4d6322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcfremeau.bsky.social/post/3me5b24gbbc2zPossessions per game are declining due to... new clock rules, the introduction of C2P communications, go-for-it decision making and explosive/methodical strategy shifts, offense/defense success rates, and maybe many other hidden factors? https://bcftoys.com/whiteboard/connecting-dots [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:uaylnikpon3wuncoop7fxbni/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5b24gbbc2z