If you’re a baseball fan, you probably know about Bill James. He’s one of the pioneers of the sabermetrics movement that’s taken hold in the majors in recent years. His contributions to the game are almost universally acknowledged… but his contributions to the ongoing discussion of Joe Paterno are not.

The ending was undoubtedly incredible, but Opinions have been mixed as to whether it was an epic comeback for Miami or a colossal meltdown for Virginia.

One of my most memorable moments of my college paper career occurred during the spring of my senior year. I was sitting across a meeting room table from Boston Globe writer and ESPN contributor Bob Ryan, who had come talk with upperclassmen at his old alma mater about the industry.