Oakland Raiders Are an Object Lesson for Some College Students, So Please Win!

Reverse the trend and win the game on Dec. 5, 2010.The game is a test! Two teams are the center of my love for sports: the Oakland Raiders and the college team, Texas Southern University (TSU)Tigers. Both teams were struggling in 2007.
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those subjects. Since 2007, a Texas professor has been designing lessons using NFL data and some college football data to illustrate the power and utility of mathematics in the real world.
In 2008, both targeted teams struggled. Again, in 2009, both teams struggled.
In 2010, the future looked very bright for the Oakland Raiders. Even the media saw a difference in the way the new players were selected. Things were looking up.
Suddenly the researcher who is a two-year college professor saw an opportunity to teach an object lesson. The lesson was that a man can change, a team can change and students can change.
On the one hand, Texas Southern University looked like they were headed to a championship. That's right, and they are on their way in just a few more days. A college team did change. It's been 42 years since TSU has come close to a championship.
Something happened to the beloved NFL team, the Oakland Raiders. Suddenly the pattern of losses returned, and it was difficult to explain to the students. After all, the object lesson was that a team can change and go from losing to winning in a consistent pattern.
It looked like the pattern was deterministic, but lately it seems more like "chaos."
The data does not lie. The discussions are becoming more complicated. The team that showed so much potential and promise is slipping back to its old ways, losing back-to-back games rather than having back-to-back wins.
How does the professor face those students, most of whom rather cheer for a Texas team in the first place?
Today, one of the students who loves the Oakland Raiders proudly wore his Raider gear. He hopes for a victory on Sunday, Dec. 5. Sometimes this young man comes to class with a skateboard, his black and silver and a good attitude. He let the professor know that he is concerned about Sunday. He is uncertain, and he has looked at the data to try to conjecture what will be the outcome.
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view, there is noise, or perturbation, in the Oakland Raiders' system. Where is the noise or vibration (or error) coming from? Were the activities and conversations of bye week so powerful that they dismantled an aggressive hard-hitting team of Oakland Raiders?
Now, what does the professor tell the students about determination, persistence and getting ready for the final exam? A parallel would be to ask what are the coaches telling the Oakland Raiders on this day to reverse the trend of the past two games? The Oakland Raiders must not fail the "final exam."
Maybe if this team knew how many young people were encouraged and became hopeful after watching those three consecutive wins, they (the Oakland Raiders) will refuse to be defeated.
Sometimes when you fight a battle for others, you become more fierce and determined to have a victory.
Oakland Raiders, fight hard to win. Do it for some young people who have been learning to study the patterns and trends of the team's performance since 1960.
Finally, the object lesson during the fall semester will be so much more effective if you, the Oakland Raiders, upset the media and the onlookers. Show the young people that a team can change.
Show young people that preparation, nfl throwback jerseys
persistence and a powerful focus on winning can indeed make a difference in academics and sports, even in professional sports.
Go Oakland Raiders! Do not fail the "final exam."