By the Numbers: Holiday Season

The "By the Numbers" segment is one that has been swept under the rug in recent months. After consuming more Christmas cookies than he would like to admit, the guru has decided to brush the dust off of this wonderful setup.

86
percent of blog readers who wish to see a playoff instituted in Division 1 FBS football. The vote was conducted on the blog's new Polls Page.

5
consecutive years that the BCS National Championship has been won by a team from the Southeastern Conference after the Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks in this year's game.

$1
salary earned by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in 2011 should the upcoming season be cancelled. Goodell pledged to reduce his salary to quiet rumors that owners will lockout games this fall.

2007
the last season the New England Patriots won a playoff game. So much for the "team of the decade."

113,411
fans in attendance for the Big Chill at the Big House, an outdoor hockey game contested between in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan State. The game broke the record for the largest outdoor crowd to ever spectate a hockey game.

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0
the number of fantasy football experts who defeated the guru in 2010. As expected, the guru took the crown in the inaugural season of the blog-sponsored expert league.

16
players the Packers have placed on injured reserve this season. No team in the NFL has lost more players to injury than the NFC Champions.

3,000,000
dollars charged for a 30 second ad airing during Super Bowl XLV. NBC surprisingly has a plethora of partners willing to buy commercials at this rate.