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Been too long, as we say hello to you on the program for the second hour

since we've talked to Dave Barton.

Who is he? He's a managing partner at Matrix Analytical Solutions.

Dave, thank you very, very much.

As we say hello to you, I want to make sure you remind people exactly how you do it.

Because you break down college football and other things really in the most unique and successful way.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

I guess ultimately the 25,000 view of 20,000 foot view of what we do is we tell stories with numbers.

That's really it.

Now, our focus, we've been building staffs with coaching analytics for the last three years in college football and the NFL.

And that's our main focus when we're working with administrators and head coaches is staff building.

Because we have the largest library of graded coaches in the country going back to 2010.

And but we also like to dabble in data, including playoff committee behavior going forward on fourth down, things like that.

We like to be a devil's advocate when it comes down to the data for our coaches.

Well, Dave, you know what neighborhood you're in here in the SEC.

So let's there with SEC coaches and tell us what you've learned in terms of achievers over achievers and then under achievers.

Well, are we talking about careers or this year because I put out there we are right now in time.

Right, right.

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