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Brisbane Roar are a team that cant be written off in the A-League this season, according to young attacker Brandon Borrello.Confidence is sky high at the Roar on the back of their 4-0 friendly win over Perth Glory earlier this week, a result that has affirmed the internal belief theyre poised to contend for silverware in coach John Aloisis second season.Thats despite suggestions they may struggle as a result of the clubs well-established off-field problems.It goes without saying, a lot of people would have written us off already, a bullish Borrello told reporters.But were a team that cant be written off and it shows - Perth might have taken us out of the FFA Cup but we put in a performance like that.Were not here to just play around.We did well with what we had last season and obviously people read into the stuff that goes on behind the scenes, but thats not anything to do with the players.If you come out and watch us train, were not bothered at all.The Roars final assignment of the pre-season is on Saturday, when Brett Holman will make his first appearance for the team against an NPL Queensland under-23 selection.Borrello said the early signs from the former Socceroo at training were encouraging.Im the guy that makes the runs in behind and ends the attack, but hes the creator, he said.Hell be in there getting the ball in the middle of the field and dictating play.We needed that sort of player in that position so its great to have him.Brisbane opens the new A-League season at home against Melbourne Victory on October 7. 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Headed by Tucker Zeleny, Nebraskas full-time director of sports analytics and data analysis hired in 2015, the department is in charge of working with Nebraskas 24 varsity sports teams to collect, analyze and summarize data for the coaches and staffs.In the simplest terms, Zeleny and his team look at anything and everything that can help Nebraska win games including scouting, recruiting, health and nutrition, player exertion, injury prevention and more.A native of Carleton, Nebraska, Zeleny grew up loving Nebraska sports. He earned his doctorate in statistics from the university in 2015 and convinced the Nebraska brass that sports analytics can make an impact in college athletics.Zeleny understands that his role is not to replace coaches and scouts; rather, he can provide them data to inform their decisions.Maybe its something new or something they suspected and we can reinforce that idea. Zeleny said.One example of a study the analytics department recently completed is an analysis of what wins football games. Looking back at the past five seasons, they determined what makes a successful team (beyond scoring more points than its opponents) and provided the coaching staff with benchmarks relating to turnovers, penalties, third downs, yards per point differential and more.Beyond looking at conference and national trends, the analytics team also dives deeper into scouting, situational decision-making and player exertion than ever before.We doo player tracking with Catapult [a GPS tracker] and that is mostly done from a health perspective, Zeleny said.dddddddddddd. Coaches get that data and monitor the player loads. We dive deeper in the analytics department to do more predictive injury risks.Additionally, the team provides coaches with information on opponent tendencies, formations and personnel to help with scouting, and have looked at specific situations (such as fourth downs) to supplement coaches in-game strategy.Maybe this type of data analysis impacts only a few plays or players per game, but if any team understands how much one or two plays can impact the entire season, its the Nebraska football team, which lost four games on the final play in 2015.Zeleny notes that the Nebraskas coaching staff has been receptive to this added data, but the key is to present their findings in a way that coaches can relate to.We know that if we go in there guns blazing and act like you have all the answers with someone who has worked there for years, you arent going to have a lot of success, Zeleny noted. Coaches are coaches for a reason, so we try to help them as much as possible and supplement them rather than replace them.Over the years, sports analytics has gotten a bad rap from some purists; skeptics fear that the nerd behind the computer will take over their time-honored game, but the main goal for groups such as the one at Nebraska is to simply provide one more tool for coaches and staffs to make decisions.The sports analytics revolution?has already begun in college football, and as teams and coaches continue to recognize the value it can provide, it will only continue to grow.While Nebraskas 6-0 start should not be unduly credited to the schools year-old sports analytics department, it certainly doesnt hurt to have extra data that can provide the slightest edge. ' ' '