Math major?

[DallasDiehard]

Found a couple of interesting notes in Kyle Snyder's Daily Campus story about Saturday's win over Central Florida:

• "They would fare no better in Dallas as Bryan Hopkins’ 23 points led SMU to a 21-point rout, 77-55."

Um .... I didn't major in math. I didn't even TAKE a math class. But isn't 77 minus 55 .... 22?


• "Fall’s 45 blocks on the season breaks the record of 43 set by Ira Terrell in 1973."

Congratulations! Except the record for blocks in a season by an SMU player is 97 by Jon Koncak in 1983-84. Terrell's best season was in 1975-76, when he had 79 blocks -- the third-highest total in SMU history. Presumably he meant to say Fall broke the freshman record, which Terrell set in 1972-73 with 43.

[jkflamebo]

real productive post there die hard, ur a real benefit to have pointing out math mistakes

[RGV Pony]

I'm pretty sure the record to which they're referring regarding Bamba is the freshman record for blocks.

[SMUltimedia]

Freshman record. Sometimes little things like that get past copy edit. It sucks, but it happens.

Its a student-run paper, after all.