Why the name?
My initials are MMM. My mom's initials were MMM. She was my hero. An example of why was her loving / caring / steadfast attitude when my dad suffered from dementia / Alzheimer's. It was a very difficult time for our family. Mom was amazing.

She grew up on a farm, the youngest of eight children. She got to go college on a scholarship and was a math teacher. When children started arriving, she became a stay at home mom. She continued teaching as a substitute. She initialed hall passes M³ (pronounced M cubed). I've always embraced being second generation mcubed.

The original MMM

Why the web-site?
I've always been a big sports fan. I'm a computer programmer who likes data.

In 1997, my buddy Harry and I were in Beaver Stadium watching our beloved Nittany Lions soundly beat Wisconsin. At that point in the season, we were 9-1, only having lost to undefeated Michigan. The next day, I was at the Ravens game in Baltimore with my son. Of course, I was thinking about the Penn State game and rankings. I thought the rankings were too much of a popularity poll and thought "hey, teams should be ranked using math ... who did you beat; who did you lose to". I started ranking the teams and not long after that mcubed.net was started.

On a related note, I was too young to remember myself, but my older brother remembers our Dad yelling at the TV when Nixon declared Texas the national champion in 1969. The thought of it still makes me chuckle. You had to know our Dad ... :)

Web-site expansion
A few years later, Harry and I were talking, asking what years the Penguins won back-to-back Stanley Cups. It took a handful of searches before we found the answer. That when I started adding more sports to the web-site.

Harry was a self-described "idea-man". He came up with the "taking sports history to the 3^rd power" catch phrase. He passed away too young and I miss him.

Final notes
The web-site is a one man operation. I have a full-time job that keeps me busy. I do the best I can. If you see an error, let me know (email matt@mcubed.net) and I'll try to fix it. If you have a suggestion for additional content, let me know. But, please understand that I may not actually be able to come through.

And, as the original MMM would often simply say: Enjoy! Enjoy!