Overall prediction standings (2008) - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

MikeWaters · 09-15-2008, 09:31 PM

After Week 3:

Code:

Place	User	Points Overall
1	TheSizzle36	55.5
2	Creekster	55
3	Coach McGuirk	45.5
4	DrumNFeather	45
5	Surfah	43
6	Sccoug	42
7	Clark Addison	41
8	bluegoose	41
9	BYU71	39
10	Levin	36.5
11	RockyBalboa	34
12	CJF	33
13	Flystripper	33
14	Sleeping in EQ	33
15	Kilgore Trout	31.5
16	Spaz	30
17	Cali Coug	29.5
18	Goatnapper'96	26.5
19	Mars	26
20	jay santos	25.2
21	Jeff Lebowski	23.2
22	cougjunkie	23
23	Archaea	20.2
24	scottie	19
25	MikeWaters	18.2
26	SoCalCoug	18
27	SeattleUte	18
28	ERCougar	16
29	TripletDaddy	16
30	OrangeUte	12
31	livecoug	11
32	SteelBlue	7
33	HotLunch	6
34	Rickomatic	6
35	Yohio	6
36	ute4ever	6
37	All-American	4.2
38	ExUte	0
39	The Borg	0
40	Runner Coug	0
41	Mormon Red Death	0
42	Brian	0
43	BarbaraGordon	0
44	CardiacCoug	0
45	HuskyFreeNorthwest	0

MikeWaters · 09-23-2008, 08:05 PM

After Week 4 against Wyoming:

Code:

Place	User	Points Overall
1	Surfah	65
2	bluegoose	62
3	TheSizzle36	55.5
4	Spaz	55
5	Sccoug	55
6	Creekster	55
7	Mars	50
8	Flystripper	48
9	BYU71	47
10	Coach McGuirk	45.5
11	DrumNFeather	45
12	Sleeping in EQ	44
13	RockyBalboa	44
14	Goatnapper'96	43.5
15	Cali Coug	43.5
16	Kilgore Trout	43.5
17	Clark Addison	41
18	Jeff Lebowski	39.2
19	CJF	39
20	MikeWaters	37.2
21	Levin	36.5
22	ERCougar	34
23	jay santos	32.2
24	livecoug	31
25	Rickomatic	29
26	scottie	28
27	cougjunkie	25
28	Archaea	20.2
29	SoCalCoug	18
30	SeattleUte	18
31	TripletDaddy	16.5
32	OrangeUte	12
33	HotLunch	11
34	SteelBlue	11
35	Yohio	6.5
36	ute4ever	6
37	All-American	4.2
38	Runner Coug	3
39	Brian	0
40	Mormon Red Death	0
41	landpoke	0
42	BarbaraGordon	0
43	CardiacCoug	0
44	ExUte	0
45	HuskyFreeNorthwest	0
46	The Borg	0

TheSizzle36 · 09-23-2008, 08:37 PM

How did I not earn a single point? My prediction wasn't that far off? In fact, my score was the same as CJF's, and he earned 6 points. What gives?

MikeWaters · 09-23-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSizzle36

How did I not earn a single point? My prediction wasn't that far off? In fact, my score was the same as CJF's, and he earned 6 points. What gives?

You were in 28th place. Only the top 25 are in the points.

You will note that CJF was 1 point from the correct BYU score, while you were 4 points. CJF had a raw score of approximately 3 better than you, accounted by that difference.

(dumb artistic types, always need the math explained)

BYU71 · 09-23-2008, 08:44 PM

It still continues to amaze me that even skipping picking the Washington game, I am in the top 10. What are the odds that having missed a game I could still finish number 1? For any average sports guy it would be impossible, but for me.........?

MikeWaters · 09-23-2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU71

It still continues to amaze me that even skipping picking the Washington game, I am in the top 10. What are the odds that having missed a game I could still finish number 1? For any average sports guy it would be impossible, but for me.........?

Missing a week is no different than having a bad prediction one week, that puts you out of the money. For example, Sizzle was in 1st place and got 0 points this week, despite a respectable prediction (48 to 17). Point is, it is getting very competitive, and even though I predicted 45 to 10, I was only 7th or so.

BYU71 · 09-23-2008, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Missing a week is no different than having a bad prediction one week, that puts you out of the money. For example, Sizzle was in 1st place and got 0 points this week, despite a respectable prediction (48 to 17). Point is, it is getting very competitive, and even though I predicted 45 to 10, I was only 7th or so.

That may be true for most on here, however I never have a bad prediction week and therefor for me it isn't the same.

Surfah · 09-23-2008, 09:03 PM

Do I get to change my title again if I win this season's contest? I am tiring of Master and have been focusing on winning again to be able to change it.

MikeWaters · 09-23-2008, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYU71

That may be true for most on here, however I never have a bad prediction week and therefor for me it isn't the same.

You've averaged about 10th place in the 3 weeks you have participated. That's nice, but don't get a big head.

bluegoose · 09-23-2008, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surfah

Do I get to change my title again if I win this season's contest? I am tiring of Master and have been focusing on winning again to be able to change it.

Not so fast my friend.

Even after putting up a big fat goose egg on the UCLA game, your blue fowl friend is still a mere 3 points back.

09-23-2008, 09:03 PM	#8
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Do I get to change my title again if I win this season's contest? I am tiring of Master and have been focusing on winning again to be able to change it. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

09-23-2008, 08:37 PM	#3
TheSizzle36 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,786	How did I not earn a single point? My prediction wasn't that far off? In fact, my score was the same as CJF's, and he earned 6 points. What gives?

09-23-2008, 08:44 PM	#5
BYU71 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,084	It still continues to amaze me that even skipping picking the Washington game, I am in the top 10. What are the odds that having missed a game I could still finish number 1? For any average sports guy it would be impossible, but for me.........?