BigOrangeLoyalist
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You can find MY predictions throughout this thread. Removed from here to avoid any accusations of "tampering".
The winner gets TWO FREE TICKETS to a game of your choice, barring possibly Alabama ($$).
The predictions will be scored as follows:
Let's break down the second point here. I'll use Catbone as an example (and thank you, by the way):
Catbone predicts UT to lose to Oregon 37-20. The "UT difference" here is -17 (37 minus 20). We lose by 17 points.
Actual outcome #1: Oregon wins 42-21 (bummer). 42 minus 21 = 21. Fortunately, Catbone wasn't too far off. So I will take the ACTUAL UT difference, -21, and deduct Catbone's -17 from that, which would be -21-(-17)= -4.
Now, Mr. Catbone did score 10 for getting the game correct, but loses 4 points (-4) on the difference between his predicted spread and the actual game score, resulting in a final point total of 6 for that game/week.
Actual outcome #2: Oregon LOSES 42-21
dance2. In this case, however, the ACTUAL UT difference is now +21. +21-(-17) = 38, and Catbone then loses 38 points for the game/week from his cumulative total.
IF, at the end of the regular season there is a tie, the closest prediction of the last game (Kentucky) will determine the victor and break the tie between the tie-ees.
I will update this post every week with current point totals, via the attached Excel Spreadsheet.
Current Top 3:
1. diehardvolsfan <-- WINNER!
2. Sith Vol
3. photovol
The winner gets TWO FREE TICKETS to a game of your choice, barring possibly Alabama ($$).
The predictions will be scored as follows:
- 10 points for correctly picking the winner of the game
- The plus or minus spread from YOUR prediction, ie UT 49 - 23 Austin Peay (diff +26) will be deducted from the ACTUAL UT difference of the result of the game
- If your prediction is an exact match to the result of the game, you will be awarded an additional 5 points
Let's break down the second point here. I'll use Catbone as an example (and thank you, by the way):
Catbone predicts UT to lose to Oregon 37-20. The "UT difference" here is -17 (37 minus 20). We lose by 17 points.
Actual outcome #1: Oregon wins 42-21 (bummer). 42 minus 21 = 21. Fortunately, Catbone wasn't too far off. So I will take the ACTUAL UT difference, -21, and deduct Catbone's -17 from that, which would be -21-(-17)= -4.
Now, Mr. Catbone did score 10 for getting the game correct, but loses 4 points (-4) on the difference between his predicted spread and the actual game score, resulting in a final point total of 6 for that game/week.
Actual outcome #2: Oregon LOSES 42-21
dance2. In this case, however, the ACTUAL UT difference is now +21. +21-(-17) = 38, and Catbone then loses 38 points for the game/week from his cumulative total.IF, at the end of the regular season there is a tie, the closest prediction of the last game (Kentucky) will determine the victor and break the tie between the tie-ees.
I will update this post every week with current point totals, via the attached Excel Spreadsheet.
Current Top 3:
1. diehardvolsfan <-- WINNER!
2. Sith Vol
3. photovol
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