NFL Playoff Prediction Pool
January 13th, 2013 at 4:11:11 PM
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As I write this, the Pats are comfortably ahead, early in the fourth quarter. Assuming they go on to win, I believe this is where we stand:
Super Bowl Result
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Patriots defeat 49ers... marksam40 (102 points)
49ers defeat Patriots... marksam40 (104 points)
Ravens defeat 49ers..... marksam40 (104 points)
49ers defeat Ravens..... marksam40 (105 points)
Patriots defeat Falcons. edcollins ( 99 points)
Falcons defeat Patriots. steeldco. ( 99 points)
Ravens defeat Falcons... miplet ** (100 points)
Falcons defeat Ravens... miplet... ( 98 points)
** second tie-break over marksam40
Obviously, marksam40 is now the big favorite, easily. But if the Falcons can get by the 49ers, then I like my chances.
Super Bowl Result
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Patriots defeat 49ers... marksam40 (102 points)
49ers defeat Patriots... marksam40 (104 points)
Ravens defeat 49ers..... marksam40 (104 points)
49ers defeat Ravens..... marksam40 (105 points)
Patriots defeat Falcons. edcollins ( 99 points)
Falcons defeat Patriots. steeldco. ( 99 points)
Ravens defeat Falcons... miplet ** (100 points)
Falcons defeat Ravens... miplet... ( 98 points)
** second tie-break over marksam40
Obviously, marksam40 is now the big favorite, easily. But if the Falcons can get by the 49ers, then I like my chances.
January 13th, 2013 at 4:59:49 PM
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I'm doing great, I can't believe I'm not going to win. Am I in 2nd?
January 13th, 2013 at 5:12:18 PM
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Current Standings. Having your 12 and 11 still is okay, but having a wildcard make it deep is better.
I suspect for some selections sets there is another selection set that will do the same or better, with the same set of results. I'm not sure about that, but it's possible. This system does seem to be slightly weak in that having a wild card win 2 games is a big advantage if you have them highly rated (in this case, Baltimore are the only team to have won 2 so far).
I suspect for some selections sets there is another selection set that will do the same or better, with the same set of results. I'm not sure about that, but it's possible. This system does seem to be slightly weak in that having a wild card win 2 games is a big advantage if you have them highly rated (in this case, Baltimore are the only team to have won 2 so far).
Marksam40 70
ck1313 69
miplet 69
aMidniteSpecial 67
EdCollins 67
Steeldco 66
Slyther 65
Beardgoat 63
Mwalz9 62
Alusio 62
MidWestAP 62
Mission146 62
JohnnyQ 62
Terapined 62
Vendman1 61
FinsRule 61
NCFATCAT 60
Nightfly 60
SooPoo 59
Knuckleball3 59
SodaWater 57
Avargov 55
AyeCarumba 55
TheCesspit 53
deedubbs 53
RaleighCraps 53
OdiousGambit 49
Face 46
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
January 18th, 2013 at 2:51:52 PM
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yeah baby! RC is off the bottom (sorry Face)
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
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January 18th, 2013 at 5:14:47 PM
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Dont expect updates from me until just before the super bowl, I am out of town and away from the spreadsheetsI have set up for this. Seems like I'll be close to last in my own challenge :)
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
January 18th, 2013 at 5:30:09 PM
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Quote: thecesspitDont expect updates from me until just before the super bowl, I am out of town and away from the spreadsheetsI have set up for this. Seems like I'll be close to last in my own challenge :)
Thirty seconds, TheCessPit!
If the bloody Seahawks would have won that game, I come in first place in 3:4 scenarios! I think the only way I could have lost would have been SF v. NE with SF winning.
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January 18th, 2013 at 5:37:00 PM
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I do want to thank you for setting up the competition, though!
I would say that I had a great time watching SEA/ATL as well as DEN/BAL and SEA/WASH and without this game, I would have had exactly 0 concern about who won those games.
When my wife was in the kitchen and heard, "For God's sake, throw it," she yelled out, "Are the Patriots on already?"
I yelled, "No, I'm watching the Seattle game, the Pats are next!"
She came in and stuck a thermometer in my mouth jokingly asking me if I was sick to care so much about how Seattle did.
I would say that I had a great time watching SEA/ATL as well as DEN/BAL and SEA/WASH and without this game, I would have had exactly 0 concern about who won those games.
When my wife was in the kitchen and heard, "For God's sake, throw it," she yelled out, "Are the Patriots on already?"
I yelled, "No, I'm watching the Seattle game, the Pats are next!"
She came in and stuck a thermometer in my mouth jokingly asking me if I was sick to care so much about how Seattle did.
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January 18th, 2013 at 5:39:18 PM
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Quote: Mission146
If the bloody Seahawks would have won that game, I come in first place in 3:4 scenarios! I think the only way I could have lost would have been SF v. NE with SF winning.
Don't even say 3:8 scenarios! I know you want to...lol
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January 18th, 2013 at 6:00:27 PM
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Quote: Mission146Thirty seconds, TheCessPit!
If the bloody Seahawks would have won that game, I come in first place in 3:4 scenarios! I think the only way I could have lost would have been SF v. NE with SF winning.
Id have been happy woth any Seahawks related progression. Theres a lot of fans here, and I would say they are my second favourite team...
Wilson will be back. He got quality QB written through him.
As for the brady bunch. Another Pats superbowl is in my list of things I can do without. The AFC every year sends a team I cant be doing with. Indys win I think was the only time I have wanted an AFC winner in a decade.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
January 18th, 2013 at 8:10:54 PM
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Wilson is too small and has a huge chip on his shoulder. He thinks he can keep up with the likes of Cam Newton and RG3, both of whom are much better athletes. He will get injured seriously next season. The league is onto his go-for-broke running game, where he never slides or takes a knee. But he's definitely on the right team because Seattle's a team of cheating punks.
January 18th, 2013 at 8:42:32 PM
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Quote: RaleighCraps(sorry Face)
I might have lost value in the picks, but it didn't compare to the value saved by staying true to myself. No apology needed =)
And hell, hockey's back! All football means to me now is checking the scroll on the weekend to see if Brady's been turned inside out or not. /fingers crossed ;)
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January 20th, 2013 at 3:07:28 PM
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Sorry to take all the drama out of the next game folks. Also, I've enjoyed this pool so much I will be throwing in $25 into next years pool ( contingent on receiving this years prize money)
January 20th, 2013 at 3:27:24 PM
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Congrats.
PM me your e-mail address, so I can send you the $25.00 I contributed to the pool.
PM me your e-mail address, so I can send you the $25.00 I contributed to the pool.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:30:23 PM
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Ditto. Congrats. I admit my picks were
based on the lines at the time, none-
theless this was fun. So thanks to the
scorekeepers and moneymen.
I've played in the Goldenballs challenge
and my winnings, however small,
were donated back to the charity of the
day, FWIW.
based on the lines at the time, none-
theless this was fun. So thanks to the
scorekeepers and moneymen.
I've played in the Goldenballs challenge
and my winnings, however small,
were donated back to the charity of the
day, FWIW.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
January 20th, 2013 at 6:52:43 PM
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Current Standings:
Wild Conf Cham Total
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29...41...23...= 93...marksam40
26...41...22...= 89...amidnitespecial
36...33...16...= 85...miplet
28...34...23...= 85...terapined
37...32...14...= 83...ck1313
31...36...15...= 82...edcollins
27...35...19...= 81...aluisio
25...37...18...= 80...johnnyq
34...31...15...= 80...slyther
32...34...13...= 79...steeldco
28...34...16...= 78...midwestap
26...36...16...= 78...mwalz9
32...31...14...= 77...beardgoat
29...32...16...= 77...finsrule
36...26...13...= 75...mission146
22...38...15...= 75...ncfatcat
29...30...15...= 74...knuckleball3
33...27...13...= 73...thenightfly
29...32...11...= 72...vendman1
26...29...13...= 68...ayecarumba
18...35...13...= 66...raleighcraps
32...27...07...= 66...soopoo
34...21...08...= 63...avargov
27...26...10...= 63...deedubbs
34...23...05...= 62...sodawater
31...22...08...= 61...thecesspit
29...17...12...= 58...face
26...23...06...= 55...odiousgambit
Wild Conf Cham Total
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29...41...23...= 93...marksam40
26...41...22...= 89...amidnitespecial
36...33...16...= 85...miplet
28...34...23...= 85...terapined
37...32...14...= 83...ck1313
31...36...15...= 82...edcollins
27...35...19...= 81...aluisio
25...37...18...= 80...johnnyq
34...31...15...= 80...slyther
32...34...13...= 79...steeldco
28...34...16...= 78...midwestap
26...36...16...= 78...mwalz9
32...31...14...= 77...beardgoat
29...32...16...= 77...finsrule
36...26...13...= 75...mission146
22...38...15...= 75...ncfatcat
29...30...15...= 74...knuckleball3
33...27...13...= 73...thenightfly
29...32...11...= 72...vendman1
26...29...13...= 68...ayecarumba
18...35...13...= 66...raleighcraps
32...27...07...= 66...soopoo
34...21...08...= 63...avargov
27...26...10...= 63...deedubbs
34...23...05...= 62...sodawater
31...22...08...= 61...thecesspit
29...17...12...= 58...face
26...23...06...= 55...odiousgambit
January 22nd, 2013 at 11:52:20 AM
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If a player had given the max available weight to every winning team, including the highest weights to the teams that won the most games, what was the "Golden" score?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:29:06 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaIf a player had given the max available weight to every winning team, including the highest weights to the teams that won the most games, what was the "Golden" score?
I think the Golden Score would be 110 points. This assumes Baltimore wins the Super Bowl and that the player assigned 12 points to Baltimore. (Recall that Baltimore played in the Wild Card round, so a Super Bowl win gives them four wins.)
SF won twice, so you want to assign 11 points the 49ers.
Five teams each won once (Atlanta, New England, Houston, Seattle, Green Bay) so you would give them 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6 points, in any order.
(12 * 4 wins) + (11 * 2 wins) + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 110 points.
If the 49ers win the Super Bowl, the max points possible, I believe, is 109 points. And if this happens you could have given 12 points to SF and 11 points to Baltimore or vice versa.
(12 * 3 wins) + (11 * 3 wins) + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 109 points.
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:32:44 PM
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Thanks Ed!
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
January 28th, 2013 at 6:58:58 PM
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I concur with the current standings by EdCollins, and also that marksam can't be beaten. I will be paying my share of the winnings after posting this message.
Thanks everyone for playing, hopefully it was enjoyable!
Thanks everyone for playing, hopefully it was enjoyable!
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
