[gailtate]

On another note, as I write this post, there are fully 7 out of 16 Cardboard members predicting a Cardinal victory tomorrow.  Is this pure homerism, or do the 7 of you know something the rest of us are ignorant of?  

Some of us vote with our hearts, not our brains. 

Definitely put me in the "vote with our hearts camp".  Interestingly, an early version of the rules proposed that participants should be penalized -10 points for picking against Stanford.  But actually, if we care about declaring the person who makes the most accurate predictions the winner, we may need to build in a bulwark against our proclivity for picking the Cardinal even in the face of strong data suggesting they don't have a chance. 

Don't want to change the rules mid-season, but next year, we should probably place a larger premium on getting the winning team right.  It won't prevent me from picking our beloved squad to win, but I don't think that I should be in 7th place having picked the wrong winner in 5 out of 8 games.

It's supposed to be about predicting who wins the damn game, not the score. Cheerleaders here have "won" on the basis of guessing numbers, not picking winners (which is total bullshine). The only way this year's team wins (or even scores in the absence of McKee) would be if the Utes take a dive. It's as likely as Stanford winning out.

[gailtate]

On another note, as I write this post, there are fully 7 out of 16 Cardboard members predicting a Cardinal victory tomorrow.  Is this pure homerism, or do the 7 of you know something the rest of us are ignorant of?  

Some of us vote with our hearts, not our brains. 

Definitely put me in the "vote with our hearts camp".  Interestingly, an early version of the rules proposed that participants should be penalized -10 points for picking against Stanford.  But actually, if we care about declaring the person who makes the most accurate predictions the winner, we may need to build in a bulwark against our proclivity for picking the Cardinal even in the face of strong data suggesting they don't have a chance. 

Don't want to change the rules mid-season, but next year, we should probably place a larger premium on getting the winning team right.  It won't prevent me from picking our beloved squad to win, but I don't think that I should be in 7th place having picked the wrong winner in 5 out of 8 games.

It's supposed to be about predicting who wins the damn game, not the score. Cheerleaders here have "won" on the basis of guessing numbers, not picking winners (which is total bullshine). The only way this year's team wins (or even scores in the absence of McKee) would be if the Utes take a dive. It's as likely as Stanford winning out.