09-22-2013, 10:53 AM
Don't mean to complain, but I agree with martyup, Gauss, and Griffin 78. The points should be awarded according to absolute value of Stanford prediction error + absolute value of opponent prediction error. I think martyup would win yesterday at 3.
We'd still have to determine if you can get points if you predict the wrong victor (Although we can assume that will never happen-just keep predicting Stanford "Ws."). I'd suggest a simple numerical penally of some size, like maybe 10 or 20 points, so that if you pick Oregon 24, Stanford 23, and the correct score is Stanford 24, Oregon 23, you accrue 2 absolute value points and 10 or 20 penalty points for picking the wrong victor. Fewer points is better, of course.
Thanks, Gausss, if you are willing to do this.
We'd still have to determine if you can get points if you predict the wrong victor (Although we can assume that will never happen-just keep predicting Stanford "Ws."). I'd suggest a simple numerical penally of some size, like maybe 10 or 20 points, so that if you pick Oregon 24, Stanford 23, and the correct score is Stanford 24, Oregon 23, you accrue 2 absolute value points and 10 or 20 penalty points for picking the wrong victor. Fewer points is better, of course.
Thanks, Gausss, if you are willing to do this.