NESCAC Picks

[All NESCAC]

Amherst 2 - 1 Bowdoin
Midd 2 - 1 Conn Coll
Tufts 3 - 0 Colby
Bates 1 - 1 Hamilton
Williams 2 - 1 Trinity

Amherst 2 - Bowdoin  0     
Middlebury 2 - Conn  0               
Hamilton 0 - Bates 1           
Trinity 1 - Williams  3       
Tufts 3 - Colby  0

[WilltheMan]

First week:

All Nescac           5
FourMore           5
Off Pitch           5
1970 Nesc   4
OldCard           4
JumpJoy           4
WilltheMan   3
Mr Right           1

Question is how to handle ties.  Without objection correct ties will receive 2 points.  The alternative was a wrong tie is a 1/2.  Works out in similar fashion.  be nice if we can get a few more, can pro rata add anyone this week.

Will

[Corazon]

Okay, I am gettiing thoroughly confused now.  Let's just merge these two threads - it will be too difficult policing people to post on the correct NESCAC thread.

ANyhow, Willitheman, you forgot to include my picks - got 5 correct.  Heart told me to pick Wes, but head overruled and picked a tie instead.  Revised standings are as follows:

All NESCAC - 5
FourMore - 5
Corazon - 5
Offpitch - 5
1970 Nescac - 4
OldCard - 4
Jump4joy -4
willtheman - 3
Mr. Right -1

[FourMoreYears]

Am I correct that we are not picking out of conference games?

[PaulNewman]

Not sure how you're calculating, but I had 4 wins correct and predicted ties for Midd-Conn and Wesleyan-Haverford.

[Corazon]

A suggestion on the NESCAC picks...1 point for a correct pick with a bonus point (or a bonus 0.5 point?) for correctly picking a tie (which is a pretty ballsy thing to do).

Should we pick out of conference games?  We already have, with Wes and Haverford so we might want to continue to do that, although I personally only care about the NESCAC games and there would be less chance of us forgetting to submit our picks. 

How about from here on out, only league games but count the Wes-Haverford game - or we can eliminate the Wes-Haverford from calculations?  Several posters were not counted the first go around (NCAC, me, perhaps others ...)

[FourMoreYears]

Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things but it was pretty clear to me at least that this was conference games only or I would have picked the Wesleyan game ...

The very first three words on the thread were "conference games only".

[Corazon]

Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things but it was pretty clear to me at least that this was conference games only or I would have picked the Wesleyan game ...

The very first three words on the thread were "conference games only".

Well, it doesn't get any clearer than that!

Let's revise scoring and pick league games only as far as this contest goes. That is my preference anyhow, and I assume will be for most on the board.

[Mr.Right]

Just do it how Offpitch does the premier league.

[WilltheMan]

Okay, I am gettiing thoroughly confused now.  Let's just merge these two threads - it will be too difficult policing people to post on the correct NESCAC thread.

ANyhow, Willitheman, you forgot to include my picks - got 5 correct.  Heart told me to pick Wes, but head overruled and picked a tie instead.  Revised standings are as follows:

All NESCAC - 5
FourMore - 5
Corazon - 5
Offpitch - 5
1970 Nescac - 4
OldCard - 4
Jump4joy -4
willtheman - 3
Mr. Right-1

Didn't see your picks I assume they were in regular thread.  No worries I'll add you to exel sheet.  Less confusing for me, one place for picks, (here) conference only(simple) and I agree correct tie call gets you 2 points instead of one.  If it's close going into last week we can use scores in last week as a tiebreak.  If anyone wants to be more elaborate, by all means take this over, I won't be insulted!  I'll put up a tasty bottle of wine as a door prize........a little added incentive.

[Mr.Right]

I would keep the picks here w/ no conversation. Also, if someone picks a draw and it was not a draw then you get a loss. Vice-versa if someone picks a loss and it is a draw you get a loss

[WilltheMan]

Pretty clear I think, picking correctly ---2 for a tie, 1 for a win 0 all else......

[Jump4Joy]

Not sure why picking a tie counts for more than picking a win.

Why not 1 point for picking correct result (who wins/loses or ties), and a bonus point for picking exact score? Isn't that how OffPitch does it for the BPL picks thread?

[Corazon]

My thinking, and I'm certainly not set on this, is that since ties don't happen very often, you would be incentivizing folks to predict a tie.  Seems more fun than just picking a winner or loser for every game (more statistically likely).

[Mr.Right]

Not sure why picking a tie counts for more than picking a win.

Why not 1 point for picking correct result (who wins/loses or ties), and a bonus point for picking exact score? Isn't that how OffPitch does it for the BPL picks thread?

I agree. This is how we should go as ties are fun to pick. I am not sure why they would not be as fun?