Burnt Orange Nation - BON PREDICTATRONRomancing each other since 2004https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47839/BONfavicon.png2013-10-15T05:02:00-05:00http://www.burntorangenation.com/rss/stream/44643592013-10-15T05:02:00-05:002013-10-15T05:02:00-05:00Scoring Update (10-14-2013)
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<p>Checking in on the PREDICTATRON standings post-OU.</p> <p>It's October 14, 2013 and OU continues to suck. And for the next 12 months, we have bragging rights. All is right in the world...</p>
<p>Who has bragging rights in PREDICTATRON? Let's check in on the OU weekly scores and an updated overall standings.</p>
<h4>OU WEEKLY SCORES</h4>
<p>Rivalry week delivered a wide range of scores, but for the most part scoring was fairly low on the week, with an average score of 25 points and median score of just 19 points. Considering that there was a 5 point gimme question (OU sucks), the scores reflect the surprise most fans felt by Texas' stomping of OU.</p>
<p>There were points to be had this week, however, and a handful of players were all over the Texas victory, as 6 players racked up more than 70 points, led by <b>mungus777</b>, who absolutely crushed this week with an 84-point score. Very impressive. The top scores for the week:</p>
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<h4>OVERALL STANDINGS</h4>
<p>Checking in on the overall standings, <b>rocklicker</b> and <b>JARRODMHOSS</b> share the top spot this week, just ahead of <b>HornMBA12</b>. As this week's scores make clear, however, there is more than enough variability in PREDICTATRON that a long list of players have to be considered within striking distance of the top. With 6 weekly scores still remaining, and your two lowest scores to be thrown out, this competition remains wide open.</p>
<p>The leaderboard is below, and you can click to download the <a href="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3393081/BON_PREDICTATRON_-_MASTER_SCORESHEET_10-14-13.xls"><b>MASTER SCORESHEET</b></a><b> </b>(Excel file) containing the scores for all players, both overall and OU week.</p>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/10/15/4840224/scoring-update-10-14-2013Peter Bean2013-10-10T00:52:33-05:002013-10-10T00:52:33-05:00PREDICTATRON: Oklahoma
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<p>Get your guess on...</p> <p>The best games feature a combination of skill and luck, and PREDICTATRON is no different, which is why a player's weekly score will often vary substantially from one week to the next. That's a feature, not a bug.</p>
<p>Difficult as it is to avoid a few low scoring weeks, the top players will offset those low scoring weeks by cashing in on a couple of monster scores throughout the season.</p>
<p>Last week saw a number of players post strong scores, with 16 players earning 40 or more points, but a full 20 players had a rough go of things and finished with fewer than 10 points... including our leader heading into the week, TheElusiveShadow.</p>
<p>This is still anyone's game, and I don't anticipate anyone pulling away with a big lead all the way. Last week's top scores and overall leaders are posted below, and the full <a href="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3364671/BON_PREDICTATRON_-_Master_Scoresheet.xls">MASTER SCOREBOARD</a> is updated with all ISU week scores and is available for download (Excel). This week's questions are at the bottom of this post, or you can fill out the form offsite by clicking <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1c-0Jw78Y-G_8lv1ihGvna46eXi6wX9LLupl_RdAhpqI/viewform" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h5>ISU WEEK TOP SCORES</h5>
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<h5>OVERALL LEADERS</h5>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/10/10/4822928/predictatron-oklahomaPeter Bean2013-09-30T22:07:54-05:002013-09-30T22:07:54-05:00PREDICTATRON: Iowa State
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<p>Get your guess on...</p> <p>Y'all know the drill by now. Update on the scoring is published <a target="_blank" href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/30/4785986/predictatron-scoring-update">here</a>. Download the <a target="_blank" href="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3310801/BON_PREDICTATRON_-_Master_Scoresheet.xls">master scoresheet</a> to see your place in the standings.</p>
<p>As always, <b>read each question carefully and answer in the correct format</b>. Answers requiring manual editing will receive 0 points. One entry per player, with entries closing at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday.</p>
<p>Hook 'em, and good luck...</p>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/30/4789570/predictatron-iowa-statePeter Bean2013-09-30T06:09:36-05:002013-09-30T06:09:36-05:00PREDICTATRON Standings Update
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<p>An update on the scores as of September 30th.</p> <p>A couple of <a href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/26/4773612/predictatron-national-edition#comments">astute commenters </a>noticed that the yards-per-play values for Ole Miss and Texas were reversed in my scoring spreadsheet. As I fixed the values and recalculated scores, a lot of players who correctly projected Ole Miss to substantially outpace Texas picked up a substantial number of points, shaking up the standings.</p>
<p>As a reminder, each player's season score will consist of the player's 10 highest weekly scores, with the two lowest scoring weeks tossed out. With 4 of the season's 12 rounds played, the column in the master scoresheet labeled "TOTAL" contains each player's cumulative points from the 4 weekly scores, while "High 2" refers to the sum of the player's two highest weekly scores (with the lowest two being tossed out).</p>
<p>You can view the full PREDICTATRON Scoresheet by <a href="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3310801/BON_PREDICTATRON_-_Master_Scoresheet.xls">clicking here (Excel file)</a>. If you spot any errors or omissions, please make a note in the comments or send me an email so I can review it. The Top 30 leaderboard is below, with none other than BON author TheElusiveShadow sitting on top, thanks to a tremendous score for the Ole Miss game.</p>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/30/4785986/predictatron-scoring-updatePeter Bean2013-09-26T11:41:48-05:002013-09-26T11:41:48-05:00PREDICTATRON: National Edition
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<p>Texas is off, but PREDICTATRON is not... Get your guess on.</p> <p>Since we missed out last week due to my being sick, we'll use the Longhorns' bye week for the season's only non-Texas edition of PREDICTATRON.</p>
<p>As always, <i style="font-weight: bold;">READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY</i>. If I have to correct your answer because it's in the wrong format... well, I'm not going to correct it. I'm just giving you 0 points for that question. Please also take care to spell your username the same way as you have been on previous entries. I'll have a standings update after this weekend.</p>
<p>You can either fill out the embedded form below, or if you don't see the questions below, visit <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m-SBn3rI1wGIvhGCNwY4bp0hMlfmETPoOk5xfLTNTjc/viewform" target="_blank">this page</a> to fill out the form offsite.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/26/4773612/predictatron-national-editionPeter Bean2013-09-20T11:02:08-05:002013-09-20T11:02:08-05:00PREDICTATRON: Bye Week
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<p>Sorry, kids. I've been wiped out with an illness all week and simply wasn't able to get to PREDICTATRON in time for this week. This will be a bye week for the game, and we'll make it up during the Longhorns' bye week by making picks related to a game of interest. Season scores will still consist of your 10 highest, with the opportunity to drop your 2 lowest if you submit picks for all 12 games.</p>
<p>Apologies for not being able to get things set up for K-State. Then again, it's K-State. I'm a Longhorn. Of course I failed.</p>
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/20/4752354/predictatron-bye-weekPeter Bean2013-09-16T13:18:37-05:002013-09-16T13:18:37-05:00PREDICTATRON: Ole Miss Results
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<p>A number of players flourish as the high scores return...</p> <p>This week's Top 20 scores from PREDICTATRON are published below, led by <b>funeral director</b>, which seems appropriate under the circumstances.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I'll try to add the updated overall leaderboard at some point later today.</p>
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/16/4737444/predictatron-ole-miss-resultsPeter Bean2013-09-11T14:14:29-05:002013-09-11T14:14:29-05:00PREDICTATRON: Ole Miss
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<p>Get your guess on...</p> <p>If you haven't participated in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/8/29/4673802/predictatron-new-mexico-state">PREDICTATRON </a>yet, it's not too late: your season score will consist of your 10 highest weekly scores, with your lowest 2 entries thrown out, so if you missed the first two weeks or didn't start very well, you're still very much capable of winning this thing. Plus, as some of our points leaders from Week 1 can attest, scores can vary wildly from week to week. And that's by design...</p>
<p>Speaking of which, let's take a quick look at our post-BYU leaders. For those outside the Top 20, you can check the <a href="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3205819/BON_PREDICTATRON-_Master_Scoresheet__post-BYU_.pdf">FULL LEADERBOARD</a> here.</p>
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<p>Two quick notes on this week's questions. First, as always, <b>READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY</b>. If you enter your answer in the wrong format (including spelling your username two different ways), that's extra work that I have to do to manage a huge amount of data, and I'm inclined to just give you 0 points if you can't be bothered to provide your answers in the requested format. Second, note that there is a bonus question this week that will be worth 25 points at season's end. It may not be too late for those who missed the first two weeks, but you'll definitely want to make sure you participate this week to give yourself a shot at those 25 points.</p>
<p>Good luck with your guessing...</p>
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https://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/9/11/4719786/bon-predictatron-ole-missPeter Bean