Predictions Championship 2010: Shootout in the Georgia Dome

[Chris Hibner]

This is AWESOME. I was really, truly excited to read the top-25. I'm now heading to fire up some Mastodon so I don't feel like such a geek.

[ExTexan]

I'm now heading to fire up some Mastodon so I don't feel like such a geek.

Funny!....However after reading every word of the post (even how many votes 51 got!) I think you need to go deeper....Stevie Ray Vaughan, Leon Russell.

[Chris is me]

Glad to have you back.

I love the ranking and analysis. I think the list overrates some teams and underrates others, but that's the nature of the beast with prediction; no one agrees on it. Can't wait for detailed division analysis.

Thanks!

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

I'm now heading to fire up some Mastodon so I don't feel like such a geek.

But Chris, Mastodon is pretty geeky in terms of metal.

[rulesall2]

Very interesting list. Clearly the ones receiving votes but weren't ranked didn't receive as much attention in the national spotlight however they were well known in their own respective regions and can still do some damage. Don't be surprised if one of the teams in small print on the bottom makes Einstein.


-Jack

[Jazonk]

All I can say is that I'm itching for what they have to say in the division predictions tomorrow!

[V_Chip]

Glad you're back.

Thank you for your predictions.

Your work does not go unappreciated.

[BGiraud]

Originally Posted by rulesall2

Don't be surprised if one of the teams in small print on the bottom makes Einstein.


-Jack

Yep....I can think of one.

Missing the top 25 by 1. WOW that hurts.

Good luck everyone. Keep it fun.

[Norman J]

Thanks LF. Was so disappointed when you guys said you wouldn't be around this year, but this is a amazing as it was before, if not more. Honored to be #8 of so many experienced FIRST-ers. Hope to live up to the expectations!

[Wayne TenBrink]

Originally Posted by Norman J

Thanks LF. Was so disappointed when you guys said you wouldn't be around this year, but this is a amazing as it was before, if not more. Honored to be #8 of so many experienced FIRST-ers. Hope to live up to the expectations!

The Bees would probably have won almost any other event in the country had they not been up against the likes of 67, 469, & 217 all the time. Definitely the best team in the country without a win. Good job seeing that and putting them where they are on this list.

[Norman J]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

The Bees would probably have won almost any other event in the country had they not been up against the likes of 67, 469, & 217 all the time. Definitely the best team in the country without a win. Good job seeing that and putting them where they are on this list.

Yeah, every single one of our elimination losses were against either 67, 217 or 469, usually some combination of them. That's what we get for competing in Michigan, I guess .

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

It could be worse. Your robot could be invisible.

I think that's 1714's fault. They could have built it out of a visible material ;-)

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I love the ranking and analysis. I think the list overrates some teams and underrates others, but that's the nature of the beast with prediction; no one agrees on it. Can't wait for detailed division analysis.

I've participated in a college football poll for the past few years. It's really hard to make up a list of 25 teams out of 120. It must be even harder out of 340 or 2000. It seems easy until you actually do it.

[Collin Fultz]

LF -

Would it be possible to see a breakdown of the ballots with where each voter is from? Voters could still remain anonymous. Something like:

Voter A - Indiana
1-1114
2-469
...

It'd be really cool to see how things break down regionally.

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Collin Fultz

LF -

Would it be possible to see a breakdown of the ballots with where each voter is from? Voters could still remain anonymous. Something like:

Voter A - Indiana
1-1114
2-469
...

It'd be really cool to see how things break down regionally.

In college football, raw ballots are rarely if ever shown. There are a lot of reasons why, but I don't need to get into that.

What they usually do is divide the country into regions and say, "The midwest ratings are ..." so that there is still some aggregation. That would be interesting.

[efoote868]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

In college football, raw ballots are rarely if ever shown. There are a lot of reasons why, but I don't need to get into that.

What they usually do is divide the country into regions and say, "The midwest ratings are ..." so that there is still some aggregation. That would be interesting.

You know, if you get a bunch of people to estimate the jellybeans in a jar, and average their estimates, the average will be close to the actual.
Its a weird phenomena, and may not apply to this situation, but I'm guessing 6-8 teams on Einstein will be from this list.