I brought it up on wed , tommy said something about it right after ,20 something posted plays after that ...shame on those that didnt question it before they posted. Its free contest , and had old dom as well, o well.
I like the getting half the pts if you get a push , next year.
Actually, this contest is great for the player and not so great for the house since it's free to enter and you can win prizes. Also, in this contest, you're not playing against the house. You're playing against everyone else who enter and they're all playing by the same rules.
I do understand the point you're making, though. Maybe we'll do it differently next year, but it's too late now because the rules have already been posted and it would be unfair to make changes now.
You use the rules being posted as your explanation above. However the rules weren't posted about pushes in your initial post. Is Tommy correct when he says a push is no points?
“Each game won will be credited the number of points to its corresponding rating.”
That line in the rules does imply that a push yields no points since it is not a win. There’s really no other way to interpret it since it is not explicitly stated elsewhere in the rules.
I’m warming up to jets idea of just having every line be a half point. The lines get stale over time anyway so an extra half point here and there shouldn’t have a huge impact. And everybody is playing against the same lines.
10:NC Central +15.5
9:Tex San Antonio +7.5
8:San Diego State +4.5
7:Arkansas St+6.5
6: UL Lafayette +6.5
5:Central Michigan +12.5
4:Memphis +5.5
3: Idaho +13.5
2. Wake Forest +12.5
1. Clemson +3.5
Do not actually follow collage sports. When I first read your post I thought I was perfect . Something seemed odd about the "lmao" So I looked at first game. Disqualified ! I honestly just went down the list and took the teams top down with plus spreads without a push possibility. I assumed games started after the 23rd. Good luck to everyone. This cheater is out!
Just reading the rules you should have known that Pushes lose. I'm in another confidence pool for cash and with every confidence pool that I've been in half points are always used but with that said the price is right and I really can't believe the balls on people complaining about a contest with no downside. Some even complain after the fact. I play in cash pools and nobody complains and here's a guy who puts out free contests and all I hear is complaints and guess who's leading the charge, Mr. Wonderful. Any other place giving away free prize money if so let me know so I can get in on it. No one should say anything just play and thank the man. because if it was me I give you shit.
IMHO
Due to the fact that it was not covered in rules and the weekly contest counted ties as 1/2 value, I would suggest same here
Example a #6 pick would equal 3 points
This seems fair to all
Free contests are great!!!
You use the rules being posted as your explanation above. However the rules weren't posted about pushes in your initial post. Is Tommy correct when he says a push is no points?
If so why would anyone play a flat line?
You gamble and couldn't figure that out. There's always next year and you could still place and possibly win. Good Luck
Let's be honest though... if you picked a team as your #10 (highest) confidence pick, the thing you thought was the biggest lock on the sheet, and it pushed then this just wasn't your year.
In this case it seems reasonable that, for a #10 confidence rating, your pick wasn't very good and got exactly the number of points it deserved (0).
If we are proposing potential changes for future years I would propose that we could pick 10 teams (in confidence order) plus two alternates. If you push a game then it is pulled from your list and everything else shifts up and the 1st alternate becomes your #1 (lowest). If you push a second game then this happens again with the second alternate. If you push a third or fourth (etc) then tough luck - be better at winning.
One of the best things about BT is that there is very little of the bullshit that other forums drown in. But it does make for a bit of a "dry" crowd. Lighten up fellas, this is a fun free contest that the owners of the forum are nice enough to put on for us. Have some fun with it, quit worrying that the rule on pushes may increase the variance factor and decrease the potential edge %. Thanks Ed and crew for putting this on. Happy New Year!
One of the best things about BT is that there is very little of the bullshit that other forums drown in. But it does make for a bit of a "dry" crowd. Lighten up fellas, this is a fun free contest that the owners of the forum are nice enough to put on for us. Have some fun with it, quit worrying that the rule on pushes may increase the variance factor and decrease the potential edge %. Thanks Ed and crew for putting this on. Happy New Year!
100% agree.
Both the football and basketball contest on here are the best.
Comments
9. USC -6.5
8. Wisconsin -7.5
7. Alabama -15
6. Michigan -7
5. South Alabama +13
4. Virginia Tech -7
3. South Carolina +10.5
2. Texas A&M -2
1.Boise State -7.5
9 Louisville +3.5
8 FSU +7
7 Goergia -1
6 UNC +4
5 Oklahoma -3
4 Penn State +6.5
3 Colorado -3
2 Arkansas +7
1 Miss State -13.5
09. Vanderbilt +4.5
08. North Texas +10
07. Wake Forest +12
06. Baylor +7.5
05. NorthWestern +5.5
04. West Virginia +3
03. Indiana +7.5
02. Kansas State +2
01. South Carolina +10.5
I like the getting half the pts if you get a push , next year.
You use the rules being posted as your explanation above. However the rules weren't posted about pushes in your initial post. Is Tommy correct when he says a push is no points?
If so why would anyone play a flat line?
That line in the rules does imply that a push yields no points since it is not a win. There’s really no other way to interpret it since it is not explicitly stated elsewhere in the rules.
I’m warming up to jets idea of just having every line be a half point. The lines get stale over time anyway so an extra half point here and there shouldn’t have a huge impact. And everybody is playing against the same lines.
This guy is GOOD!!
You're right spiderman inadvertent. lmfao
Do not actually follow collage sports. When I first read your post I thought I was perfect . Something seemed odd about the "lmao" So I looked at first game. Disqualified ! I honestly just went down the list and took the teams top down with plus spreads without a push possibility. I assumed games started after the 23rd. Good luck to everyone. This cheater is out!
Edit: Wow, hope nobody had E.Michigan +4
No it's not fair the games have already started
You gamble and couldn't figure that out. There's always next year and you could still place and possibly win. Good Luck
In this case it seems reasonable that, for a #10 confidence rating, your pick wasn't very good and got exactly the number of points it deserved (0).
100% agree.
Both the football and basketball contest on here are the best.