Sab's Playoff Pick 'Em Game: Final Standings

[sabotai]

Silver Owl is the first ever winner of the Sab's Playoff Pick'Em Game!

Final Standings - Total Points

1. Silver Owl 149
2. kingfc22 165
3. MikeVic 192
4. gstelmack 197
5. Noble_Platypus 199
6. NOISE 215
7. Butter_Of_69 219
8. wbatl1 225
9. Eaglesfan27 227
10. JeeberD 228
11. sabotai 230
12. Ryche 232
13. WSUCougar 238
14. RainRaven 239
14. Radii 239
16. Draft Dodger 240
17. Chappy 241
18. Desnudo 244
19. Fonzie 260
20. General Mike 274
21. TheLionKing 275
22. RPI-Fan 278
23. BishopMVP 296
24. Passacaglia 305
25. Wasabiak 307
26. HornedFrog P 312
27. cincyreds 314
28. the_herd 324
29. albionmoonlight 329
30. cthomer5000 338
31. lynchjim24 339
32. mattwakeman 348
33. Shorty3281 354
34. rkmsuf 361
35. Rich1033 366
36. jetpunk2000 369
37. Dutch 373
38. Suicane75 374
38. pskov 374
38. FrogMan 374
41. Easy Mac 379
42. FBPro 390
43. hukarez 408
44. alterra 416

[kingfc22]

Still think I should of had some points knocked off for scoring an exact score. Maybe it can be an added rule for next year. Kind of like how the BCS is always changing their rules.

[sabotai]

Unless I took 16 or more points off your score for an exact prediction, it wouldn't have mattered. If it helps, I was considering a -10 bonus for an exact score when I thought up the rules, so it wouldn't have helped you if I did that anyway.

Next year, I want to do it for the wholse season. People pick 4 games from each week and make predictions. We can discuss rule changes for that.

[MikeVic]

Ohhh 3rd. :D

[wbatl1]

Wow-I started 28th, and worked my way to the top-10. By the way Sab, I would love to do the same thing for the entire season.

[kingfc22]

Unless I took 16 or more points off your score for an exact prediction, it wouldn't have mattered. If it helps, I was considering a -10 bonus for an exact score when I thought up the rules, so it wouldn't have helped you if I did that anyway.

Next year, I want to do it for the wholse season. People pick 4 games from each week and make predictions. We can discuss rule changes for that.

It would have mattered because I had to choose such an odd score that had more than 8 pts. of difference from what Silver Owl had in the Super Bowl. Just giving ideas for next time, that's all.

[JeeberD]

I thought that I had totally sucked at this game, but tenth place ain't so bad...

[albionmoonlight]

It would have mattered because I had to choose such an odd score that had more than 8 pts. of difference from what Silver Owl had in the Super Bowl. Just giving ideas for next time, that's all.
Which raises another issue. By the end of the game, the order in which people post is important. Ex.: If player A is in first place ahead of player B (who is his only real competition), then A can wait for B to post and then post the exact same prediction.

[sabotai]

Which raises another issue. By the end of the game, the order in which people post is important. Ex.: If player A is in first place ahead of player B (who is his only real competition), then A can wait for B to post and then post the exact same prediction.
I figured that would happen...but it didn't. I guess Silver Owl isn't THAT smart. :D

How about next year, we send them by PM and after the deadline passes, I'll post everyone's predicts?

[Eaglesfan27]

Good idea about the PM, I waited unti Silverowl posted and picked a score that would give me a chance to win based on it being different enough from his prediction. Of course, that didn't work out, but I think PM's is a better way to do this if you are willing.

[Suicane75]

38th. If it's good enough for Colorado it's good enough for me.

[Silver Owl]

I figured that would happen...but it didn't. I guess Silver Owl isn't THAT smart. :D

How about next year, we send them by PM and after the deadline passes, I'll post everyone's predicts?

I actually thought about that but, if Player B would have chosen the team that I thought would lose and I had picked the same thing then everyone from 12th place on up would have had a chance to overtake me. There were also 2 teams tied for 2nd so unless both of those teams picked the same thing I would have had to make a choice.

So I went with who I thought would win the game instead of trying to outsmart myself. :cool:

[kingfc22]

I actually thought about that but, if Player B would have chosen the team that I thought would lose and I had picked the same thing then everyone from 12th place on up would have had a chance to overtake me. There were also 2 teams tied for 2nd so unless both of those teams picked the same thing I would have had to make a choice.

So I went with who I thought would win the game instead of trying to outsmart myself. :cool:

When I went to make my pick I, it just so happened that you posted before me and picked the exact same score I was going to use. So I had to alter it to make it a difference that I could beat you with. And since yoiu chose the Pats, I was even in more of a bind because I had them winning the whole thing from the beginning of the playoffs.