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Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - washingtonismoney - 12-20-2012
http://blog.thuuz.com/2012/12/20/top-10-most-exciting-college-football-teams-of-2012/
(They have an app which tries to tell you which games are most worth watching.)
Re: Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - FarmBoy - 12-20-2012
I wonder what the algorithm behind it values. I assume it takes into account how close the game is, but does it give preference to high scoring affairs like Stanford vs. UA or low scoring "defensive battles" like Stanford vs. UW? Not all close games are created equally.
The idea of rating college games for excitement is interesting, as the excitement is clearly in the eye of the beholder. I rarely find myself on the edge of my seat unless Stanford is involved, in which case I'm always on the edge of my seat. It there's a game on between too good teams that is closely contested, I'll watch with interest because I enjoy sport, but I won't be "excited" by the outcome. Maybe if the outcome of the game is going to clearly impact Stanford's ranking or Rose Bowl chances, but even then, I'm not sure I would get excited by the game.
Re: Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - warrenjp - 12-20-2012
Our real-time game excitement ratings are measured from three separate perspectives: the visiting team perspective, the home team perspective, and the neutral fan perspective. Fans of either team playing see elevated game excitement ratings (compared to the neutral fan rating) under most circumstances. When one team is rolling another team, the game excitement rating for the dominant team can be significantly above the neutral fan rating, while the rating for the losing team may be lower than the neutral fan rating. If the dominant team gets too far ahead of their opponent, the resulting game excitement rating will be relatively low, reflecting the fact that the game has lost its suspense and ability to surprise any fan.
As you might have guessed, our 2012 Season Excitement Results only take the Neutral Fan perspective into consideration, so there is no bias in these particular results. Game Excitement is a combination of many factors, including the parity of the teams, the pace of the action, the novelty of the specific plays in the game, the extent of momentum swings throughout the game, and the context of the competition (including rivalries, impact on playoff or bowl picture, etc.). All of our analytics are computed in real-time, as a game is in progress, and help to drive the personalized sports discovery engine that powers our mobile and connected TV apps.
Warren Packard, CEO, Thuuz (Stanford BS '89, MS '91, MBA '97, Rose Bowl Fanatic '00 and '13)
p.s. my allegiance to Stanford had absolutely no impact on Thuuz's team excitement results...just a pleasant coincidence...
Re: Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - terry - 12-20-2012
Stanford played in 9 games that were decided by 7 points or less this season. Three of those games went into overtime. In 8 of Stanford's games, the winning team either came from behind in the 4th quarter to win, or broke a tie in the 4th quarter to win. No wonder Stanford was chosen as the most exciting team!
Re: Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - JeffInCorvallis - 12-20-2012
No offense intended, but do you really want to see Shayne Skov in lingerie?
Re: Silicon Valley startup rated Stanford #1 most exciting team in 2012 - CowboyIndian - 12-20-2012
Not that there's anything wrong with that....