[JJJ]

SI has him at #5 right now. Only the top 3 get to go to NY?

(*He's moved into 10th place, although still at only 2%, on this thread's promo voting.)

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/...twitter_si

[JJJ]

SI has him at #5 right now. Only the top 3 get to go to NY?

(*He's moved into 10th place, although still at only 2%, on this thread's promo voting.)

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/...twitter_si

[CornFed]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

[CornFed]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

[JJJ]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

Doesn't the Honor Code apply for a lifetime? 8)

[JJJ]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

Doesn't the Honor Code apply for a lifetime? 8)

[fullmetal]

Apparently we have better things to do than vote online  ???

[fullmetal]

Apparently we have better things to do than vote online  ???

[CornFed]

Apparently we have better things to do than vote online  ???

Yeah, like reading the CardBoard!!!  8)

[CornFed]

Apparently we have better things to do than vote online  ???

Yeah, like reading the CardBoard!!!  8)

[fullmetal]

Which we can do multiple times a day, as opposed to voting only once per day :p

[fullmetal]

Which we can do multiple times a day, as opposed to voting only once per day :p

[BostonCard]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

When I was at Stanford, ESPN ran a contest for "best mascot".  It had none of the safeguards (such as limiting it to a vote per IP address) that current contests have (it was, the mid-90's after all).  An enterprising Stanford CS student wrote a quick script that would automatically vote every couple of minutes.  That script got shared around, and modified such that the time delay got shorter and shorter.  Long story short is that the ESPN servers were brought down in what may have been the first DDOS attack, even if unwitting.

BC

[BostonCard]

I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

When I was at Stanford, ESPN ran a contest for "best mascot".  It had none of the safeguards (such as limiting it to a vote per IP address) that current contests have (it was, the mid-90's after all).  An enterprising Stanford CS student wrote a quick script that would automatically vote every couple of minutes.  That script got shared around, and modified such that the time delay got shorter and shorter.  Long story short is that the ESPN servers were brought down in what may have been the first DDOS attack, even if unwitting.

BC

[CornFed]

Y

[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181152#msg181152 date=1480476029]
I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

When I was at Stanford, ESPN ran a contest for "best mascot".  It had none of the safeguards (such as limiting it to a vote per IP address) that current contests have (it was, the mid-90's after all).  An enterprising Stanford CS student wrote a quick script that would automatically vote every couple of minutes.  That script got shared around, and modified such that the time delay got shorter and shorter.  Long story short is that the ESPN servers were brought down in what may have been the first DDOS attack, even if unwitting.

BC
[/quote]

Yeah, now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!!!  We need a 2016 version of that!!!  BOOM!!!!!  McCaff wins this silly poll in a final epic burst.  Now .  .  .  .  . if I only had some technical knowledge. 

[CornFed]

Y

[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181152#msg181152 date=1480476029]
I'm always a little puzzled when Stanford, which incubated the rise of Silicon Valley, cannot seem to roust the interest of our tech genii to manipulate the results of these online polls to the benefit of our favorite sons and daughters.  Might it be our staggering moral clarity?  Or perhaps we cannot drag our genii away from D and D long enough to get it done.  In either case, it is hard to believe that LSU grads are more capable of computer mischief than we are.  HARRUMPH!!!

When I was at Stanford, ESPN ran a contest for "best mascot".  It had none of the safeguards (such as limiting it to a vote per IP address) that current contests have (it was, the mid-90's after all).  An enterprising Stanford CS student wrote a quick script that would automatically vote every couple of minutes.  That script got shared around, and modified such that the time delay got shorter and shorter.  Long story short is that the ESPN servers were brought down in what may have been the first DDOS attack, even if unwitting.

BC
[/quote]

Yeah, now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!!!  We need a 2016 version of that!!!  BOOM!!!!!  McCaff wins this silly poll in a final epic burst.  Now .  .  .  .  . if I only had some technical knowledge. 

[HisKneeWasDown]

I just voted 20 times by using Chrome in Incognito mode and refreshing after each vote.

He's still at 2% of course...

[HisKneeWasDown]

I just voted 20 times by using Chrome in Incognito mode and refreshing after each vote.

He's still at 2% of course...

[CornFed]

HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

[CornFed]

HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

[JJJ]

From Mandel's Mailbag (posted in another thread as well):

Stewart: It’s Saturday at 11 p.m. PT, and I just left Stanford Stadium. I witnessed Christian McCaffrey wandering all by himself on the field in an empty stadium after his press conference. I couldn't help but feel heartily for him as he's facing a tough decision about his future. The question always comes back for junior superstars, but if you're him, where do you play in the fall of 2017?

— Blaise Collin, Idaho Falls, ID

Wow — that may be a tougher call than any playoff scenario. Personally, if I were a student at Stanford I would not want to leave that little oasis any earlier than I had to. But I also did not choose a profession where you can become a multimillionaire the day you leave college. And perhaps more pertinently in his case, I wasn’t running with a football straight into a scrum of tacklers 250 times a year.

I know McCaffrey loves the school and is close with some of the guys in his class who are only now seeing significant playing time. I’m sure it’s tempting to want to come back and try to win another championship together. He’s also very driven by doubters, and after falling completely out of the national conversation after a couple of bad games and an injury, only to still wind up rushing for 1,600 yards, I’m sure part of him wants to come back and make another run at the Voldemort.

But McCaffrey plays the one position where there’s a definitive shelf life, and the more carries he racks up in college — 632 to this point, plus 190 receptions and returns — the fewer he’s probably going to make it to in the NFL. I’m not a trained draft evaluator nor plugged in enough to know where his stock is at this point, but assuming it’s somewhere in the mid-to-late first round, he probably needs to turn pro. The good news is, he’s got a former All-Pro father to help with the decision.

[JJJ]

From Mandel's Mailbag (posted in another thread as well):

Stewart: It’s Saturday at 11 p.m. PT, and I just left Stanford Stadium. I witnessed Christian McCaffrey wandering all by himself on the field in an empty stadium after his press conference. I couldn't help but feel heartily for him as he's facing a tough decision about his future. The question always comes back for junior superstars, but if you're him, where do you play in the fall of 2017?

— Blaise Collin, Idaho Falls, ID

Wow — that may be a tougher call than any playoff scenario. Personally, if I were a student at Stanford I would not want to leave that little oasis any earlier than I had to. But I also did not choose a profession where you can become a multimillionaire the day you leave college. And perhaps more pertinently in his case, I wasn’t running with a football straight into a scrum of tacklers 250 times a year.

I know McCaffrey loves the school and is close with some of the guys in his class who are only now seeing significant playing time. I’m sure it’s tempting to want to come back and try to win another championship together. He’s also very driven by doubters, and after falling completely out of the national conversation after a couple of bad games and an injury, only to still wind up rushing for 1,600 yards, I’m sure part of him wants to come back and make another run at the Voldemort.

But McCaffrey plays the one position where there’s a definitive shelf life, and the more carries he racks up in college — 632 to this point, plus 190 receptions and returns — the fewer he’s probably going to make it to in the NFL. I’m not a trained draft evaluator nor plugged in enough to know where his stock is at this point, but assuming it’s somewhere in the mid-to-late first round, he probably needs to turn pro. The good news is, he’s got a former All-Pro father to help with the decision.

[JJJ]

HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(

[JJJ]

HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(

[JJJ]

Christian McCaffrey talks Voldemort and 2016 Stanford Football | THE HERD (FULL INTERVIEW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Qr5XAO3oE

[JJJ]

Christian McCaffrey talks Voldemort and 2016 Stanford Football | THE HERD (FULL INTERVIEW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Qr5XAO3oE

[Papa John]

This may have been reported elsewhere on the CARDboard, but, according to ESPN, CMac is the 19th-best college football player in America, #3 in the Pac-12, and the #4 running back in the nation:

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...ar-jackson

[Papa John]

This may have been reported elsewhere on the CARDboard, but, according to ESPN, CMac is the 19th-best college football player in America, #3 in the Pac-12, and the #4 running back in the nation:

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...ar-jackson

[Hurlburt88]

I find that ranking a bit disappointing given the production uptick from last year plus the acknowledged "worse" supporting cast.  Here's to a great bowl game that leaves the nation gasping! 

[Hurlburt88]

I find that ranking a bit disappointing given the production uptick from last year plus the acknowledged "worse" supporting cast.  Here's to a great bowl game that leaves the nation gasping! 

[HisKneeWasDown]

[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181202#msg181202 date=1480524116]
HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(
[/quote]

Daily reminder to do this!

Seems they closed the loophole... I was only able to do this once using this technique...

[HisKneeWasDown]

[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181202#msg181202 date=1480524116]
HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(
[/quote]

Daily reminder to do this!

Seems they closed the loophole... I was only able to do this once using this technique...

[JJJ]

[quote author=JJJ link=topic=16162.msg181235#msg181235 date=1480542438]
[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181202#msg181202 date=1480524116]
HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(
[/quote]

Daily reminder to do this!

Seems they closed the loophole... I was only able to do this once using this technique...
[/quote]

Perhaps they tweaked some things. This has worked for me more than once today.

*iPhone: open cardboard in private mode (i used safari). click on the first link of this thread and vote for McCaffrey. close that voting browser and return to same cardboard. repeat as often as you can.

*laptop: copy the first link of this thread. open firefox via new private window. paste link, and vote. close browser.
open firefox via new private window, paste link, vote. you get the idea...

[JJJ]

[quote author=JJJ link=topic=16162.msg181235#msg181235 date=1480542438]
[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16162.msg181202#msg181202 date=1480524116]
HisKneeWasDown is correct.  I just voted about 30 times by using Chrome and refreshing the screen after each vote..

Following your comments, I tried using Firefox. You have to open a new private window each time, but you can vote multiple times. However, despite HisKneeWasDown and CornFed's (and my) efforts, McCaffrey is still 11th and has 2% of the votes, which makes this feel like an exercise in futility. :(
[/quote]

Daily reminder to do this!

Seems they closed the loophole... I was only able to do this once using this technique...
[/quote]

Perhaps they tweaked some things. This has worked for me more than once today.

*iPhone: open cardboard in private mode (i used safari). click on the first link of this thread and vote for McCaffrey. close that voting browser and return to same cardboard. repeat as often as you can.

*laptop: copy the first link of this thread. open firefox via new private window. paste link, and vote. close browser.
open firefox via new private window, paste link, vote. you get the idea...

[CornFed]

I've got Firefox at work and it's a slow day at the course.  Opened a private browsing window, copied and pasted the relevant URL, voted, refreshed, voted, refreshed, etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,

Works like a charm.  Haven't kept count but I'm thinking I've voted a hundred times or more. 

[CornFed]

I've got Firefox at work and it's a slow day at the course.  Opened a private browsing window, copied and pasted the relevant URL, voted, refreshed, voted, refreshed, etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,etc. etc. etc., etc, etc.,

Works like a charm.  Haven't kept count but I'm thinking I've voted a hundred times or more. 

[JJJ]

While voting has already closed, there is this:

http://twitter.com/StanfordFball/status/...3356359680

(*Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already. 2:55 of Pure McCaffrey Awesomeness.)

[JJJ]

While voting has already closed, there is this:

http://twitter.com/StanfordFball/status/...3356359680

(*Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already. 2:55 of Pure McCaffrey Awesomeness.)

[Spiny_Norman]

This may have been reported elsewhere on the CARDboard, but, according to ESPN, CMac is the 19th-best college football player in America, #3 in the Pac-12, and the #4 running back in the nation:

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...ar-jackson

The Pac 12 has 7 of the top 50 players.
Alabama has 6 of the top 50 all by itself.  Clemson has 5, Ohio State 4.  Not much parity in college football.

[Spiny_Norman]

This may have been reported elsewhere on the CARDboard, but, according to ESPN, CMac is the 19th-best college football player in America, #3 in the Pac-12, and the #4 running back in the nation:

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...ar-jackson

The Pac 12 has 7 of the top 50 players.
Alabama has 6 of the top 50 all by itself.  Clemson has 5, Ohio State 4.  Not much parity in college football.