[george]

Do we bounce back?  Will this game look similar to Jim Harbaugh's 2007 37-0 victory over San Jose State following the blowout loss to UCLA? Or more like Walt Harris' 2006 34-35 loss to San Jose State following the blowout loss to Oregon?

[george]

Do we bounce back?  Will this game look similar to Jim Harbaugh's 2007 37-0 victory over San Jose State following the blowout loss to UCLA? Or more like Walt Harris' 2006 34-35 loss to San Jose State following the blowout loss to Oregon?

[Mick]

I think this will be the last win of the year for Stanford. 35-21.

[Mick]

I think this will be the last win of the year for Stanford. 35-21.

[82lsju]

Do we bounce back?  Will this game look similar to Jim Harbaugh's 2007 37-0 victory over San Jose State following the blowout loss to UCLA? Or more like Walt Harris' 2006 34-35 loss to San Jose State following the blowout loss to Oregon?

or the 2005 game vs UC Davis....

[82lsju]

Do we bounce back?  Will this game look similar to Jim Harbaugh's 2007 37-0 victory over San Jose State following the blowout loss to UCLA? Or more like Walt Harris' 2006 34-35 loss to San Jose State following the blowout loss to Oregon?

or the 2005 game vs UC Davis....

[SkiBum80]

My head and heart raging a fierce battle which is stuck on a draw. 35-35 tie
Game called after 2 overtimes and referees collapsing from dehydration.

[SkiBum80]

My head and heart raging a fierce battle which is stuck on a draw. 35-35 tie
Game called after 2 overtimes and referees collapsing from dehydration.

[Snorlax94]

Come on, Coach TT uses this as an opportunity to show that his offense can score. Big win, 48-17.

[Snorlax94]

Come on, Coach TT uses this as an opportunity to show that his offense can score. Big win, 48-17.

[MV72018]

Come on, Coach TT uses this as an opportunity to show that his offense can score. Big win, 48-17.

Stanford: Neither QB is great; one running back is effective; one great TE; weak O line; porous DBs; little blitz pressure. Big win? Dubious.

[MV72018]

Come on, Coach TT uses this as an opportunity to show that his offense can score. Big win, 48-17.

Stanford: Neither QB is great; one running back is effective; one great TE; weak O line; porous DBs; little blitz pressure. Big win? Dubious.

[ADPinWDC]

Taylor not only knows their Offense, he knows their players.  PREP.

We run the ball well on Hornets.  Balanced attack. 
Our defense takes chances and gets some Turnovers.  34-16. 
Daniels is back, but uncertainty keeps my score prediction below 42. 
Karty is good for 2 FGs every game.  

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

[ADPinWDC]

Taylor not only knows their Offense, he knows their players.  PREP.

We run the ball well on Hornets.  Balanced attack. 
Our defense takes chances and gets some Turnovers.  34-16. 
Daniels is back, but uncertainty keeps my score prediction below 42. 
Karty is good for 2 FGs every game.  

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

[SamuelMcF]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

[SamuelMcF]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

[ADPinWDC]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

[ADPinWDC]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

[82lsju]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

[82lsju]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

[ADPinWDC]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

[ADPinWDC]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

[SamuelMcF]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

Yep

[SamuelMcF]

We cover the spread... which is "NA"

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

Yep

[MV72018]

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

Yep

Hey, George. 

I'm curious how you concluded that La Jetee won the prediction contest ovr me.

La Jetee picked SacState 37-23. So he was 7 points off on Sac State's total point score and correct about Stanford's.

I predicted Sac State 28-SU 24. So I was 2 points off Sac State's total score and 1 point off of Stanfords.

So I don't understand how La Jetee won when s/he was a total of 7 points off and I was only a total of 3 points off.

Could you kindly explain that?

Thanks,

MV72018

[MV72018]

-7 or -7.5 depending on the book.

  

That's all? -- I think we cover THAT spread.  And the Cardboard average is runnign +10 for CARD

ESPN analytics currently gives us an 85.6% likelihood of winning with Stanford -6.5 and an O/U of 60.5 implying around 34-27

Is our Defense that bad... 27 points to an FCS team (a good one), where our coach knows their players capabilities?

Yep

Hey, George. 

I'm curious how you concluded that La Jetee won the prediction contest ovr me.

La Jetee picked SacState 37-23. So he was 7 points off on Sac State's total point score and correct about Stanford's.

I predicted Sac State 28-SU 24. So I was 2 points off Sac State's total score and 1 point off of Stanfords.

So I don't understand how La Jetee won when s/he was a total of 7 points off and I was only a total of 3 points off.

Could you kindly explain that?

Thanks,

MV72018

[CompSci87]

The rules are here:

https://thecardboard.org/board/predictions.php

You didn't get the 3-point bonus for hitting one of the scores exactly. Bonus points really count for a lot -- I had to read the rules three times to understand that. They basically bump you up by that number of places. They don't just subtract from your error score.

[CompSci87]

The rules are here:

https://thecardboard.org/board/predictions.php

You didn't get the 3-point bonus for hitting one of the scores exactly. Bonus points really count for a lot -- I had to read the rules three times to understand that. They basically bump you up by that number of places. They don't just subtract from your error score.

[george]

I'm curious how you concluded that La Jetee won the prediction contest ovr me.

CompSci explained it better than I could.  Keep in mind, I didn't make the rules, I was just responding to a logistical problem where members were tracking these results manually in a google sheet, so I enabled a way for the board software to do it automatically.  

I couldn't find the original thread were the rules were made, but I did find this one that hints at what it used to be like.  

I maintain the predictions widget because it's the best way for me to contribute to this community -- I value everyone's insights so much and I am nowhere near as thoughtful / articulate as you all.  But I don't have strong feelings of what the rules should be.  So if we want to change them I can make the necessary changes to the software.

[george]

I'm curious how you concluded that La Jetee won the prediction contest ovr me.

CompSci explained it better than I could.  Keep in mind, I didn't make the rules, I was just responding to a logistical problem where members were tracking these results manually in a google sheet, so I enabled a way for the board software to do it automatically.  

I couldn't find the original thread were the rules were made, but I did find this one that hints at what it used to be like.  

I maintain the predictions widget because it's the best way for me to contribute to this community -- I value everyone's insights so much and I am nowhere near as thoughtful / articulate as you all.  But I don't have strong feelings of what the rules should be.  So if we want to change them I can make the necessary changes to the software.

[Leftcoast]

Thank you for keeping predictions running, George!  

One piece of maintenance that would help, is to fix the “predictions” view.  It’s supposed to show the set of all predictions for the current game but returns an error right now - “The specified thread does not exist”.

When I couldn’t remember my guess for the Sac St game I had to watch the scroll cycle through all guesses (three times!) as I couldn’t find it any other way and kept looking up to watch a play at the crucial moment in the cycle! Given the results, perhaps seeing less of the game was a blessing but still worth fixing.

[Leftcoast]

Thank you for keeping predictions running, George!  

One piece of maintenance that would help, is to fix the “predictions” view.  It’s supposed to show the set of all predictions for the current game but returns an error right now - “The specified thread does not exist”.

When I couldn’t remember my guess for the Sac St game I had to watch the scroll cycle through all guesses (three times!) as I couldn’t find it any other way and kept looking up to watch a play at the crucial moment in the cycle! Given the results, perhaps seeing less of the game was a blessing but still worth fixing.

[george]

When I couldn’t remember my guess for the Sac St game I had to watch the scroll cycle through all guesses (three times!) as I couldn’t find it any other way and kept looking up to watch a play at the crucial moment in the cycle! 

So I've added your prediction to the widget in every predictions thread (see the top right on this page).  At the very least you will be able to click back on the thread during today's Arizona game to remember your prediction.

I still need to investigate what's going on w/ the current predictions link once the game starts...

[george]

When I couldn’t remember my guess for the Sac St game I had to watch the scroll cycle through all guesses (three times!) as I couldn’t find it any other way and kept looking up to watch a play at the crucial moment in the cycle! 

So I've added your prediction to the widget in every predictions thread (see the top right on this page).  At the very least you will be able to click back on the thread during today's Arizona game to remember your prediction.

I still need to investigate what's going on w/ the current predictions link once the game starts...