Comments on: Who to Root For…The “Make My Head Hurt” Edition http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html Conveying an Unhealthy Obsession to the Masses Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:37:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Teddy http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34979 Teddy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:11:14 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34979 That's me exactly!!! That's why I want us and SC to take care of UA and SC to win out. With a three-way tie - us, OS, and SC, I'd much rather have SC go to the Rose Bowl than the beavs. The next year would be unbearable if they were to punch their ticket to the Rose Bowl via a win at Autzen. That’s me exactly!!! That’s why I want us and SC to take care of UA and SC to win out. With a three-way tie – us, OS, and SC, I’d much rather have SC go to the Rose Bowl than the beavs. The next year would be unbearable if they were to punch their ticket to the Rose Bowl via a win at Autzen.

]]> By: Nautiduck http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34977 Nautiduck Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:54:19 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34977 Make that 6-2 for the Beavers coming into the Civil War. Make that 6-2 for the Beavers coming into the Civil War.

]]> By: Nautiduck http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34976 Nautiduck Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:49 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34976 Tell you what - and you can chastise me for it all you want - I fear the Beavers. They are certain to be 8-2 coming into Autzen and with a big chip on their shoulders remembering last year. The final game of the year with the Rose Bowl to the winner. Yes, the Beavs frighten the hell out of me. Tell you what – and you can chastise me for it all you want – I fear the Beavers. They are certain to be 8-2 coming into Autzen and with a big chip on their shoulders remembering last year. The final game of the year with the Rose Bowl to the winner. Yes, the Beavs frighten the hell out of me.

]]> By: Adam http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34974 Adam Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:42:49 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34974 I think the reason the tiebreaker seems backwards is because we're looking at it backwards. It's not about who has the best or worst loss but which team doesn't have the best win. if two teams in a three way tie have beaten the number four team, but the other team lost to the number four team those two teams won against better competition. So it's not about losing to worse competition but about winning against better competition. I think the reason the tiebreaker seems backwards is because we’re looking at it backwards. It’s not about who has the best or worst loss but which team doesn’t have the best win. if two teams in a three way tie have beaten the number four team, but the other team lost to the number four team those two teams won against better competition. So it’s not about losing to worse competition but about winning against better competition.

]]> By: Teddy http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34973 Teddy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34973 We need UA to beat Cal this weekend and for SC to win out. If we take care of UA and SC does too, they will have 3 losses. Then if the worst possible scenario plays out . . . OS beats us at Autzen, we will own the tiebreaker with UA and SC . . . and best of all, OS would not go to the Rose Bowl after having lost to UA and SC. I could not handle beavs in the Rose Bowl. We need UA to beat Cal this weekend and for SC to win out. If we take care of UA and SC does too, they will have 3 losses. Then if the worst possible scenario plays out . . . OS beats us at Autzen, we will own the tiebreaker with UA and SC . . . and best of all, OS would not go to the Rose Bowl after having lost to UA and SC. I could not handle beavs in the Rose Bowl.

]]> By: David http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34971 David Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34971 What really sucks is teams like USC can lose to the Dawgs and actually get rewarded in a 3 way tie scenario. Pac-10 should change part of the formula. In the event of a 3 way tie where no team emerges, the next tie breaker shouldn't be how the 3 teams fared against the next highest finisher in the conference. The next team eliminated should be the one with the worst loss. That would eliminate USC as one of their losses was to UW. What really sucks is teams like USC can lose to the Dawgs and actually get rewarded in a 3 way tie scenario. Pac-10 should change part of the formula. In the event of a 3 way tie where no team emerges, the next tie breaker shouldn’t be how the 3 teams fared against the next highest finisher in the conference. The next team eliminated should be the one with the worst loss. That would eliminate USC as one of their losses was to UW.

]]> By: Nick, Off The Pond http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34970 Nick, Off The Pond Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:40:29 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34970 Yeah, we want Stanford to lose both remaining games. USC and Arizona's biggest tiebreaker advantage in a three-way scenario is that they lost to Washington instead of a team that matters. Hopefully, we aren't talking next Sunday about how a loss to ASU doesn't matter, though. Yeah, we want Stanford to lose both remaining games. USC and Arizona’s biggest tiebreaker advantage in a three-way scenario is that they lost to Washington instead of a team that matters. Hopefully, we aren’t talking next Sunday about how a loss to ASU doesn’t matter, though.

]]> By: sx1080 http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34969 sx1080 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:21:27 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34969 Nick, the most important game this weekend is SC to beat Stanford. If that happens Ducks can even lose to ASU, that game becomes immaterial. If Ducks beat UA and OSU they are in despite losing to ASU. But, SC must beat Stanford. Nick, the most important game this weekend is SC to beat Stanford. If that happens Ducks can even lose to ASU, that game becomes immaterial. If Ducks beat UA and OSU they are in despite losing to ASU. But, SC must beat Stanford.

]]> By: sx1080 http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34967 sx1080 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:15 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34967 Nick, please update your page after each weekend. Its going to be crazy. Nick,

please update your page after each weekend. Its going to be crazy.

]]> By: Nick, Off The Pond http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/who-to-root-for-week2.html/comment-page-1#comment-34966 Nick, Off The Pond Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:40:01 +0000 http://www.offthepond.net/?p=2124#comment-34966 You are both right. However, I noted in the post that my scenarios all assume the contenders beat the non-contenders. In other words, I made the assumption that Arizona would beat Cal and without Jahvid Best, that's a safe bet. My error may be in rooting for Arizona this weekend. The scenario you both mention is very plausible if Cal were to win this weekend and I think if I was to rewrite this, I'd go back and say root for Cal. You are both right. However, I noted in the post that my scenarios all assume the contenders beat the non-contenders. In other words, I made the assumption that Arizona would beat Cal and without Jahvid Best, that’s a safe bet.

My error may be in rooting for Arizona this weekend. The scenario you both mention is very plausible if Cal were to win this weekend and I think if I was to rewrite this, I’d go back and say root for Cal.

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