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re: Bowl Confidence Pool Canceled Game

Posted on 12/26/18 at 2:59 pm to
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
7565 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 2:59 pm to
how is my math off? 24 games left. If you have 40 pts on this game, you lose 40 points? You have 0 plays above that number. Someone have 1 pt will lose 24 pts from it. So come out ahead 16 pts. i was backwards sorry been working too hard
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 3:02 pm
Posted by emoney
Westerville, OH
Member since May 2010
8751 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:06 pm to
Can this just be counted as an auto-win for everyone and whatever points you picked, you add that to the total score?
Posted by Hat Tricks
Member since Oct 2003
28935 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

Can this just be counted as an auto-win for everyone and whatever points you picked, you add that to the total score?


That would be a fricked up way to do it too.
Posted by ATH216
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2010
848 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:07 pm to
Take the confidence points for the BC/Boise game and put them towards the highest confidence point game they have remaining. That’s my suggestion for the pool I’m in and seems like the most fair thing to do IMO
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 3:08 pm
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
7565 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:08 pm to
Thats fair
Posted by emoney
Westerville, OH
Member since May 2010
8751 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:12 pm to
I like ATH’s idea. It’s too difficult to get everyone to redistribute points to all remaining games (if that was an option).
Posted by Cleanmatt
Who Dat Nation
Member since Oct 2010
2907 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:13 pm to
I just looked at the group I'm in on espn and they counted it as a loss for everyone.

I'm currently in third. First place guy had Boise for 21, second place guy had them for 35!

I picked Boise for 14.
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
20731 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

how is my math off? 24 games left. If you have 40 pts on this game, you lose 40 points? You have 0 plays above that number. Someone have 1 pt will lose 24 pts from it. So come out ahead 16 pts. i was backwards sorry been working too hard


If you have 40 points on it, then you lose 40 points for the game, and the rest of your games remain the same.

If you have 1 point on it, then you lose 1 point for the game, and you lose 1 point for each of the 39 games higher than it, for a total of 40 points.

If you put 24 on it, you lose 24 points for the game, then 1 point for each of the 16 games higher than it, for a total of 40 points.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
140847 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:17 pm to
Count it as a loss or just don’t include it

Play it how Vegas and books do it
Posted by RoscoeHarper
Edmond, OK
Member since Aug 2011
4969 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:18 pm to
Thank you, exactly how this should work.
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
7565 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:19 pm to
i thought he was talking about remaining games. That would a nightmare to rescore.
Posted by LSShoe1030
Kenner
Member since Aug 2014
802 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:30 pm to
Yea there’s mathematically no fairer way than Roscoe suggested. It’s just also the most time consuming to correct for the person running the pool, which I don’t mind
Posted by RoscoeHarper
Edmond, OK
Member since Aug 2011
4969 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:33 pm to
Yeah it sucks for you. I can't imagine there's a real easy way to do that.
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
7565 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:38 pm to
Could just add another cell assuming youre using excel and take total score minus wins. You only have to subtract the wins realistically. Guess that would be harder considering the pts for BC game. yea sucks to be the scorer
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 3:41 pm
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
20731 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:39 pm to
Yeah I'm probably gonna be the one that has to end up doing it for my family and friends pool which is probably about 30 entries lol. Gonna be time consuming but I'll just knock it out in a night. Tasks like that tend to not be as bad once you start doing the work as your mind made it out to be when you were thinking about it beforehand
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37013 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 3:57 pm to
While I think roscoe has the best solution so far, it doesn't mean that someone isn't getting screwed.
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45333 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 4:12 pm to
I’m in an ESPN pool and it just is counting the game as an L for everyone.
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37013 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 4:13 pm to
That is a terrible way to do it.

I just looked and that's what is happening with ours too. Hopefully we can get it fixed.
This post was edited on 12/26/18 at 4:17 pm
Posted by jac1280
Member since Dec 2007
5380 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 5:43 pm to
ESPN fixed it

Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
7565 posts
Posted on 12/26/18 at 5:49 pm to
What did they do
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