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When my brother was a child, he spoke as a child, understood as a child, and thought as a child. When he became a man, he set aside his childish ways. Something Comer and Jordan should try.

My brother used that argument when he was five. "He did it first".

If we hold it in public, how are we gonna make stuff up?

Desperately.

I am not sure that will have a big impact on margin of victory as all teams have the same potwntial to benefit from the scoring change in a given year, and MOV is a measure within a year that can mostly be compared across years. Where it breaks down is when the difference between first and third, fourth, etc. changes from year to year. The winning team will place higher on average so bigger spreads lead to bigger MOV. Right now the spread is tighter than it has ever been making it harder to beat the Iowa record even with bonus point inflation.

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Good questions. I left everything at the office tonight, but I will look at this tomorrow. Though my data does not have class in it, sp that will be a challenge. And what the hell does class even mean anymore? Another challenge.

Bold

As I thought they would get more than zero out of Facundo. But I hope you are right.

Here is what I have: "Seed" is really Intermat Rank at this point.

In a world where irrational numbers exist, sure, he "counts"

Good question. I think it would be real tough to start a redshirt conversation right now. So I think the answer depends on what the plan was before the season started.

Kinda, Sorta. But not totally. First place used to be worth a greater percentage of total placement points. In 1986 first was 29% of total placement, but now it is only 24%. That make it harder to break the MOV record.

I thought you was a 'gander, not a Brit.

Nice dig

Willie had him at 174. Looks like that Okie State reputation is undeserved?

And if his matches are officiated the way the ISU / Iowa dual was officiated, how many stalls does he get? What is the record?

that should either be 88% vs 113% or 188% vs 213%. Mea culpa.

Love it. Couple more Natties, then the Olympics, then WWE.

Will PSU break the margin of victory record currently held by the 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes? Iowa won the tournament with 158 points while Oklahoma was runner up with 84.25, for a spread of 73.75 points (188%). Based on my projections PSU is looking at a 64 point margin of victory (120.5 vs 56.5 or 113%, but probably a lower % spread once bonus is added in). That assumes they and the runner up score the same bonus points. Is that a safe assumption? Interestingly Iowa under Gable also holds the record for smallest MOV, 0.5 points in 1978. That record can only ever be broken if they go back to quarter point scoring (from 1976 to 1987 a superior decision was worth 0.75 and from 1988 to 1994 a TF was worth 0.75).

Orange you glad he didn't say banana?

One more caveat. Every one of my predictions are wrong. But I am right on average.

If AJ bets the over based on his own inside info, does that mean it will be the under?

Yeah, Shapiro seems very low. And I still feel like Arujau is the favorite?

Last year they had 4 guys seeded in the top 8. I had them projected at 3.1 going into the tourney. They finished with 2. Who ya got on your list?