It is time once again to update Some Blog Site readers on the results of my Some Fun Site project to create a more accurate football prediction method.
The 2020 NFL season is over, and here are the most accurate methods for predicting regular-season game results (wins-losses):
- MPW: 68%
- MPWHFA: 64%
- ITP: 64%
Partway through the season, it was looking like the Home Field Advantage factor wasn’t helping the MPWHFA method much, but it came through at the end.
If you think you have a formula that can predict the winner of an NFL game better than 63.1% of the time, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.
(For the ideas behind the methods, please visit the Some Fun Site page.)
Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home
Genesis 27:5
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Okay, okay, it is 2021 at this point, but the results are headlines as 2020 because they match with the 2020 predictions made in 2020 for the 2020 season. Also, the results are not all-haiku, just the predictions were. A more accurate title would be “Results for the All-Haiku Predictions made in 2020”.
Before the bowl games commenced for this past college football season, I made some predictions and some more predictions. Here, for your reading enjoyment, is the tally of those predictions. Note that the results are not in haiku form, in contrast to the predictions.
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Based on the popularity existence of last year’s article predicting bowl games in haiku form, I present to you this year’s all-haiku bowl game predictions. Still America’s only all-haiku college football bowl game predictions.
These are listed in order of date (earliest first). Some picks are whom I think will win, and some picks are whom I want to win. I’ll leave it to you, the reader, to decide which is which.
Special note for this year of 2020: This is the updated post that contains all the bowl picks. I didn’t change the picks from earlier, even though those games have already been played. They’ll be counted in mid January with the rest of them, all at once.
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Based on the popularity existence of last year’s article predicting bowl games in haiku form, I present to you this year’s all-haiku bowl game predictions. Still America’s only all-haiku college football bowl game predictions.
These are listed in order of date (earliest first). Some picks are whom I think will win, and some picks are whom I want to win. I’ll leave it to you, the reader, to decide which is which.
Special note for this year of 2020: I normally made predictions between the last game of the season and the first bowl game, as the selection committee has done its job and all bowl games have picked participants. However, this year the regular season is going later than usual due to late starts and postponements and such, so the first bowl game starts before many conferences have finished their seasons. I will provide the first round of picks this week, for the bowls that have finalized their teams. Then I’ll be providing the remaining picks next week, when everything else should be decided.
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A few months ago, we had the announcement of the 2020 NFL schedule, but I forgot because I was distracted by world events. Now that we know who will play whom and when, we can start predicting wins and losses, just before the season starts.
I keep my predictions over at Some Fun Site. View results of previous football seasons.
2019 Summary
Last year, I predicted that
- Atlanta Falcons = 5-11
- Cleveland Browns = 8-8
- Denver Broncos = 3-13
- Jacksonville Jaguars = 16-0
- Philadelphia Eagles = 11-5
How they actually did was
- Atlanta Falcons = 7-9
- Cleveland Browns = 6-10
- Denver Broncos = 7-9
- Jacksonville Jaguars = 6-10
- Philadelphia Eagles = 9-7
Well, I got all the digits correct for the Jaguars, just not in the right order. For the other teams, I at least got winning season or not winning season right, for what that’s worth.
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I wrote this song for Detroit Lions fans, but there’s nothing in it that’s particular to Detroit. You could change the subtitle and the logo and apply it to any sports team that is inept.
That was not the whole song, but the ending part didn’t really have any changes. What else can you do with this:
Are you out there?
Do you know me?
Can you help me?
Can you show me?
Where are you going?
Don’t leave me alone
How do I follow you
Into the end zone?
Here are the full lyrics, in case you have trouble with the image:
I can hear you, but I won’t
Some strive for greatness, while others don’t
There’s a thousand reasons I should go about my game
And ignore your whispers which I wish would go away
oh oh oh
You’re not a coach
You’re just a ringing in my ear
And if I hear you – which I don’t – I’ve given up, I fear
Every game I’ve ever played is here within these walls
I’m sorry, winning season, but I’m blocking out your calls
I’ve had my big paycheck, I don’t need something new
I’m afraid of what I’m risking if I follow you
Into the unknown
Into the unknown
Into the end zone
What do you want?
‘Cause the defense’s hard to see
Are you here to distract me
So I cause a penalty
Or are you someone out there’s who’s a little bit like me?
Who knows deep down I’m not where I’m meant to be?
Every day’s a little harder as I count my losses grow
Don’t you know there’s part of me that longs to go
Into the end zone
Into the unknown
Into the end zone
Are you out there?
Do you know me?
Can you help me?
Can you show me?
Where are you going?
Don’t leave me alone
How do I follow you
Into the end zone?
So the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it will be very severe.
Genesis 41:31
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Okay, okay, it is 2020 at this point, but the results are headlines as 2019 because they match with the 2019 predictions made in 2019 for the 2019 season. Also, the results are not all-haiku, just the predictions were. A more accurate title would be “Results for the All-Haiku Predictions made in 2019”.
Before the bowl games commenced for this past college football season, I made some predictions. Here, for your reading enjoyment, is the tally of those predictions. Note that the results are not in haiku form, in contrast to the predictions.
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This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
