2024 AGS Survival Pool, Playoffs Semifinal Round

[Chalupa Batman]

1 Elimination brings us down to 5 players heading into the semifinals, the most that's made it to this round in the 4 years I've done this. Great job everybody! Here is who is left and which remaining teams players have picked so far:


caribbeanhen North Dakota State

centraljerseycat South Dakota State, North Dakota State, South Dakota

MR. CHICKEN North Dakota State

OrangeAndBlack North Dakota State

POD Knows North Dakota State, South Dakota


Eliminated:

FUBeAR Mercer, Montana State, South Dakota, Idaho, South Dakota State, Jackson State, South Carolina State

[Chalupa Batman]

This weeks games. No need to mention both teams anymore, only need to pick winners going forward.

South Dakota State @ North Dakota State (on ABC)
South Dakota @ Montana State (on ABC)

[POD Knows]

Montana State.

[caribbeanhen]

Montana State

[centraljerseycat]

Montana State

[OrangeAndBlack]

South Dakota State

[FUBeAR]

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[Chalupa Batman]

Still waiting on 1 more player to make their pick this week, but in anticipation of only 2 teams being picked and the possibility that those 2 teams both lose I am going to have each of you PM me a score from the game you pick for a tiebreaker.


Order of tiebreakers will be:

1. Closest to the sum of margin of victory AND total score. For example: pick is Montana State wins 34-30, final is South Dakota wins 28-20. Margin of victory is off by 12 & total score is off by 16, for a total of 28 points off. (If 2 or more players tie for lowest score they will move on to #2 and everyone else will be eliminated).
2. Closest to total score only. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #3 and everyone else will be eliminated).
3. Closest to exact score of team picked to win. From the example in #1, player would be off by 14 points on how many points Montana State scores. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #4 and everyone else will be eliminated).
4. I throw my hands up in the air and declare a co-champion(s)!


Once everyone has their score picks in I will post them in this thread either Friday night or Saturday morning so everyone knows what they are.

[FUBeAR]

Still waiting on 1 more player to make their pick
If that player has, ‘crossed the road,’ while we, unfortunately, may be unable to discern the reason for said crossing, be advised that FUBeAR stands, ever vigilant, and at the ready to step in and fulfill his/her (hens are “hers,” right?) competitive obligations.

[POD Knows]

Still waiting on 1 more player to make their pick this week, but in anticipation of only 2 teams being picked and the possibility that those 2 teams both lose I am going to have each of you PM me a score from the game you pick for a tiebreaker.


Order of tiebreakers will be:

1. Closest to the sum of margin of victory AND total score. For example: pick is Montana State wins 34-30, final is South Dakota wins 28-20. Margin of victory is off by 12 & total score is off by 16, for a total of 28 points off. (If 2 or more players tie for lowest score they will move on to #2 and everyone else will be eliminated).
2. Closest to total score only. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #3 and everyone else will be eliminated).
3. Closest to margin of victory only. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #4 and everyone else will be eliminated).
4. I throw my hands up in the air and declare a co-champion(s)!


Once everyone has their score picks in I will post them in this thread either Friday night or Saturday morning so everyone knows what they are.
Montana State 35
USD 24

[OhioHen]

Still waiting on 1 more player to make their pick this week, but in anticipation of only 2 teams being picked and the possibility that those 2 teams both lose I am going to have each of you PM me a score from the game you pick for a tiebreaker.


Order of tiebreakers will be:

1. Closest to the sum of margin of victory AND total score. For example: pick is Montana State wins 34-30, final is South Dakota wins 28-20. Margin of victory is off by 12 & total score is off by 16, for a total of 28 points off. (If 2 or more players tie for lowest score they will move on to #2 and everyone else will be eliminated).
2. Closest to total score only. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #3 and everyone else will be eliminated).
3. Closest to margin of victory only. (If 2 or more players remain tied they will move on to #4 and everyone else will be eliminated).
4. I throw my hands up in the air and declare a co-champion(s)!


Once everyone has their score picks in I will post them in this thread either Friday night or Saturday morning so everyone knows what they are.
If two or more are tied after applying criterion number 2, they will also be tied based on criterion number 3. Criterion number 1 uses both, so you may as well throw your hands up in the air after number 2.

Alternatively, the third tiebreaker could be one player gets either team's game score exactly right.

[caribbeanhen]

Montana State 35
USD 24

ran the game through what is now known as willow and came up with a score eerily similar to yours


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[MR. CHICKEN]

WHAT TA DO.....WHAT TA DO.......🤔.........AWK?

[FUBeAR]

WHAT TA DO.....WHAT TA DO.......樂.........AWK?
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[POD Knows]

ran the game through what is now known as willow and came up with a score eerily similar to yours


https://scitechdaily.com/images/Brain-Signals-Boost-Mood-Serotonin-Concept-400x267.jpg
It is a lock.

[caribbeanhen]

It is a lock.

I will be tinkering with the equation a bit

[Chalupa Batman]

If two or more are tied after applying criterion number 2, they will also be tied based on criterion number 3. Criterion number 1 uses both, so you may as well throw your hands up in the air after number 2.

Alternatively, the third tiebreaker could be one player gets either team's game score exactly right.

That’s a good observation, and I do like your alternative suggestion. Though I think I’ll alter it a little and say whichever player is closest to the score of the team they picked to win.


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I have edited the original post outlining the tiebreaker procedure.

[POD Knows]

I will be tinkering with the equation a bit
I kept SDSU in my back pocket because of their D. It is better than the MSU D and that will win them the Natty.

[caribbeanhen]

I kept SDSU in my back pocket because of their D. It is better than the MSU D and that will win them the Natty.

same

[MR. CHICKEN]

WHAT TA DO...........WHAT TA DO.........😬........BAWK?

[MR. CHICKEN]

MONTANA STATE

[Chalupa Batman]

Tiebreaker scores are:


caribbeanhen Montana State 34-20
centraljerseycat no score submitted
POD Knows Montana State 35-24
MR. CHICKEN Montana State 31-21

OrangeAndBlack South Dakota State 31-28

[OrangeAndBlack]

Well I lost! But also, everyone else doesn’t have another eligible pick for next week.

[MR. CHICKEN]

Well I lost! But also, everyone else doesn’t have another eligible pick for next week.

.........IFIN' SOUTH DAKOTA WAS TA BEAT MONTANA STATE.........AND ANYONE....(LIKE ME).......WHO HASN'T........USED UP DUH COYOTES.........THEN YOU COOD TAKE SOUTH DAKOTA OVER BIZINSSSSSS.......BAWK!