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Date Posted: 01:38:19 06/16/03 Mon
Author: Bainsey
Subject: Re: Football......a little off topic
In reply to: NUGrad 's message, "Re: Football......a little off topic" on 21:01:06 06/15/03 Sun

>Bainsey.... Be honest...wouldn't you?

Whoa, when have I not been honest, NU?

Anyway, a thread of this topic also exists at the UMaine board, and repeat what I said there:

I've given up on sports prognosticating and such mags in general. Accurate predictions cannot be done, and on the rare instance that it IS done, while I don't doubt their knowledge on sports, the correct guesses have more to do with luck than skill. The intangibles in sports far outweigh the tangibles, and considering the parity in I-AA football, there's precious little science in predicting sports outcomes. I care far more about what the athletes have to say about the outcomes than the writers, because they actually HAVE a say in the outcome.

Instead of writing "this is the team that's going to win," I'd be far more interested in "this is what Team A/Team B has to do to win." At least the latter doesn't insult my intelligence.

Leave the progonsticating to the meteorologists, which, as a group, are found to be 85% accurate. When sports prognosticators reach that level, let me know. Until then, I wish they would shut up and let the athletes tell me the outcome.

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[> [> Re: Football......a little off topic -- Bainsey, 01:39:46 06/16/03 Mon

>Bainsey.... Be honest...wouldn't you?

Whoa, when have I not been honest, NU?

Anyway, a thread of this topic also exists at the UMaine board, and repeat what I said there:

I've given up on sports prognosticating and such mags in general. Accurate predictions cannot be done, and on the rare instance that it IS done, while I don't doubt their knowledge on sports, the correct guesses have more to do with luck than skill. The intangibles in sports far outweigh the tangibles, and considering the parity in I-AA football, there's precious little science in predicting sports outcomes. I care far more about what the athletes have to say about the outcomes than the writers, because they actually HAVE a say in the outcome.

Instead of writing "this is the team that's going to win," I'd be far more interested in "this is what Team A/Team B has to do to win." At least the latter doesn't insult my intelligence.

Leave the progonsticating to the meteorologists, which, as a group, are found to be 85% accurate. When sports prognosticators reach that level, let me know. Until then, I wish they would shut up and let the athletes tell me the outcome.

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