Projections:
Massey
WL 28 - NC 21 (WL +7)
BH 35 - EB 14 (BH +21)
M 40 - B 14 (M +26)
L 41 - WC 7 ( L +34)
CalPreps
WL 34 - NC 28 (WL +6)
BH 35 - EB 14 (BH +21)
M 38 - B 20 (M +18)
L 48 - WC 0 (L +48)
Simmons
NC @ WL (WL by 8)
EB @ BH (BH by 25)
M @ B (M by 26)
WC @ L (L by 45)
Me
NC @ WL (WL by 20)
EB @ BH (BH by 14)
M @ B (M by 17)
WC @ L (L by 20)
Projections for Massey and CalPreps were posted earlier in the week by GrizzlyDevil. I included Simmons projections for the sake of a little comparison/contrast. My predictions for this week were also included.
Disclaimer: This sounds kind of chicken----, but My predictions are from what I know or have learned about the teams along with gut instinct and not the result of a mathematical power rating used by the other three, in which two of the three claim a correct percentage in excess of eighty percent, which in the world of statistics is very good. I counted Simmons (whom I have a great deal of respect for) once, and he was easily in that range.
Among us posters on the CVAC threads I'm in last place with a number of correct calls now standing at a whopping 69%, a number that seems to haunt me. Guess someone could say I'm the outlier.
Post Script: You probably had days when Saturday feels like Sunday or Monday feels like Tuesday. All week long I been thinking Lincolnton was at West Caldwell, and had read it and even posted it in my predictons on Tuesday. I should've thought something, heck, it's our homecoming.
Then, I looked at Simmons this morning. The games are neatly alphabetized beginning with the name of the visiting team. When looking for Lincolnton at West Caldwell, nothing was there. So all day long I've walked around with a grumpy edge thinking Simmons left us out. It even crossed my mind he had disqualified us for fighting down at Bandys, last week and was going to mention it on here. Awhile ago I scrolled through Simmons again and saw West Caldwell at Lincolnton.
Side Note: On Tuesday, in my predictions I put Maiden at Bandys, which is correct, but again felt like all week Bandys had to go to Maiden. If someone would have asked at the grocery store I'd of said Bandys is at Maiden. I'd been thinking about going up there to watch it since it is an old, old rivalry, but when looking at Simmons I remembered that the game was at Bandys and decided to have a change of heart.
A word of caution to the Blue Devil contingent traveling to Bandys, this evening. It is likely you will win and if you do you may be asked to exit the field at the visitors gate, they did us. If your team gets in a fight with them your asses will definitely go out the visitors exit. They'll tell you it's because of a band activity but actually they didn't want their fans to get Lincolnton germs on them. They'll also send the law enforcement over into your stands, which, they're welcome on our side. I wondered though if they were going to check our parole papers. LOL
