The "Official" Unofficial Game Prediction Thread - Game 2 - Stanford
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I just heard the Band has been instructed not to play TRIBUTE TO TROY after 3rd down. Is that true?
21-13…I’m afraid the clown show will show their true colors today…Sad day for the Trojans…
USC 13
Stanford 10
I'm going to bed at halftime out of boredom and disgust.
Stanford 10
I'm going to bed at halftime out of boredom and disgust.
I’m going to change my prediction.
Stanford 42
USC 27
Stanford 42
USC 27
Crushed under a boot like those 50 sunglasses 🕶 they used to shoot a three second scene in Terminator: Judgment Day when the Terminator broke Sara Connor out of the looney bin
Yeah, I wasn't feeling it and couldn't live in denial. Especially after witnessing all the mediocrity trying to get passed off as USC football. Helton and the Harrell Raid have to go...Then there's the give up the big plays Orlando nightmare again...Oy vey
I think Texas found out you can't just fire a guy and hope for the best though. You need to have a plan.
Will post results for this week's debacle shortly.
That’s going to leave a mark.
Very few of us expected USC to dominate the game. Since the Jim Harbaugh days Stanford always comes in with a chip on their shoulder to play USC…
But, "Come On Son!" Very few of us expected that horror show. It seems like most seasons Clay Helton teams don’t have the resilience they need. When they get popped in the mouth, they roll over. I thought maybe he had figured this out last season as that team really did seem to have the fight on spirit. But what we saw last night looked like regression to the old ways.
Yesterday, it seemed like 2-3 plays shook up the Trojans and they never really recovered their confidence. Once panic sets in, it’s all over.
Not only was there chaos on the coliseum field last night, there was chaos in the prediction thread as well. Remember, to win our little contest, you must have correctly identified the winning team…and only 2-1/2 people did this week. And out of those we had a tie for the win!
The Official Game Prediction Winner of the Week Award goes to
@SoCalN8tiv who predicted USC 13 Stanford 28
@TahoeTrojan predicted USC 20 Stanford 21
Both had a net differential of 29 points, but correctly identified Stanford as the winner
The Closest to the Pin Award is given when the lowest net differential is picked by someone that did not pick the winning team correctly. This week that award goes to
@USCHusbandUCLAWife who picked USC 30 Stanford 28 for a net differential of only 16 points. Given the unexpected outcome, that’s pretty good picking.
The Extremely Coveted Most Wrong Title was actually quite close this week, but in the end we had a familiar winner…
@The Lizard King had a net differential of 65 with his pick of USC 3 and Stanford 2.
We will post the preliminary standings in The Race for the Season Long Prediction Czar later today.
Let's all take a take breath to reset...tomorrow is another day...it's a long season.
Beat the Cougars!
Very few of us expected USC to dominate the game. Since the Jim Harbaugh days Stanford always comes in with a chip on their shoulder to play USC…
But, "Come On Son!" Very few of us expected that horror show. It seems like most seasons Clay Helton teams don’t have the resilience they need. When they get popped in the mouth, they roll over. I thought maybe he had figured this out last season as that team really did seem to have the fight on spirit. But what we saw last night looked like regression to the old ways.
Yesterday, it seemed like 2-3 plays shook up the Trojans and they never really recovered their confidence. Once panic sets in, it’s all over.
Not only was there chaos on the coliseum field last night, there was chaos in the prediction thread as well. Remember, to win our little contest, you must have correctly identified the winning team…and only 2-1/2 people did this week. And out of those we had a tie for the win!
The Official Game Prediction Winner of the Week Award goes to
@SoCalN8tiv who predicted USC 13 Stanford 28
@TahoeTrojan predicted USC 20 Stanford 21
Both had a net differential of 29 points, but correctly identified Stanford as the winner
The Closest to the Pin Award is given when the lowest net differential is picked by someone that did not pick the winning team correctly. This week that award goes to
@USCHusbandUCLAWife who picked USC 30 Stanford 28 for a net differential of only 16 points. Given the unexpected outcome, that’s pretty good picking.
The Extremely Coveted Most Wrong Title was actually quite close this week, but in the end we had a familiar winner…
@The Lizard King had a net differential of 65 with his pick of USC 3 and Stanford 2.
We will post the preliminary standings in The Race for the Season Long Prediction Czar later today.
Let's all take a take breath to reset...tomorrow is another day...it's a long season.
Beat the Cougars!
I take no joy in this other than we may be one step closer to removing the common denominator causing the failures.
The Race for the Season Long Prediction Czar is underway. We have had nearly 100 individual participants so far this season.
Remember, in order to be eligible, you must have participated in at least 2/3 of the games played – that means this week you must have participated in both games played so far and at least 2 out of 3 next week. It is a long season, don't get discouraged.
For those of you new to our game this year, I include my results in the tally, but I am not eligible to win. Think of me as a pace car.
@559er is at the top of our initial leaderboard. Good Job there--especially with this crazy game against Stanford.
Here are your top 25 so far.
Rank Name YTD Games
1 @TrojanHorse 20.5 2
2 @559er 22.0 2
3 @USCHusbandUCLAWife 23.5 2
4 @Bezlee 24.0 2
4 @flyerz73 24.0 2
6 @Cyrus.usc 25.0 2
6 @holt7153 25.0 2
6 @TroyInception 25.0 2
9 @Jim Steele 25.5 2
9 @USC1 25.5 2
11 @Arthur Jury 26.0 2
12 @ImanMarshallLOCK 26.5 2
12 @in2nation 26.5 2
12 @TrojanFireHorse12 26.5 2
12 @TrojanHoss 26.5 2
16 @USCSAE 28.0 2
17 @ICEnEC 30.0 2
17 @SCBIGTIME 30.0 2
17 @SGVFlip 30.0 2
20 @SCnAZ 30.5 2
20 @Troy70 30.5 2
22 @ATR32 31.0 2
23 @FIGHTON! 31.5 2
24 @cutlerdaddy 32.0 2
24 @qqqqqqqman 32.0 2
24 @USCTFL 32.0 2
Congrats everyone!
Beat The Cougars!
Remember, in order to be eligible, you must have participated in at least 2/3 of the games played – that means this week you must have participated in both games played so far and at least 2 out of 3 next week. It is a long season, don't get discouraged.
For those of you new to our game this year, I include my results in the tally, but I am not eligible to win. Think of me as a pace car.
@559er is at the top of our initial leaderboard. Good Job there--especially with this crazy game against Stanford.
Here are your top 25 so far.
Rank Name YTD Games
1 @TrojanHorse 20.5 2
2 @559er 22.0 2
3 @USCHusbandUCLAWife 23.5 2
4 @Bezlee 24.0 2
4 @flyerz73 24.0 2
6 @Cyrus.usc 25.0 2
6 @holt7153 25.0 2
6 @TroyInception 25.0 2
9 @Jim Steele 25.5 2
9 @USC1 25.5 2
11 @Arthur Jury 26.0 2
12 @ImanMarshallLOCK 26.5 2
12 @in2nation 26.5 2
12 @TrojanFireHorse12 26.5 2
12 @TrojanHoss 26.5 2
16 @USCSAE 28.0 2
17 @ICEnEC 30.0 2
17 @SCBIGTIME 30.0 2
17 @SGVFlip 30.0 2
20 @SCnAZ 30.5 2
20 @Troy70 30.5 2
22 @ATR32 31.0 2
23 @FIGHTON! 31.5 2
24 @cutlerdaddy 32.0 2
24 @qqqqqqqman 32.0 2
24 @USCTFL 32.0 2
Congrats everyone!
Beat The Cougars!
What is the nature of truth??
I am fairly meticulous and I have a good tracking system. But it's a lot of data, so it's always worth keeping an eye on your own numbers.
I have made a couple of keying errors in the years I've been doing this. But definitely not intentional. I have disqualified myself from the year end awards (and I've never really threatened to win it anyway), since it would be an obvious conflict of interest.
I seriously want this thread to be a place where everyone can have fun...no matter what animous might exist elsewhere on the board. Think of it as Switzerland...
I am fairly meticulous and I have a good tracking system. But it's a lot of data, so it's always worth keeping an eye on your own numbers.
I have made a couple of keying errors in the years I've been doing this. But definitely not intentional. I have disqualified myself from the year end awards (and I've never really threatened to win it anyway), since it would be an obvious conflict of interest.
I seriously want this thread to be a place where everyone can have fun...no matter what animous might exist elsewhere on the board. Think of it as Switzerland...
