Confidence Picks Game for 2021 UNI Winter/Spring Football

[UNIdad]

Who wants to play the Confidence Picks game? Last time had six players finish within a 4-point range (72 to 76). 95UNIGrad edged out OnMcleod9 with a playoff tiebreaker.

Think of it as a UNI football season version of a confidence picks game for predicting bowl outcomes.

Here is how it works:

1. Before the kickoff of the first game, pick whether UNI wins or loses in each game.
2. Assign confidence points for each pick (1 through 8 with 8 being the pick for which you are the most confident and thus win the most points).
3. Sit back and watch. Or change your confidence picks for games that haven’t started and confidence points that haven’t been used. If you make changes, do so with a reply post which I will check, not an edited post which I would probably never see.
4. If your prediction for the game was correct, then you get the points. If your prediction was incorrect, then you lose the points. This gives us a range for the season of +36 (if you get all right) to -36 points (if you get all wrong).
5. I will post standings after each weekend (or someone more savvy with spreadsheets will).

If you are still interested, go on to the next post to see an example of how it works.

[UNIdad]

Example. Here is a set of confidence picks by a diehard Panther fan who thinks UNI will win every game. She has assigned confidence points in descending order following the schedule (8 points for beating SDSU, 7 Youngstown State, etc.) So, if they actually win six games (losing only to SDSU and NDSU), here is how the scoring would work:

• South Dakota State. UNI loses, so she loses 8 Confidence Points. -8.
• At Youngstown State. UNI wins, so she earns 7 Confidence Points. -1.
• Illinois State. UNI wins, so she earns 6 Confidence Points. +5.
• At Southern Illinois. UNI wins, so she earns 5 Confidence Points. +10.
• Missouri State. UNI wins, so she earns 4 Confidence Points. +14.
• At Western Illinois. UNI wins, so she wins 3 Confidence Points. +17.
• At South Dakota. UNI wins, so she wins 2 Confidence Points. +19.
• North Dakota State. UNI loses, so she loses 1 Confidence Points. +18.

[OnMcleod9]

I don't post on here often, and I didn't win in the end, but this is the year!

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	SDSU	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	6
Illinois St.	UNI	5
at Southern Illinois	UNI	7
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	4
at South Dakota	UNI	3
NDSU	UNI	1

[DomeIsHome]

Lets goooooo

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	UNI	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	3
Illinois St.	UNI	4
at Southern Illinois	UNI	6
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	7
at South Dakota	UNI	5
NDSU	UNI	1

[achrist70]

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	UNI	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	3
Illinois St.	UNI	5
at Southern Illinois	UNI	6
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	7
at South Dakota	UNI	4
NDSU	UNI	1

Go big or go home

[BCPanther]

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	UNI	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	5
Illinois St.	UNI	4
at Southern Illinois	UNI	3
Missouri St.	UNI	7
at Western Illinois	UNI	8
at South Dakota	UNI	6
NDSU	UNI	2

[UNIdad]

I don't post on here often, and I didn't win in the end, but this is the year!

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	SDSU	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	6
Illinois St.	UNI	5
at Southern Illinois	UNI	7
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	4
at South Dakota	UNI	3
NDSU	UNI	1

A win in the "regular season" is still pretty impressive!

[UNIdad]

Looks like I never actually posted my picks.

• Game 1. South Dakota State. Loss. 2 confidence points.
• Game 2. At Youngstown State. Win. 6 confidence points.
• Game 3. Illinois State. Win. 4 confidence points.
• Game 4. At Southern Illinois. Loss. 3 confidence points.
• Game 5. Missouri State. Win. 8 confidence points.
• Game 6. At Western Illinois. Win. 7 confidence points.
• Game 7. At South Dakota. Loss. 5 confidence points.
• Game 8. North Dakota State. Loss. 1 confidence point.

I hope I finish last with 24 points . . . because UNI goes undefeated!

[enkamania]

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	UNI	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	6
Illinois St.	UNI	4
at Southern Illinois	UNI	3
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	7
at South Dakota	UNI	5
NDSU	UNI	1

[UNIdad]

Hoping Dome, achrist, BC, and enkamania tie for first!

[UNIdad]

Still have an hour or so to get picks in before the game!

[UNIDebo]

Opponent	Winner	Confidence Points
SDSU	UNI	2
at Youngstown State	UNI	6
Illinois St.	UNI	5
at Southern Illinois	SIU	1
Missouri St.	UNI	8
at Western Illinois	UNI	7
at South Dakota	UNI	4
NDSU	NDSU	3

[UNIdad]

With regrets, OnMcleod9 and I take the early lead after Week 1.

This season, our competition may be a game of inches.

[UNIdad]

Others can still join if you are willing to start at -2 and not use the #2 for confidence points.

[panthergirl123]

Others can still join if you are willing to start at -2 and not use the #2 for confidence points.

I might think about that. Too busy with work to be on often. Deadline?