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  • 2024 Football Confidence Points Game

    Ready for another Confidence Picks game?

    If you aren’t familiar with it, 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 11 with 11 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 won’t be searching for.
    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 +66 (if you get all right) to -66 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.

  • #2
    Example. Here is a set of confidence picks by a diehard Panther fan who thinks UNI will win all 10 games. She has assigned confidence points in descending order following the schedule (12 points for beating Valpo, 11 St. Thomas, etc.) So, if UNI actually wins all 12 games, here is how the scoring would work:
    • Valparaiso. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 12 Confidence Points. +12.
    • At St. Thomas. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 11 Confidence Points. +23.
    • At Nebraska. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 10 Confidence Points. +33.
    • At Hawaii. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 9 Confidence Points. +42.
    • South Dakota State. Lose. UNI wins, so she loses 8 Confidence Points. +34.
    • At South Dakota. Lose. UNI wins, so she loses 7 Confidence Points. +27.
    • At North Dakota. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 6 Confidence Points. +33.
    • Missouri State. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 5 Confidence Points. +38.
    • At North Dakota State. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 4 Confidence Points. +42.
    • Illinois State. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 3 Confidence Points. +45.
    • At Youngstown State. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 2 Confidence Points. +47.
    • Indiana State. Win. UNI wins, so she earns 1 Confidence Point. +48.

    This is likely to put her in contention to win the overall contest.

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    • #3
      Here are my actual picks. If you wish, you can cut, paste, and edit for your picks.
      • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
      • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 9 confidence points.
      • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 11 confidence points.
      • Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 3 confidence points.
      • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 10 confidence points.
      • Game 6. At South Dakota. Loss. 4 confidence points.
      • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 1 confidence point.
      • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 5 confidence points.
      • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 8 confidence points.
      • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 7 confidence points.
      • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 2 confidence points.
      • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 6 confidence points.

      Hope UNI does better than this, but I’m trying to win with my picks, and maybe I’ll make some changes as the season goes on.

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      • #4
        • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
        • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 11 confidence points.
        • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 10 confidence points.
        • Game 4. At Hawaii. Win. 1 confidence points.
        • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 9 confidence points.
        • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 2 confidence points.
        • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 3 confidence point.
        • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 5 confidence points.
        • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 8 confidence points.
        • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 7 confidence points.
        • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 4 confidence points.
        • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 6 confidence points.
        I'll be as positive as I can be on the season.

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        • #5
          • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
          • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 10 confidence points.
          • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 11 confidence points.
          • Game 4. At Hawaii. Win. 1 confidence point.
          • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 9 confidence points.
          • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 3 confidence points.
          • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 4 confidence point.
          • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 7 confidence points.
          • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 6 confidence points.
          • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 5 confidence points.
          • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 2 confidence points.
          • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 8 confidence points.
          #MACtion

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          • #6
            • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 11 confidence points.
            • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 9 confidence points.
            • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 12 confidence points.
            • Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 1 confidence point.
            • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 10 confidence points.
            • Game 6. At South Dakota. Loss. 3 confidence points.
            • Game 7. At North Dakota. Loss. 4 confidence point.
            • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 7 confidence points.
            • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 6 confidence points.
            • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 5 confidence points.
            • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 2 confidence points.
            • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 8 confidence points.
            Last edited by ronfitch; 09-23-2024, 08:03 AM.
            "Well, that escalated quickly."

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            • #7
              Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points. Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 11 confidence points.
              Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 10 confidence points.
              Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 1 confidence points.
              Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 6 confidence points.
              Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 3 confidence points.
              Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 2 confidence point.
              Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 5 confidence points.
              Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 7 confidence points.
              Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 8 confidence points.
              Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 4 confidence points.
              Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 9 confidence points.

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              • #8
                • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 11 confidence points.
                • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 7 confidence points.
                • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 9 confidence points.
                • Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 8 confidence points.
                • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 12 confidence points.
                • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 2 confidence points.
                • Game 7. At North Dakota. Loss. 1 confidence point.
                • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 4 confidence points.
                • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 10 confidence points.
                • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 5 confidence points.
                • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 3 confidence points.
                • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 6 confidence points.

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                • #9
                  • Game 1. Valparaiso. WIN. 7 confidence points.
                  • Game 2. At St. Thomas. WIN. 6 confidence points.
                  • Game 3. At Nebraska. WIN. 11 confidence points.
                  • Game 4. At Hawaii. WIN. 8 confidence points.
                  • Game 5. South Dakota State. WIN. 10 confidence points.
                  • Game 6. At South Dakota. WIN. 2 confidence points.
                  • Game 7. At North Dakota. WIN. 9 confidence point.
                  • Game 8. Missouri State. WIN. 4 confidence points.
                  • Game 9. At North Dakota State. WIN. 12 confidence points.
                  • Game 10. Illinois State. WIN. 3 confidence points.
                  • Game 11. At Youngstown State. WIN. 1 confidence points.
                  • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 5 confidence points.

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                  • #10
                    • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
                    • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 6 confidence points.
                    • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 11 confidence points.
                    • Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 10 confidence points.
                    • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 3 confidence points.
                    • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 4 confidence points.
                    • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 1 confidence point.
                    • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 5 confidence points.
                    • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 8 confidence points.
                    • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 7 confidence points.
                    • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Loss. 2 confidence points.
                    • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 9 confidence points.
                    Football Gameday (Aug. 31 vs. Valparaiso): Football vs Valparaiso Saturday, August 31

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                    • #11
                      panthergirl123
                      Are you going to retire and go out with your victory last year?


                      UNI4Life unipanthers8907 hamalot BrockLesnar
                      Paging last year's runner up's too.

                      Last edited by UNIdad; 08-27-2024, 10:16 PM.

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                      • #12
                        • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
                        • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 11 confidence points.
                        • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 7 confidence points.
                        • Game 4. At Hawaii. Win. 1 confidence point.
                        • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 8 confidence points.
                        • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 3 confidence points.
                        • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 2 confidence points.
                        • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 6 confidence points.
                        • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 9 confidence points.
                        • Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 5 confidence points.
                        • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 4 confidence points.
                        • Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 10 confidence points.

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                        • #13
                          Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
                          Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 10 confidence points.
                          Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 11 confidence points.
                          Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 8 confidence points.
                          Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 4 confidence points.
                          Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 6 confidence points.
                          Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 3 confidence point.
                          Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 7 confidence points.
                          Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 2 confidence points.
                          Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 5 confidence points.
                          Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 1 confidence points.
                          Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 9 confidence points.​
                          If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                          • #14
                            • Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 12 confidence points.
                            • Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 10 confidence points.
                            • Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 11 confidence points.
                            • Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 8 confidence points.
                            • Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 5 points
                            • Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 2 confidence points.
                            • Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 1 confidence point.
                            • Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 4 points
                            • Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss 9 points
                            • Game 10. Illinois State. Win 6 points
                            • Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win 3 points
                            • Game 12. Indiana State. Win 7 points

                            This is a brutal schedule, if they win 7 or 8 games with the coaching/system turnover we experienced this year, lots of reasons to be excited moving forward, particularly as the renovations continue and the new Legacy Era takes hold!

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                            • #15
                              Game 1. Valparaiso. Win. 9 confidence points.

                              Game 2. At St. Thomas. Win. 10 confidence points.

                              Game 3. At Nebraska. Loss. 12 confidence points.

                              Game 4. At Hawaii. Loss. 3 confidence points.

                              Game 5. South Dakota State. Loss. 1 confidence points.

                              Game 6. At South Dakota. Win. 6 confidence points.

                              Game 7. At North Dakota. Win. 2 confidence point.

                              Game 8. Missouri State. Win. 11 confidence points.

                              Game 9. At North Dakota State. Loss. 4 confidence points.

                              Game 10. Illinois State. Win. 7 confidence points.

                              Game 11. At Youngstown State. Win. 5 confidence points.

                              Game 12. Indiana State. Win. 8 confidence points.

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