I realize this is a little early, but we've been waiting so long, I thought I'd go ahead and get the rules posted. Tom, if you don't mind, can you relegate last year's contest to the annals of history, and pin this one? Thanks!
First order of business is what to do about last year. I've been thinking about this off and on, since the NCAA tournament was canceled. The final results are in message 687, here. Congrats to NittanySluggo, Thenightking and RoarLions1 for being top three after B1G. However, because there are such big points to be gained at NCAA, the dreaded asterisk has to be applied. So, here it is: *
For the KYPSW newbies that have read the "K" thread and have no earthly idea what is going on, this will elucidate things for you.
KYPSW is a season-long contest that has been around for seven or eight years. The "fathers" of the contest, @RoarLions1 and @Slushead, went to great lengths to design the contest to be fun and for the rules to be as fair and transparent as possible. Several years ago, they were looking fora sucker, someone to take over running the contest, and I took over, trying my best to honor their intentions. To this day, I still rely on discussions with Roar, when some new strange twist arises. Where is @Slushead, anyway?
The contest has three components: the dual season, B1G and NCAAs, with a corresponding increase in points. There is a podium for each of the individual parts, and then one Grand Poobah walks away with the bragging rights that come along with winning a contest that takes place on an obscure sports message board.
Due to the long season, about 65 people usually start out in the first dual, but by the end, only 35 or so have actually competed in all of the duals. So, it will be interesting to see if the abbreviated season this year keeps people in it.
Now, without further ado...
Here are the rules for the Dual Season
· Prior to each dual meet (usually by Wed night), I will post the expected PSU lineup*.
· Prior to the start of a dual, each participant in our competition posts his/her predicted winner and type of victory (dec, major, tech, or fall) for each match in the dual. Injury defaults or DQs count as falls. For each match prediction, you get 2 points for calling the correct winner, plus 1 bonus point for calling the correct type of victory. No points are awarded unless you call the correct winner.
· Predictions for each event must be posted in the KYPSW thread on whichever board you choose (and posted prior to the start of the event) to count for point-scoring. Please only post predictions on one board, PARTICULARLY if you have different names on each board.
· When the posted lineups suggest multiple possible matchups in a weight class and a member posts picks for only a subset of those possible matchups, no points will be awarded to said member for the weight class if the pick fails to include the matchup that ultimately takes place.
· When a PSU opponent forfeits a weight-class during a Dual, every FOS participant in that event will be awarded full point-value for the match (2 pts) and bonus (1 pt) [total = 3 pts]. This applies only to Forfeits where the opponent does not step onto the mat -- Injury Defaults and Disqualifications are not considered Forfeits (they will be counted as Falls, as noted in original text above).
· I will compile and score results, posting weekly updates.
· Highest scorer at season's end** is awarded bragging rights for being the FOS/BWI Dual Season Champion.
* The lineup will not always be certain; when things look iffy, I will post multiple wrestlers at a given weight class, and participants should post their predictions for each wrestler. Generally, I will try to base the lineup on what is presented in the "Match Notes" published by PSU several days prior to the event.
** Tiebreaker Criteria -- Criterion 1: most correct picks; Criterion 2: most correct win types; Criterion 3: most FOS OR BWI posts.
First order of business is what to do about last year. I've been thinking about this off and on, since the NCAA tournament was canceled. The final results are in message 687, here. Congrats to NittanySluggo, Thenightking and RoarLions1 for being top three after B1G. However, because there are such big points to be gained at NCAA, the dreaded asterisk has to be applied. So, here it is: *
For the KYPSW newbies that have read the "K" thread and have no earthly idea what is going on, this will elucidate things for you.
KYPSW is a season-long contest that has been around for seven or eight years. The "fathers" of the contest, @RoarLions1 and @Slushead, went to great lengths to design the contest to be fun and for the rules to be as fair and transparent as possible. Several years ago, they were looking for
The contest has three components: the dual season, B1G and NCAAs, with a corresponding increase in points. There is a podium for each of the individual parts, and then one Grand Poobah walks away with the bragging rights that come along with winning a contest that takes place on an obscure sports message board.
Due to the long season, about 65 people usually start out in the first dual, but by the end, only 35 or so have actually competed in all of the duals. So, it will be interesting to see if the abbreviated season this year keeps people in it.
Now, without further ado...
Here are the rules for the Dual Season
· Prior to each dual meet (usually by Wed night), I will post the expected PSU lineup*.
· Prior to the start of a dual, each participant in our competition posts his/her predicted winner and type of victory (dec, major, tech, or fall) for each match in the dual. Injury defaults or DQs count as falls. For each match prediction, you get 2 points for calling the correct winner, plus 1 bonus point for calling the correct type of victory. No points are awarded unless you call the correct winner.
· Predictions for each event must be posted in the KYPSW thread on whichever board you choose (and posted prior to the start of the event) to count for point-scoring. Please only post predictions on one board, PARTICULARLY if you have different names on each board.
· When the posted lineups suggest multiple possible matchups in a weight class and a member posts picks for only a subset of those possible matchups, no points will be awarded to said member for the weight class if the pick fails to include the matchup that ultimately takes place.
· When a PSU opponent forfeits a weight-class during a Dual, every FOS participant in that event will be awarded full point-value for the match (2 pts) and bonus (1 pt) [total = 3 pts]. This applies only to Forfeits where the opponent does not step onto the mat -- Injury Defaults and Disqualifications are not considered Forfeits (they will be counted as Falls, as noted in original text above).
· I will compile and score results, posting weekly updates.
· Highest scorer at season's end** is awarded bragging rights for being the FOS/BWI Dual Season Champion.
* The lineup will not always be certain; when things look iffy, I will post multiple wrestlers at a given weight class, and participants should post their predictions for each wrestler. Generally, I will try to base the lineup on what is presented in the "Match Notes" published by PSU several days prior to the event.
** Tiebreaker Criteria -- Criterion 1: most correct picks; Criterion 2: most correct win types; Criterion 3: most FOS OR BWI posts.
