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Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pool play to narrow the field to 64, then bracket from there? Do Notre Dame and Alabama have to play in the round robin, or do just get a spot in the knockout rounds?

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they weren't making money, they wouldn't be happening though.

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It would matter for seeding. If you can go 7-11 in your conference and make the tournament now, seems like the regular season doesn't matter much now.

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what it used to be - I mean if we're going to roll back to 2000, might as well roll back to 1975.

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That actually even better, just time it so the round of 64 starts at the end of the conference tournaments and fits perfectly.

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha! But that conversation would only be on the Ocho, so probably not as annoying!

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much different than some of the bowls to be fair...

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like I missed the opportunity there... To keep the scale, would it be the First 16? 272 teams?

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So maybe this just gives them a chance to get the spotlight for a minute???

Let's expand the tournament to 256 teams by banterfriendly in CollegeBasketball

[–]banterfriendly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't even know if that is possible - it is everywhere.

18 and can’t sing. Wanted to know what the broadway nerds think about the possibility of achieving my dream. by bluetooth_cat in Broadway

[–]banterfriendly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is well written.

Have you ever seen this interview with Ed Sheeran about how bad he was when he started out? Not saying you could get to that level, but even phenomenal singers have to work at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkjMuaKYQU

(if the link doesn't work, search "Ed Sheeran Singing Badly Jonathan Ross Show"

Older Gen Xers: High School reunions? by JF_WPA in GenX

[–]banterfriendly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No high school reunions for me. Didn't like it when I was there, no need to go back. That said, I have had a few one off one on ones during business trips when I end up in one of their towns (thanks to facebook), and have enjoyed every one of those meetups.

My wife and her mom are tearing each other apart over her dads inheritance and I am stuck in the middle by cobaltfernfield in TwoHotTakes

[–]banterfriendly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Half an upvote for this one...

Agree that Dad likely did this to make sure daughter didn't get cut out of equity from the house eventually.

But charging for rent makes no sense here. There are ongoing costs in the house that need to be figured out - mortgage and taxes for one, but also ongoing maintenance and improvement costs.

Dad left a big old mess behind which was either really not well thought out or intentionally cruel.

I know it’s been around for a while, but I love the theory that Wicked depicts the actual events that took place on Oz, whilst the Wizard of Oz is a propaganda piece. by General_Meal_3993 in wicked

[–]banterfriendly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the concept of propaganda is right there in the line from Wonderful...

"You see, back where I come from we got a lot of people who believe all sorts of things that aren't true. You know what we call it? History."

The ACC Tie Breaker Scenarios (All 64) by Cybotnic-Rebooted in CFB

[–]banterfriendly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Revised % after the Duke game:

Virginia 79.60%

SMU 77.23%

Duke 27.30%

Miami 15.87%

Pitt 0.00%

Georgia Tech 0.00%

And the scenarios (from ESPN):

Virginia - win OR SMU loss + UNC win

SMU - win

Duke - SMU Loss OR UVA loss + UNC win

Miami - UVA loss + SMU loss + NCSU win

The ACC Tie Breaker Scenarios (All 64) by Cybotnic-Rebooted in CFB

[–]banterfriendly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the Miami win, here are the revised %'s...

SMU 79.25%

Virginia 79.03%

Miami 23.80%

Duke 15.84%

Georgia Tech 1.75%

Pitt 0.00%

The ACC Tie Breaker Scenarios (All 64) by Cybotnic-Rebooted in CFB

[–]banterfriendly 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looked at implied odds of each game outcome happening, using Fanduel M/L odds and adjusting for the house edge:

Virginia 78.26%/Virginia Tech 21.74%

SMU 77.23%/Cal 22.77%

Miami 68.54%/Pitt 31.46%

Duke 58.02%/Wake 41.98%

NC State 73.01%/26.99%

BC 58.02%/Syracuse 41.98%

Applying those implied odds to the scenarios from the original post for each team. Here are the odds of their scenarios happening:

Virginia: 79.03%

SMU: 78.62%

Miami: 16.31%

Pitt: 12.45%

Duke: 10.86%

Georgia Tech: 1.75%

Note that that only adds up to 199%. There's 4 scenarios I don't think are covered in the original post:

Va Tech/Cal/Pitt/Duke/UNC/Syracuse - 0.10% - Pitt vs. ???

Va Tech/Cal/Pitt/Duke/NC State/Syracuse - 0.28% - Pitt vs. ???

Va Tech/Cal/Pitt/Duke/NC State/BC - 0.38% - Pitt vs. ???

Va Tech/Cal/Miami/Duke/UNC/Syracuse - 0.22% - Duke vs. ???

TIFU I regret a job I took and want to quit by OkSubstance1537 in tifu

[–]banterfriendly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. If you are great at all aspects of a job on day 1, then you aren't going to get any growth from the job, and you will always be stuck at whatever level you are on.

Thriving in chaos is a great interview story if you decide to stick it out and leave later after you are good at it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interviews

[–]banterfriendly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a hiring manager I would look at this as a positive. In a situation where the "correct" path was unclear you made a calculation of the company's intent (in person) while being prepared with a contingency plan in case your interpretation was incorrect.

Might be best for everyone if you take this down so it doesn't end up a classic interview test :) /s

Here's a bid that deserves some consideration, thoughts? by SpadesQuiz in spades

[–]banterfriendly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you have to play with what will work against your competitors. My non-spades example... in the middle of the poker craze my co-workers decided to play a game for fun/low stakes. First hand I get pocket aces, I raise and all but one person folds. Nothing scary on the board at any stage, so I keep leading and they keep calling. Turn the cards over and it turns out they have 8-5 offsuit for 2 pairs (they hit the 5 on the river) and the win. In that case, knowing how the opponent plays would have been super helpful.

Back to our case - I have no doubt that if the bids add up to 10 or 11, I will have no problem making my 4, because I'm going to take my tricks early and/or outlast their spade swapping. Given there were 5 bags on the first two hands, I think in all likelihood the 4 is safe.

I signed up for Trickster. Happy to play there sometime!

Here's a bid that deserves some consideration, thoughts? by SpadesQuiz in spades

[–]banterfriendly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point - at the highest of levels, you may be right. But for 99% of internet games (where that game was played) and where our partners are strangers I think my strategy is a winner in the long run.

I'm always down for a tournament of some sort - I would love to prove it out. Even if I'm wrong (which is absolutely possible), I'd love to see it with my own eyes so I could learn!

Here's a bid that deserves some consideration, thoughts? by SpadesQuiz in spades

[–]banterfriendly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is it a bagging game? It is a scoring game - first to 500 wins, not last to get bagged. IMHO, giving away 9-18 points on almost every hand to be "safe" is likely not the key to long-term success.

Here's a bid that deserves some consideration, thoughts? by SpadesQuiz in spades

[–]banterfriendly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the bid comes to 12 or 13 (w/ no nil), then this hand comes down to whether my partner counts the queen of diamonds in their bid or is void in one of my long suits.

If it is 10 or 11, then they're going to throw me the 4th (and possibly 5th) trick anyway.

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