Month: January 2017

World Football Trifecta Championship 2016-17

Super Trifecta Bowl III Preparations

From the General Rules, Analysts may select new Home Teams for the World Football Analyst Championship (aka Super Trifecta Bowl):

The Super Trifecta Bowl follows rules similar to the regular season races. Analysts must own one of the 12 playoff teams as their steed. Analysts whose teams did not make the playoffs and those who wish to drop their playoff steed for a new team will select in order of regular season seeding, from worst to best. Seeding ties for new team selections will be determined by the ranking of Analysts in the Annual Award. As in the regular season, Analysts may not pick against their Home Teams.

 

New Home Team Selection Order

Five Analysts backed playoff-bound Home Teams to end the season and three saw their Home Teams fail to make the playoffs. According to the rules, the order of selection for new Home Teams is by current playoff seeding, worst to first.

For the Analysts without playoff teams (bold) and those who release teams, the order of selection is:

1. The Strategist (Rams, NFC 14th)
2. Atwork (Vikings, NFC 9th (tie), AoY 6th)
3. The Bookie (Ravens, AFC 9th (tie), AoY 5th)
4. B-Reezy (Lions, NFC 6th)
5. Big Tuna (Raiders, AFC 5th)
6. Kal Krome (Seahawks, NFC 3rd)
7. Wise Orangutan (Chiefs, AFC 2nd)
8. Little Tuna (Cowboys, NFC 1st)

The available Home Teams (before swaps) are:

1. Patriots (AFC 1st Seed)
2, Falcons (NFC 2nd Seed)
3. Steelers (AFC 3rd Seed)
4. Green Bay (NFC 4th Seed)
5. Texans (AFC 4th Seed)
6. Giants (NFC 5th Seed)
7. Dolphins (AFC 6th Seed)

For those with Home Teams in the playoffs, the decision to release a current Home Team should be sent to The Bookie by Wednesday.

Releases and New Home Team Selections

No Analysts with playoff teams release their steeds.

With the first pick for Super Trifecta Bowl III, The Strategist takes Pittsburgh. With the second pick, Atwork selects Atlanta. And, with the third pick, The Bookie betrays Chicago (Green Bay).

The Home Teams for the Super Trifecta Bowl are:

Super Trifecta Bowl III | Slate of Analysts and Home Teams
Slate of Analysts and Home Teams for Super Trifecta Bowl III (2016-17)

Surprisingly, none of the Analysts have the (dis)honor of sponsoring #1 Seed New England this year! May the best (and most ethical) Analyst win!

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Final Results

Analyst of the Year III

In the homestretch, B-Reezy cruises to the finish line with 7 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks. He ties Little Tuna for the most Trifectas in a season, but does not match her record for Correct Picks (37).

Big Tuna takes second place with 5 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks, breaking away from Wise Orangutan in third by a length (4 Trifectas and 33 Correct Picks).

Kal Krome (3 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) closes strong to take fourth place over The Bookie (3 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) and Atwork (3 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks).

Last year’s frontrunners, Little Tuna (2 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks) and The Strategist (1 Trifecta and 26 Correct Picks) finish in the bottom two spots, respectively.

Trifectas

Final Results | Analyst of the Year III
Final Results for Analyst of the Year III (2016-17)

Correct Picks

Correct Picks | Analyst of the Year III | Final Results
Final Results for Correct Picks Analyst of the Year III (2016-17)

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Final Results | The Seeders’ Cup III | Playoff-Caliber Game Scoring | End of the Game

The Seeders’ Cup III

The Seeders’ Cup is testing a new trifecta point system that models the score of a football game. See the Slate of Games and the Playoff-Caliber Game Rules for more information.

Playoff-Caliber Game Score |End of Game

(Correct picks here).

Wise Orangutan scores a three Field Goals (2 Correct Picks plus additional scores) to hold onto his lead with 31 points total. He wins The Seeders’ Cup III, under the Playoff-Caliber Game Rules.

Down by 6 at the end of the third quarter, Big Tuna scores a Touchdown (3 Correct Picks), but no conversion and 3 additional points to score 25 points. Kal Krome also scores a touchdown, converts the 2-point, and adds 3 additional points for 25 total as well. In overtime, Kal Krome bests Big Tuna on the third tiebreaker — Kal netted 11 Seeder points vs. 8 Seeder points for Big Tuna.

The Bookie ends the fourth quarter on a high note, a touchdown and three additional points, to score 23 and take 4th place.

Atwork (20) edges Little Tuna (19) for 5th place. B-Reezy cruises the homestretch of the Analyst of the Year competition to gain 7th place (16 points), and The Strategist struggles with life after Jeff Fisher (11 points total).

Scores | Playoff-Caliber Game | End of Game
Scores at End of the Game in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

Playoff-Caliber Game Tiebreakers

Big Tuna and Kal Krome finished tied with 25 points at the end of regulation. They did not play head-to-head (first tiebreaker) and both correctly picked their Home Teams twice.

Per the third tiebreaker, Kal Krome edges Big Tuna by a nose with 11 Seeder points vs. 8 Seeder points. Kal places, Big shows.

Tiebreakers | Playoff-Caliber Game | End of Game
Tiebreakers at End of Game in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

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