Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Narked From Losing

I spoke a lot about the NFL yesterday, without actually reviewing my attempts at guessing the results...
So:
I have successfully picked 8 winners out of 12 games so far. Nothing to be impressed by really, and I don't think I have a future career path that involves punditry or predictions. Getting two-thirds right could probably be achieved by just tossing a coin and picking the winners that way, so I'm as effective as a 50p coin, really.
Maybe that's what I'll do next year? Predict the outcome of each NFL game in two ways - one where I study the form properly and make a rational, reasoned decision, and one where I just throw a coin in the air and see how it lands, and over the course of the whole season we'll see whether consideration is better than chance?
Actually, that's a terrible idea. It would mean a lot of work, a lot of commitment, and a weekly endeavour; and I'm not a particularly prideful person, but if I lost to an inanimate object, even my ego might be irretrievably damaged.

RC 27-1-26

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