Mascot Challenge, Week 3

[audacious1]

We're 1-1 and now up against Tennessee?!? C'mon Big Blue Nation, let's show Tennessee what we think of them!

http://www.capitalonebowl.com/Voting/Default.aspx

You can vote every day, and if you have more than one Browser installed, you can vote again. Home computer and Work computer! Kids computer! Let's crash their server. 8^)

[fanaticfan]

Get to voting because we are behind! gettingbeat byTennessee in anything just won't do!

[JayB]

Air Force sheesh there always on top with most votes arent they.

[WildcatDan]

We are down to smokey about 250 votes right now! Get out there and vote! It takes about 10 second to vote.

[pharmcat]

down about 500. :thumbdown vote today and dont forget tomorrow.

[SunBaller]

JayB wrote: Air Force sheesh there always on top with most votes arent they.

I've been voting for the Wildcat, but if we can't win I'm for the U.S. Military first, and WKU Big Red second. Or vice versa.

[RaleighCat]

Still trailing Smokey by less than 400 votes (as of 11:15 am EST).

[kipper265]

Trailing by 221 (11:22am est)

[UderricKY]

uk is now up

19601-19538

go cats

[UKfaninCO]

Only up by 20 this morning. Remember to vote today.

[dstnshpp]

only up 12 on Smokey (9:50 a.m.)

[WildcatDan]

Come on now! Get out there and vote - it takes 10 seconds!

Current standings:

Wildcat: 21968

Smokey: 21943

[pharmcat]

we're up by 84.:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup keep it up

[trublue4life]

We're down almost 400. We need votes! Let's Go Big Blue!

[UKfaninCO]

Still down by 400ish this morning....

[trublue4life]

Come on people! Vote every day from as many computers as possible. We are fading. Every time I see Smoky I start hearing Rocky Top in my head. We can't let the Suck Orange win!

[RaleighCat]

Just voted again. Still down. Keep it coming Cat Fans!

[COWBOYBLUE]

Just voted: We are up 12......VOTE VOTE VOTE



GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chaz]

Just voted and up by 9

[WildcatDan]

Just voted and we are down by about 15

[audacious1]

Every time I vote we're always losing. Seems odd for some reason. Keep voting everyone!

[iowacat]

We are gettig killed by tennesspee. Come on guys lets get out and vote. This isn't politics it is loyalty.

[WildcatDan]

moving link to page two...

http://www.capitalonebowl.com/Voting/Default.aspx

Why are we losing? I don't get it...






39348
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38780

The first number is TN - second is KY

[WildcatRick]

Down by 599 votes to UT. Lets get the votes in ASAP!!

[trublue4life]

We're still down over 500. The Vols must be flooding the site today. Besides the fact that I hate the Big Orange, their mascot is just plain ugly. Vot, Cat fans!

[Radiated]

Up by a little over 100 votes now. I think it's done for the week.

[WildcatRick]

Up by 180......GO CATS!!

[pharmcat]

we're up, but it can change in a hurry. keep voting.

[audacious1]

Ok, I've seen voting situations like this across the Net for years and something struck me as odd about this one, and until just now, I couldn't put my finger on it. Now... there's no way that this many races, six, would be this close. Except for the Air Force/Syracuse race, all are within ~1000 votes of each other. That's very unlikely. Our statistically minded friend DCWildcat should voice his opinion here.

[KennesawCat]

It's because you are required to vote in every race.

How are you voting for the non UK-UT races? You are probablyrandom withyour voting each time. So, all the people who are voting for the other races and have no preference in the UK-UT race are randomly choosing in our race. Thus, with the exception of the UK and UT fans, the votes are being split50%-50%. The exception to this rule will be Air Force, who are getting a high number of "Patriotic" votes. Air Force will win every one of their matches because of this.

If you weren't required to vote in each race, as it should be, the results would definitely be different.

[CaliUKFan]

Just voted it currently is



44371 (UT)
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44975 (UK)

[UKfaninCO]

Week 3 is now over, the Cat defeated Tennessee, and it's time to move on to week 4. Up against the Washington State Cougar. Keep voting. 9 weeks to go. :shock:

[RaleighCat]

UKfaninCO wrote: Week 3 is now over, the Cat defeated Tennessee, and it's time to move on to week 4. Up against the Washington State Cougar. Keep voting. 9 weeks to go. :shock:
And we're down early. Shocker.

[WildcatDan]

It is stupid that you have to vote in every one. But keep voting! Lets win this one too!

Just noticed something. In EVERY matchup that is there right now, whichever choice is on the left is winning. Thatwould lead me to believethat most of the "random" voting is going to the school whose mascot is on the left in the matchups. What a stupid way to do it.

[audacious1]

KennesawCat wrote: It's because you are required to vote in every race.

How are you voting for the non UK-UT races? You are probablyrandom withyour voting each time. So, all the people who are voting for the other races and have no preference in the UK-UT race are randomly choosing in our race. Thus, with the exception of the UK and UT fans, the votes are being split50%-50%. The exception to this rule will be Air Force, who are getting a high number of "Patriotic" votes. Air Force will win every one of their matches because of this.

If you weren't required to vote in each race, as it should be, the results would definitely be different.

That makes sense. I see what you're saying. I have been voting in each contest, always for the team doing the worst in the overall standings.