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someone needs to invent a piece of software that can take an image of a table/ss and turn it into an excel ss.

I'm sure theres someone working on this now.

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11-25-2012 , 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tuq

Whatever at chocolate wine. The worst alcoholic drink ever invented to see annual consumption is the mint julep. There's a reason it's only consumed for the Derby, and that reason is that it SUCKS.

Eggnog gets an honorable mention. You never hear anyone in July wishing they had some eggnog. Or in December for that matter.

Lots of fail contained herein

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11-25-2012 , 04:57 AM

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nath

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Originally Posted by Ray Horton

*Instantly goes to read thread*

Assani and Das Boot are right.

Franchise et. al in old-man-yells-at-cloud mode.

Das Boot is right that a well-educated 2p2er could improve a team's win probabilities with accurate 4th down / late-game calculations and decisions, but that is not the same thing as replacing a coach and taking on all of his duties

Assani's posts are pretty much an exercise in "Guys, I know I'm really smart, but am I, like, really, really smart, or just really smart?"

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11-25-2012 , 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by STA654

someone needs to invent a piece of software that can take an image of a table/ss and turn it into an excel ss.

I'm sure theres someone working on this now.

that software exists heh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical...er_recognition

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11-25-2012 , 06:39 AM

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Best strip clubs in atlantic city? 1,2,3 go

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11-25-2012 , 08:11 AM

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Hold'em 07

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Thanks for the suggestions

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11-25-2012 , 08:59 AM

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Franchise 60

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I like Mint Juleps

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11-25-2012 , 09:07 AM

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Franchise 60

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So this exists and was just on my television

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11-25-2012 , 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Horton

*Instantly goes to read thread*

Assani and Das Boot are right.

Franchise et. al in old-man-yells-at-cloud mode.

Funny thing is that das boot doesn't even agree with assani

gjge

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11-25-2012 , 12:06 PM

#41135

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Originally Posted by Franchise 60

Funny thing is that das boot doesn't even agree with assani

gjge

What about the noted intellectuals though?

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11-25-2012 , 12:17 PM

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ray horton is kinda strange

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11-25-2012 , 12:25 PM

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kinda?

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11-25-2012 , 12:38 PM

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needs to try another account, eventually he'll figure it out

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11-25-2012 , 01:28 PM

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g-bebe

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throwing some rum or whisky into egg nog is an all time great holiday drink. by january i'm sick of egg nog but once november rolls around and stores are stocking it in droves, i can't get enough of it

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11-25-2012 , 01:48 PM

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nath

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Boozy egg nog is one of those drinks that sounds awesome in theory but after like two of them you're totally sick of it

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11-25-2012 , 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nath

Boozy egg nog is one of those drinks that sounds awesome in theory but after like two of them you're totally sick of it

It's a pretty solid brunch drink though

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11-25-2012 , 01:51 PM

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that's true of white russians and complex-flavored single malt scotches too, doesn't mean those drinks are also not great.

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11-25-2012 , 01:52 PM

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nath

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Eggnog is so much heavier than either of those

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11-25-2012 , 01:54 PM

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Ray Horton

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Originally Posted by Franchise 60

Funny thing is that das boot doesn't even agree with assani

gjge

He pretty much does.

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11-25-2012 , 01:57 PM

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agreed, but the principle still holds true. if you're getting drunk on white russians alone, you're doing it wrong and will feel awful the next day, if not in a few hours. so too with egg nog - one has to pace one's self.

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11-25-2012 , 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Das Boot

Well "head coach" per se is obviously not the ideal position and no 2p2er has the competence to run the day-to-day affairs. I think everyone realizes that.

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Originally Posted by Franchise 60

I don't think everyone realizes that. I'm confident there are people who think SErs could do better jobs than some coaches in place. Because they ignore all of the other stuff outside of gameday decisions.

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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher

I think this.

ray horton woat

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11-25-2012 , 02:06 PM

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Ray Horton

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F60,

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11-25-2012 , 02:12 PM

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I'm sure no 2p2er would be smart enough to hire individuals underneath to maximize these things

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The cynical part is your presumption that I have no idea what staff building entails. Pretty sure I (or any 2p2er) could solicit applicants, interview people, and offer salaries, and that would attract prospective employees. The salary part usually does the job.

The "realistic" brigade also pretty strongly downplays the huge advantages a 2p2 HC would have. There's a good chance you add a win just in 4th down decision-making. Baseline optimized playcalling (using existing plays) is probably in the ballpark of another win.

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k maybe not "any 2p2er". Pretty much assuming we're talking about the top 5 or 1% or whatever of posters when we talk about "2p2 HCs", obviously I don't think Sy.stolic or maulaga is gonna run that search particularly well or add any of the advantages that a math-fluent 2p2er would add. Didn't state that though so here it is.

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I agree they'd likely be very bad compared to the average NFL coach in certain areas. There's just no real way of knowing if, with the best setup + the best coaches they can find/attract underneath them to complement their weaknesses, that'll be 1 win or 3 wins or 5 wins below average, which is obviously a huge deal. It's also immensely variable depending on the individual (as Assani said, I think being an athlete would help.)

The adding value by math part isn't really conjecture - optimal 4th-down decisions gets you the majority of the way there by itself over most coaches. Then you have optimal run-pass balance, game theory, more detailed analytics on effectiveness of certain plays, etc.

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