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Past thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3570415 NOW UNDER EVEN NEWER NEW MANAGEMENT: An OP basically copied word for word from Lone Goat's As new head of the Something Awful Athletic Council, I'd like to personally welcome you to the Goonweight Grand Prix, where we determine who is best at picking fight outcomes, and then send them a sweet plastic replica belt (if we even still do that, people were terrible about sending the belt on time). A few days before every card, I'll post the fights on the main card with a FORM and a SPREADSHEET. Fill out the form (or post you picks in the thread), and then check the spreadsheet to make sure your picks are in there correctly. When the card is over and I sober up, I'll calculate the results and post standings, along with a link to the DATABASE that maths everything out. Check the database to make sure it's calculating properly.  CERTIFIED RULES OF THE GRAND PRIX
Too confusing? Please consult this handy flowchart to determine your score for a fight:  Here is the current season lineup: SEASON 17 UPCOMING CARD Jan. 3 - UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jan. 18 - UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver Jan. 24 - UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Jan. 31 - UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier Jon Jones (c) vs. Daniel Cormier Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury Brad Tavares vs. Nate Marquardt Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Louis Gaudinot Hector Lombard vs. Josh Burkman FORM RESPONSES Season totals to date  Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Dec 29, 2014 |
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A HISTORICAL LOOK AT GOONWEIGHT GRAND PRIX PAST: To be updated in the near future WINNER'S CIRCLE Inaugural Champion: squarerandom  First card Winner: Tangy Zizzle Season 1 Winner: Moww  Season 2 Winner: Ishin  Season 3 Winner: taladel  The Ultimate Picker Winner: xcore  Season 4 Winner: EricHall Too handsome to take a picture, received a forums upgrade. The Ultimate Picker Winner: MycroftXXX Season 5 Winner: MrSmokes  The Ultimate Picker Winner: heeebrew Season 6 Winner: Drewjitsu  The Ultimate Picker Winner: EricHall Season 7-10 Season 7 Winner: Mr Nice! (with Dakota)  Season 8 Winner: Max Awfuls Season 9 Winners: tie - Max Awfuls and Tape Leg Season 10 Winner: venutolo That One Card in Brazil One Night Openweight Championship Winner: LobsterMobster Season 11-present Season 11 Winner: Chairman Kaga Season 12 Winner: TheReverend  Season 13 Winner: Miching Mallecho Season 14 Winner: doverhog  Coleman Cup AND Season 15 Winner: MasRafTer   Season 16 Winner: outy Image TBD ***** HALL OF FAME Lone Goat Intel&Sebastian squarerandom Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: Hey I put my picks in the form but it's not in the spreadsheet, what gives? A: Sometimes Google Docs takes a few minutes to populate your picks in the spreadsheet. If you're really worried about your picks getting in, just post them in the thread and I'll update it if necessary. Q: I can't access the spreadsheet to view my results! Do I have to log in? A: No, I probably just forgot to share the spreadsheet. Mention it in thread and I'll fix it as soon as possible. Q: What's RNG stand for? A: Random Number Generator. I just assign numbers to all the possible results and then have random.org spew out numbers with hilarious results. Q: POTN? What happened to KOTN and SOTN? A: Yeah, they changed the KOTN and SOTN bonuses to two bonuses that don't care about the finish of the match. See this link for more details. No change to FOTN. Q: What is the actual purpose of posting your picks here prior to the card, just to compare with other goons or what? A: It used to be how they were tallied manually by the "commission" before we developed the form/spreadsheet system to make things much easier. Now I will still do it just to be a little more transparent about how many points I'm giving myself, but otherwise it's not necessary. It can act as a failsafe in case your picks don't go through the form for some reason but that's about it. Note that it's a failsafe only if your points outright do not go through. The form responses get honored over anything posted in the thread unless you post asking me to change your form response before the event starts, so still check what you post carefully in the spreadsheet to make sure it's what you meant and how you feel. Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Oct 21, 2014 |
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Oct 21, 2014 03:24
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Thanks for bringing this back bro
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Oct 21, 2014 03:26
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Gonna give this a try until I forget to do it
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Oct 21, 2014 03:39
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Yay~ Hey did MassRafTer and doverhog get a hold of each other to move the belt? DumbWhiteGuy posted:Gonna give this a try until I forget to do it Same
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Oct 21, 2014 04:03
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More hyped for this than for the card! Well, aside from Aldo/Mendes José Aldo Decision Phil Davis Decision Fábio Maldonado Decision Darren Elkins Decision Carlos Diego Ferreira Sub Round 1 FOTN: Aldo vs Mendes POTN: Carlos Diego Ferreira POTN: Andre Fili
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Oct 21, 2014 04:10
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Did you save a copy of the template/spreadsheet before you started working in them? Because I just got a request to share the results spreadsheet and I still have write access on it for some reason.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:11
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Lone Goat posted:Did you save a copy of the template/spreadsheet before you started working in them? Because I just got a request to share the results spreadsheet and I still have write access on it for some reason. I made one change and realized I forgot to save the template so I saved it with a name change figuring I can always save it back. I do think I finished the form using the original template though, which might be why you're getting the notification. I figured it was too big a hassle to rebuild the form from there so I'd just use the right template after this event. Sorry, it's a learning curve! Let me know if I should do anything else differently, while you're still in here and making picks.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:13
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Bluedeanie posted:I made one change and realized I forgot to save the template so I saved it with a name change figuring I can always save it back. I do think I finished the form using the original template though, which might be why you're getting the notification. I figured it was too big a hassle to rebuild the form from there so I'd just use the right template after this event. Sorry, it's a learning curve! Let me know if I should do anything else differently, while you're still in here and making picks. What you want to do is File > Make a copy of my original template, which I think saves it as a copy under your gdrive, and I won't have access to it. Not sure how this works when it's a non-public file that I've shared with you, but when I do that with public files that someone else it seems to handle it fine.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:24
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Lone Goat posted:What you want to do is File > Make a copy of my original template, which I think saves it as a copy under your gdrive, and I won't have access to it. Not sure how this works when it's a non-public file that I've shared with you, but when I do that with public files that someone else it seems to handle it fine. Yeah I've got one saved that way and will use it moving forward.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:28
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Definitely going to stick with this this time around. If only so one of you poor bastards has to send the belt to New Zealand.
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Oct 21, 2014 08:28
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Spreadsheet is viewable now. Thought I had fixed it earlier but clearly not!
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Oct 21, 2014 15:07
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I did have a question What is the actual purpose of posting your picks here prior to the card, just to compare with other goons or what?
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It used to be how they were tallied manually by the "commission" before we developed the form/spreadsheet system to make things much easier. Now I will still do it just to be a little more transparent about how many points I'm giving myself, but otherwise it's not necessary. It can act as a failsafe in case your picks don't go through the form for some reason but that's about it. I'll add this to the FAQ!
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Oct 21, 2014 15:16
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Bluedeanie posted:It can act as a failsafe in case your picks don't go through the form for some reason but that's about it. Actually, now that I think about it that's a good point, I had point discrepancies a few seasons José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes KO-2 Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis Decision Fábio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer Decision Darren Elkins vs. Lucas Martins Decision Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush KO-2 FOTN: Scott Jorgensen vs. Wilson Reis POTN: José Aldo POTN: Andre Fili
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Yuriy posted:Actually, now that I think about it that's a good point, I had point discrepancies a few seasons e: I should say that it's a failsafe only if your points outright do not go through. The form responses get honored over anything posted in the thread unless you post asking me to change your form response before the event starts, so still check what you post carefully in the spreadsheet to make sure it's what you meant and how you feel. Updating the FAQ!
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Oct 21, 2014 15:26
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Brazil cards always gently caress me over so lets keep that ball rolling. 
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Oct 21, 2014 17:47
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Lone Goat posted:Yay~ He should have my email but haven't heard anything.
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Oct 21, 2014 17:58
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doverhog posted:He should have my email but haven't heard anything. I'll send him a PM.
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Jose Aldo, KO 3rd Glover Teixeira, KO 1st Fabio Maldonado, KO 1st Darren Elkins, DECISION Beneil Dariush, DECISON FOTN: Aldo v. Mendes POTN: Jose Aldo POTN: Fabio Maldonado
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Oct 22, 2014 03:45
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Bluedeanie Chad Mendes, R4 KO Glover Teixeira, R2 KO Fabio Maldonado, Dec Lucas Martins, Dec Carlos Diego Ferreira, R1 Sub FOTN: Aldo vs Mendes POTN: Mendes POTN: Ferreira RNG Chad Mendes, Dec Phil Davis, Dec Fabio Maldonado, R3 Sub Lucas Martins, R1 KO Beneil Dariush, R1 KO FOTN: Jorgensen vs Reis POTN: Martins POTN: Magny Even the RNG knows Neil Magny is the greatest fighter of 2014
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Oct 25, 2014 06:56
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I completely forgot to post a better picture with the Coleman Cup so I am going to make up for it when the belt arrives.
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Oct 25, 2014 08:42
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José Aldo Decision Glover Teixeira Decision Hans Stringer Decision Darren Elkins Decision Carlos Diego Ferreira Knockout, 2 FOTN: Fábio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer POTN: Carlos Diego Ferreira POTN: Wilson Reis
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José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes KO-3 Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis Decision Fábio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer KO-3 Darren Elkins vs. Lucas Martins Decision Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush Sub-2 FOTN: Fábio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer POTN: Carlos Diego Ferreira POTN: José Aldo
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Oct 25, 2014 19:43
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José Aldo vs. Chad Mendes -- Decision Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis -- Decision Fábio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer -- TKO, RD. 3 Darren Elkins vs. Lucas Martins -- SUB, RD. 2 Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush -- TKO, RD. 2 FOTN: Jorgensen/Reis POTN: Ferreira POTN: Cabral
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I got Barao/Aldo and Dillashaw/Mendes mixed up, so I just changed it myself because I still have access to the spreadsheet.
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Oct 25, 2014 21:51
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Lone Goat posted:I got Barao/Aldo and Dillashaw/Mendes mixed up, so I just changed it myself because I still have access to the spreadsheet.  By the end of this season hopefully I'll be running this properly!
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It's been a few seasons but I'm back, picking far to often with my heart and not doing research.
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NEIL MAGNY
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Oct 26, 2014 00:16
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Forgot to submit my picks but I will be playing this!!!
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Oct 26, 2014 02:51
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I was hoping to have results posted during my lunchbreak, but Drive was being sluggish and it took it a while to save a copy of some backend stuff I need to get started. Look for everything this evening! I did terribly!
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THE RESULTS ARE IN Event 1 and Overall Rankings pre:Goon Score OTNs Rank venutolo 16 1 1 individual865 15 2 2 outy 15 2 2 Davedog 15 2 2 Lloyd Boner 15 1 5 vainman 15 0 6 Fentry 14 0 7 masato tatanka 13 0 8 TheReverend 12 2 9 LobsterMobster 12 1 10 seltzer 12 1 10 DumbWhiteGuy 11 2 12 ChampRamp 11 2 12 yuriy 11 0 14 MacDeuce 11 0 14 Cataffy 11 0 14 Trast 10 2 17 Niethan 10 0 18 doverhog 10 0 18 RNG 10 0 18 Lone Goat 8 1 21 CommonShore 8 0 22 MassRafTer 8 0 22 EricHall 8 0 22 canoshiz 4 0 25 Bluedeanie 3 1 26 Next event's a two-fer, look for it by this weekend! Perhaps now more than ever, be sure to check your work since I am new and it is very possible I goofed something up somewhere in the process. And if you're making picks later in the season and you didn't get your picks in for the first time, feel welcome to play! Just post in here noting it's your first time so I don't miss you during a step in the behind-the-scenes process. Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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WE GOT A TWO-FER UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping Lightweight Ross Pearson vs. Al Iaquinta Middleweight Robert Whittaker vs. Clint Hester Heavyweight Soa Palelei vs. Walt Harris FORM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rLd9P7Z-bITsFeoMDdg6QdzLzzlxRLgvajb-PukUygM/viewform SPREADSHEET https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fqt7sjzzaGj0JEtqXdh02KowvB3EWZlILuG-9Ow-RYc/edit?usp=sharing UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. OSP Maurício Rua vs. Ovince St. Preux Ian McCall vs. John Lineker Warlley Alves vs. Alan Jouban Cláudio Silva vs. Leon Edwards Juliana Lima vs. Nina Ansaroff FORM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tbmofoI60Q0sEl7rs4Mv6ABz4kdTdaGoheRtnLx3oSo/viewform SPREADSHEET https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hr_hXazG8-S4LWCQCRxPOqEtd5oMr-BcDU295ogKj0U/edit?usp=sharing Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Nov 5, 2014 |
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Bluedeanie posted:WE GOT A TWO-FER the form for event 1 is hosed up and has a random question about darren elkins
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it also has a FOTN field from 179 and the spreadsheets are locked permissions
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Yuriy posted:the form for event 1 is hosed up and has a random question about darren elkins masato tatanka posted:it also has a FOTN field from 179 and the spreadsheets are locked permissions Spreadsheet permissions were a matter of me just forgetting to change them before posting the link, the FOTN field was a weird copying error and the Darren Elkins problem was just plain old me loving up and leaving filler text from the last event in there. Everything SHOULD be fixed, and as always, I am new and bad at this so let me know if you see anything else! Yuriy and masato tatanka have been added to the goonweight commission's "best friends list"
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Luke Rockhold Decision Ross Pearson Decision Clint Hester Knockout, 1 Soa Palelei Knockout, 1 POTN: Clint Hester POTN: Dylan Andrews FOTN: Ross Pearson vs. Al Iaquinta Maurício Rua Knockout, 2 Ian McCall Submission, 3 Alan Jouban Decision Cláudio Silva Submission, 2 Juliana Lima Decision FOTN: Ian McCall vs. John Lineker POTN: Dhiego Lima POTN: Caio Magalhães Who are half of these people on the second card?
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Palelei/Harris result and FOTN are not showing up on the spreadsheet Luke Rockhold Knockout, 2 Ross Pearson Knockout, 3 Clint Hester Knockout, 2 Soa Palelei Knockout, 3 FOTN: Pearson vs. Iaquinta POTN: Luke Rockhold POTN: Clint Hester Maurício Rua Knockout, 1 Ian McCall Decision Warlley Alves Knockout, 2 Cláudio Silva Decision Juliana Lima Decision FOTN: Ian McCall vs. John Lineker POTN: Maurício Rua POTN: Warlley Alves CommonShore posted:Who are half of these people on the second card?
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