HoDeDo
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Thanks, buddy.
We share comp teams, didnt want to seem self-serving... BUT yes Todd, you are the MAN
TOY Change for 2010
- Thread starter Plowboy
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We share comp teams, didnt want to seem self-serving... BUT yes Todd, you are the MAN
Red Valley BBQ
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Why not use an average of a number of overall scores? EX: an average of the top 7 overall scores from individual competitions. This would create a ranking system based solely on perfomance as opposed a point system which awards bonus points based on the number of teams at any given comp. If a team scores consistently in the 660-670 range, shouldn't the consistent high scores put them in the running for team of the year even if they only cook in 10 contests with 20 to 30 teams? It doesn't seem fair that a team could win TotY when they score in the 630-640 range, but compete against 50 or 60 teams. By basing the rankings on overall score totals, you are keeping things even across the board, for every team, regardless of how many teams they compete against. The better the barbeque, the better the score, the higher the average.
The key component is trying to figure out how to bring parity and compare tournaments to one another, as some tournament scores are high and some are low. The easiest way I can see for it to work is to reset the scores after completion. Let me explain.
For category awards, if the top 4 scores were 178.5, 178.0, 177.5 and 177.0, reset them with the top score moving to 180 for TOY considerations only, as this was the "perfect" score fo the event. Results for that category for category TOY consideraitons would then be
180, 179.5, 179, 178.5 etc.
This would allow a comparison across tournaments as to how you placed versus the other teams, allowing each first place to earn 180 towards their point chase for the category at each event with others being lowered based upon how close they were.
For Overall TOY, you could then modify this to be either out of the 720, or for each event, a summary addition of your total places. The addition could make it the most interesting, as it could reward the teams that cook the most consistent across all four categories with the best shot on an average consideration. Win 4 tournaments but tank in chicken at others? Well the team that got 4 Reserves and 6 other top 5's "could" beat on them on an average across their top 10's.
This could "potentially" really bring in some parity to the individual tournaments as it helps rebaseline scores and allows for teams that compete in big tournaments with narrow margins to not be as penalized or even rewarded for finishing. Not a perfect solution, but imagine the "chase" if we were talking narrow differences and how a placing in Chicken on one week could affect the final standings.
For category awards, if the top 4 scores were 178.5, 178.0, 177.5 and 177.0, reset them with the top score moving to 180 for TOY considerations only, as this was the "perfect" score fo the event. Results for that category for category TOY consideraitons would then be
180, 179.5, 179, 178.5 etc.
This would allow a comparison across tournaments as to how you placed versus the other teams, allowing each first place to earn 180 towards their point chase for the category at each event with others being lowered based upon how close they were.
For Overall TOY, you could then modify this to be either out of the 720, or for each event, a summary addition of your total places. The addition could make it the most interesting, as it could reward the teams that cook the most consistent across all four categories with the best shot on an average consideration. Win 4 tournaments but tank in chicken at others? Well the team that got 4 Reserves and 6 other top 5's "could" beat on them on an average across their top 10's.
This could "potentially" really bring in some parity to the individual tournaments as it helps rebaseline scores and allows for teams that compete in big tournaments with narrow margins to not be as penalized or even rewarded for finishing. Not a perfect solution, but imagine the "chase" if we were talking narrow differences and how a placing in Chicken on one week could affect the final standings.
