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11-13-2007, 02:16 PM
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Whatever and ever.........amen
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Originally Posted by BayBuck
and preaching about perspective during scUM week seems a little misplaced in this thread.
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That wasn't my intention.......I was just simply backing up Dubs.
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11-13-2007, 03:57 PM
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Rodriguez is a weasel
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what does it mean to me? well, we were on an unprecedented winning streak within the Big Ten. as we all know, all streaks must come to an end. i mean, there's no way it can go on forever. as the season progressed, and as the streak kept getting longer and longer, i just kept reminding myself that the odds of it continuing another week grow exponentially. sure, on the surface, every game is a 50/50 proposition, but the odds of winning 21 or 22 in a row are very, VERY high against. let's put it this way. if you placed a $20 bet on the Buckeyes in the first game of the Big Ten win streak and rolled it over for the next 19, with the sports book's standard 10% vig, you would collect $11,560,409 after the Wisconsin game. the collection if we had beaten the Illini? more than $20 MILLION. there isn't a book on the planet that will take that kind of action!
all that being said, i'm certainly glad that we got that loss out of the way against Illinois. it means we can start the next streak this week against scUM.
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11-13-2007, 04:22 PM
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Finally Back in OHIO!!!!
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Way off topic but how did you get that....I am sure I am doing something wrong but don't know what. I am thinking it has something to do with the 10% the bookie takes. I calculated it by Orignal + Winnings *.90. Week 1 I assume after betting 20.00 you win so your take home would be 36. Week 2 you bet 36 and win 36 with a take home of $64.80
Having said all that OSU would have beat the spread that many weeks in a row which is unheard of as well.
Week 21 was like 4.89 million
Week 22 was like 8.26 million
Week 23 was like 14.86 million
Nonetheless what an awesome streak we had and the numbers really jump out at ya huh
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11-13-2007, 06:07 PM
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Rodriguez is a weasel
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i did each game individually, but you're right. i screwed up the very first week which threw everything off.
damn.
edit: week one, the take home would be 20+(20*.90)= $38. week 2, the take home would be 38+(38*.90)=... etc...
(20 + 18) + (38 - 3.80) + (72.20 - 7.22) + (137.18 - 13.72) + (260.64 - 26.06) + (495.22 - 49.52) + (940.92 - 94.09) +
(1787.75 - 178.78) + (3396.72 - 339.67) + (6453.77 - 645.38) + (12262.16 - 1226.22) + (23298.10 - 2329.81) +
(44266.39 - 4426.64) + (84106.14 - 8410.61) + (159801.57 - 15980.16) + (303623.08 - 30362.31) + (575883.85 - 57588.38)
+(1095179.32 - 109517.93) + (2080840.71 - 208084.07) + (3953957.35 - 395395.74) = 7512158.96
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11-13-2007, 07:21 PM
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My mess up was I was taking the total back and multiplying by .9 instead of just the winnings...
Screw this, it is SCUM week... *UCK Meatchicken!!!! GO BUCKS
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11-14-2007, 12:13 AM
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To me, the game and being a fan brings back memories of being a kid, sitting in the living room with my dad and my brother. We would sit and "bother" my dad with question all game long. Now that I'm older, my sons do the same to me. So I guess its a right of passage, if that makes sense. Its about tradition, and growing up
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11-14-2007, 12:22 AM
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Great original post! To put it simply, being a Buckeye is more than being a fan, it is a way of life.
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11-14-2007, 12:36 AM
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This game meant nothing to me early in my life. Hell, sometimes I would root for the skunkbears just to [censored] off my dad (we're talking when i was like 6 or 7). Then I moved away from Ohio and that make me realize how proud I was to be from Ohio. My first year away I dove head first into OSU football and watched every game. That year was 1995. We ran the table and were all set to go to the Rose Bowl and Michigan beat us. I hadn't felt pain like that before in my life except when my grandma passed. (yes, I am lucky that I haven't lost many loved ones) I actually locked myself in my room all night and wouldn't talk to anyone. So, every year when it is scUM week the only thing I can think of is the extreme frustration and anger they caused me that year and how bad I want to beat them so I never feel like that again. its a long time to hold a grudge, but hey it's Michigan. My blood literally boils every year when the TV first cuts to Michigan taking the field and I see those ugly ass helmets. Bring 'em on baby!
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