Up by 5000 votes, but remember keep voting. I have a feeling the computer nerds from Umass know how to get around the voting.
http://r.espn.go.com/espn/contests/capitalone/index
Yeah, I was just about to say something like that myself.......
If you
look at the standings (directly by capitalone)
You will see that Sam the Minuteman was ranked second to last, coming in at 11. Herbie is ranked 4, and Buzz, from Gtech, at #1
Let's look at the facts (these are cumulative votes, as by last monday. But still, Sam's performance is radically different from the current trend)
1 Buzz
Georgia Tech 2-0-0 100% 172168 Won 2
11 Sam the Minuteman
Univ. of Massachusetts 0-2-0 0% 133592 Lost 2
133592 votes in 2 weeks, for Sam the minute man....
but just in this last week..........
Sam has 122877 Votes this week a one, as of 11:39PM EST. (well, as of the time on my cpu).
now, let's do some math.
133592 weeks 1 + 2
122877 week 3
010715 difference
NOw...... I know that there are bigtime comebacks in football, but in voting........
What could possibly have made things turn around so quickly?
But it looks like that NU will have the highest vote total, after this week, providing we get a W. But since all mascots will play each other once (11 weeks of this, don't forget) it's a game of Ws and Ls, and not of total votes. Keep that in mind......
PS: Maybe it's from facing Joe Bruin and Smokey that Sam didn't get many votes in weeks 1 and 2, but still..... it seems kinda funny........
perhaps it's a "woman" thing, if they are voting by looks. I know women can be consitent in their voting, though not always correct. But if they just go by looks, that makes sense. And then there is the "empathy" of voting for a 0-2 nobody, I guess, lol. Not to say that Herbie is lesser-looking. But maybe it's the blue eyes...
I'm just speculating, though, so don't take it too seriously. And don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say women are the problem, either, lol. I love women, I really do......
unfortunately....... they don't love Purdue Pete very much....
55775 Votes VS 60617 Votes
Better luck next week, Pete :thumbs
PPS: heh, Bruiser from Baylor, Sam, and Big Jay, all have blue eyes. Maybe it IS a "woman" thing :woo