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After a long offseason and a slate of exhibition games, basketball season is about to begin! For those new to the game, just join. It's easy. Make a prediction in the HHCC prediction thread and you're in. Here is a refresh of the HHCC scoring and rules thread: As a reminder our guest predictor, Ken Pomeroy, won last year. Shame on us. We're better than that. Let's not let that happen again. THREE THINGS THIS HHCC ROUND: 1) Your score prediction for Nebraska vs. Maine (as usual). 2) BONUS (-5 points): Predicting the exact number of non-conference season wins (Nov. 7-Dec. 4, Dec. 17-Dec. 20) -- (e.g. I am looking for an answer like "13", which indicates the number of wins you predict Nebraska will win in the non-conference.) 3) *Predicting the exact number of total regular season (non-conference + conference) wins (Nov. 7-Mar. 5) -- (e.g. I am looking for an answer like "33", which indicates the number of wins you predict Nebraska will win in the entire regular season.) * This will not count as a bonus (and it will not count against you), but in the past years it has been a missing data point of interest that would've been useful in seeing how closely we have come to predicting the outcome of the season

This is the season of costumes, pumpkin spice lattes, and leaves changing colors. Pretty soon, we're going to start talking about turkeys. Until then, we must be close to the start of a new Nebraska basketball season. Many of you know what that means! HUSKER HOOPS CENTRAL CHALLENGE IS BACK! For any of you who are unfamiliar with Husker Hoops Central Challenge (HHCC), you're in the right place. The rules are simple. Just make a prediction for each game. That's it. And even if you missed joining on Day 1, don't let that stop you. You're still in the hunt for the coveted title. Even if you're out of the running for #1, there's still a chance to prove you're smarter than Ken Pomeroy. The more people that participate, the more entertaining this challenge becomes. The rules are the same as last year with more opportunities to earn some bonus points throughout the season. Last year's Top 10 finishers were: 1 Ralph Wiggum 2 BLB115 3 LNKtrnsplnt 4 ConkintheCorner 5 Crush78 6 BjoeHusker 7 HuskerFever 8 Cazzie22 9 jimmykc 10 Vinny *1 KenPom Don't let Ken Pomeroy win again. It's up to us to put him back in his place this season. Now that we know the objective, let's go out there and have some fun! Game on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HHCC SCORING AND RULES If you want to be part of the HHCC, all you need to do is guess the score of each game. Participants with at least one entry will be included in the overall standings. There will be a thread available following the completion of the previous game. Scoring is based on how close you were to each team's actual point total and the margin of victory. HHCC GAME SCORING: The object of the game is to have the lowest accumulated points at the end of the year. Scoring is taken from three variables (margin of victory, actual score, correct game winner); with possible bonus points. Margin of Victory: This is how many points either team wins by. Scoring: Difference between Actual MoV (Husker score & Opponent score) Predicted MoV (Predicted Husker score & Predicted Opponent score). This is then multiplied by 2. Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting margin of victory. To get the bonus two things must happen. 1. Your margin of victory must match the actual margin of victory. 2. You picked the correct winner. EXAMPLE Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72 Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Actual (72 62) = 10 - Predicted (79-72) = 7) = 3 * 2 = 6 MoV = 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Score: This is the final point totals of both teams. Scoring: (Predicted Husker score vs. Actual Husker score) + (Predicted Opponent score Actual Opponent score) Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting either the Huskers score or the opponents. EXAMPLE Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72 Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62 ------------------------------------------ (79 72) + (62 72) 7 + 10 = 17 ------------------------------------------ Game Winner: Picking the correct winner. Scoring: Zero points for correct winner. 20 point penalty for incorrect choice. The final score for this game would be 23. Correctly predicting the actual game score nets all -5 bonuses and a -25 bonus, for a best possible score of -40. Missed Game: Your score for missing a game is (the highest score of picked games + 25 points). End of year: Your highest score will be subtracted from your final point total. No Games Missed equals a -25 bonus to your final score. HHCC RULES: All new HHCC game threads will be posted following the previous game. The first game will be up after the last exhibition game. Post your prediction in the HHCC thread. All predictions must be in by the scheduled tipoff time (noted in the thread's title). Any corrections to your prediction should be done in the HHCC game thread. If you are unable to edit your score, just quote your previous score and post the new score underneath. All score updates will be posted throughout the season.