On Forbes: Wisdom of Crowds - Predicting 2012 Group Play Outcomes

Yesterday I published my latest post at my Forbes blog where I looked at various models for predicting Euro 2012 Group Play outcomes as a guide for my own predictions. I apologize to those who count on my cross posts here for the day delay in getting this blog post up. Things were very crazy on Thursday and prevented me from getting all the links up on Twitter, Facebook, and this blog at the same time.

Things were very busy on Friday because I had to make a presentation to a high school class on the arc of my engineering career so far, then drive two hours to work so that I could put in a shift in my day job before taking off to the ESPN studios for the opening weekend of Euro 2012. I'll be spending nearly three days there, interviewing and observing the pros as they roll out new advanced analytics at this tournament. It's something that's been in the works since I met the ESPN soccer analytics team at the 2012 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference back in March of this year. It is sure to be a crazy 72 hours, but also ones in which I get a rare glimpse at the behind the scenes people who bring you outstanding high definition footage, replays, and infographics at Europe's top matches. My hope is to have at least one story published next week. How much different material I get and angles I can take on my visit will dictate how many articles I publish beyond the first one.

No matter where you are this weekend, I hope that you get a chance to view the tournament's opening matches. If you're in the US, I am sure you will see some graphics on which I'll commnt later next week. See you next week!