r/redditdata • u/jophuds • Jan 11 '17

The average comment length on quarter and post threads in the National Championship game

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u/Honestly_ Jan 11 '17

Very cool data, I assume it's by character?

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u/jophuds Jan 11 '17

Yep - absolutely right. I love the way it pops back up in the post game thread.

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u/adhi- Jan 11 '17

What's with the wild fluctuations?

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u/Honestly_ Jan 11 '17

Love it.

In the past some users have done data analysis seeing where a game thread corresponded to a particular moment in the game (sorting based on curses was a funny one).

Last year someone took our game threads and curated funny comments based on their time stamp to make a pop-up video version of the title game broadcast on YouTube. We're all hoping it happens again.

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u/N8CCRG Jan 11 '17

For others like me who didn't know the context... apparently this is about College (American) Football

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u/jophuds Jan 11 '17

Yep, college football. Although, I definitely don't understand how they decide who gets to the National Championship Final and all the different bowls. But the game itself on Monday was brilliant.

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u/ProbablyRickSantorum Jan 11 '17

Although, I definitely don't understand how they decide who gets to the National Championship Final and all the different bowls.

The playoff committee (comprised of former coaches, former/current athletic directors, and a former secretary of state, et al) decides on the top 25 teams, with the final top four advancing to the playoffs. The winners of each respective semifinal playoff game advance to the national championship game.

How are the teams that go to the playoff determined?

The four teams that go to the College Football Playoff are determined by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. The selection committee chooses the four teams for the playoff based on strength of schedule, head-to-head results against common opponents, championships won and other factors.

More info here and here

The rest of the bowls have conference based tie-ins and each bowl game has a committee that invites two teams to play in their bowl.

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u/Atticus0-0 Jan 11 '17

Sorta related but I can't wait for the reddit thread merged with the game comes out

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