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Alright, let me tell you about this “miami vs *” thing I messed around with today.
So, I started by thinking, okay, Miami and Ball State, what’s the deal? I figured it’s gotta be college sports, right? I did a quick search, and boom, football game popped up. That’s the angle I went with.
First, I grabbed some data. Not like super official stuff, just some scores and team stats I could find online. I pieced it together from a couple of sports websites, you know, the ones that always have a million ads? I copy-pasted it into a simple text file, nothing fancy.
Then came the “vs” part. I wanted to actually do something with the data, not just stare at it. I thought, “What if I try to predict the winner based on some basic stats?” So, I fired up Python (yeah, I’m that guy), and started writing some code. Real basic stuff.
- Loaded the data: Read that text file line by line, splitting the data into teams and their scores.
- Calculated averages: Took a look at points scored per game, points allowed, stuff like that.
- “Predicted” the winner: Just a simple if/else thing. If Miami’s average score was higher than Ball State’s average allowed, Miami wins! Totally scientific, I swear.
Of course, the prediction was probably way off. I mean, it’s just based on a few numbers. But that wasn’t really the point. The point was to do something, to take some random info and mess around with it.
After that, I tried visualizing the data a bit. I used matplotlib to make a couple of basic bar charts. Nothing stunning, just comparing the average scores and stuff. It made the whole thing look a little more official, even though it wasn’t.
Honestly, the whole thing was a bit of a mess. The code was ugly, the data was rough, and the prediction was probably completely wrong. But you know what? I learned a few things along the way. I brushed up on my Python skills, and I got a little better at wrangling data. And that’s what matters, right?
So yeah, that was my “miami vs *” adventure. Not exactly groundbreaking stuff, but it was a fun way to spend an afternoon.
