Wasatch Soccer SentinelYou can be excused for forgetting that at the start of 2021 there was a scaled down continuation of the Soapbox Oracle in which participants predicted the final results.
Well the season has ended and the winner is: Zzyzx!
There were 22 people who make predictions for 2021, thanks to all who joined in. Here is a quick look at the stats:
- One player correctly picked New York City FC as the Eastern Conference winner.
- Three players correctly picked Portland Timbers as the Western Conference winner.
- One player correctly picked NYCFC as MLS Cup champion.
- Five players correctly picked Walker Zimmerman as Defender of the Year.
- Three players correctly picked Matt Turner as Goalkeeper of the Year.
- Two players correctly picked Bruce Arena as Coach of the Year.
There were many more winners in the Real Salt Lake specific picks.
Here’s the full scoring spreadsheet.
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Zzyzx | 83 |
| Tanner WM | 62 |
| Stu Pedasol | 57 |
| Cmart15 | 56 |
| Randal | 53 |
| Miles Dunn | 51 |
| Brandon Wilde | 51 |
| Crooks | 46 |
| David Ochoa | 46 |
| Kurt | 44 |
| D_Ash5 | 42 |
| Joseph Hutchison | 41 |
| Dave Cheever | 39 |
| Ryan S | 37 |
| Pup | 33 |
| Frisky Niblet | 33 |
| Mr. Pepper | 29 |
| Since1996 | 28 |
| Matthew Haycock | 22 |
| I have no idea what I’m supposed to put here. Total of zero? Not sure what it means, but I’ll go with it! | 22 |
| KAsay | 21 |
| Jared Nethery | 13 |
Look for the 2022 version in early February.
