Josh PateSep 6, 2025
Pate expects Arch Manning to be a pretty good but not transcendent quarterback this season, thinks Bryce Underwood is a genuine star, and predicts Michigan will be in the national championship conversation in 2026 while remaining poor at receiver in 2025. They are out on Bill Belichick lifting North Carolina beyond its historical seven-to-eight-win level.
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What Josh Pate said
I think twenty twenty six they're right in the national championship conversation.
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- SaidSep 6, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 100 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Carolina Panthers · 2025 season · wins4 calls from 4 pundits between 5 wins and 10 wins. Josh Pate said 8 wins. the room's median is 5.5 wins. what happened: 8 wins
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Their call against what happened
winsTheir call against what actually happened.
Season Win TotalsCarolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers to finish with 8 wins
What happened8called 8100Hit · naive 75100this call−75a naive guess=25better than naive×2difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- CAR
- naive:
- 6.75
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- 8
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 75
- they said:
- 8
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Who this take is about
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