Prediction Scoring

Let's look back to my 2016 predictions and see how I did (hint, not well):

• Rapids finish with points in the low-40s and in 8th place in the West
• The Rapids get less than 12 points in their first 9 games, leading to Pablo's removal as head coach sometime in that stretch.
• Spencer takes over and rides the "new coach" bounce to a win over FSL in game 10
• Colorado pulls an upset in the third Rocky Mountain Cup game in Sandy and retain the Cup for their first back-to-back RMC wins since '05-'06.
• Pablo stays with the organization in another capacity (Academy?)
• We win a USOC game, maybe two, but bow out before the competition gets really interesting
• Howard shows up in July and immediately becomes the best keeper in MLS but its not what the team needs to make a playoff push
• Gashi scores 11 to become team MVP and Golden Boot winner
• Ramirez never returns to Colorado
• The Rapids make one more notable signing (name player, not necessarily DP) this season
• Spencer retains coaching position into 2017 even though results after taking over for Pablo don't really deserve it
• Bravo keeps his job into next year

Yeah, I started out 0-5 before I nailed the USOC prediction.  We did win one game before getting eliminated.

Howard was arguably the best keeper in MLS but we didn't need him for a playoff push.  I'm taking half a point.

Gashi was the Golden Boot winner and 9 is close enough to 11 to count it as accurate.  He however was not team MVP so half a point.

Ramirez never returned, I got that right.

This prediction was before the Jones signing so I got that one.

Spencer never took over, miss.

Bravo still has his job, count it.

5 of 12 total overall.  Ugh.  At least almost all of them I missed because the Rapids were much better than I predicted.  That's the way I like to be wrong.