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Wagering is strongly discouraged.

Under no circumstances may any information on this web site be construed to express or imply recommendations of any sort.

I hereby disclaim any responsibility for actions made based on the content of this web site. The viewer accepts full accountability for his or her own decisions.

Copyright

Copyright Statement

This Site is for your personal use only. You may not distribute, exchange, modify, sell, or transmit anything you copy from this Site for any business, commercial, or public purpose. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without expressed written permission from Kenneth Massey is strictly prohibited. Any illegal reproduction is a criminal act and may constitute payment of up to $150,000 damages and, in some cases, imprisonment of up to 1 year as shown by Title 17 of the United States Code. By entering the Site you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions of Use, and Kenneth Massey grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter, display, use, and link to this Site.

Credits

Over the years, this hobby has brought me in contact with many smart and generous people who have been a great help in producing the Massey Ratings. When giving credit, one always runs the risk of omission. With that in mind, here is an incomplete list of some of the sources, collaborators, and other individuals to whom I owe a debt of gratitude.

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• Virginia Tech: an excellent university where I learned a lot
  
• Carson-Newman: the college where I teach and work with great colleagues
  
• BCS Buds: Jeff Anderson, Richard Billingsley, Wes Colley, John Duck, Chris Hester, Herman Matthews, David Rothman, Jeff Sagarin, Peter Wolfe
• Alden Starnes: statistics professor, thesis advisor, and good friend
• Tunc Gokmen - European league collaborator
• Mark Hopkins - ranking theory
• Jason Massey - my brother and sports nut who helps collect data
• Stuart Mease - promoter, VT insider, and elementary school basketball teammate
• High school contacts: Ned Freeman, Michelle Hillison, Ed McAllister, Barrett Murphy, Andy Rhinehart, Sheldon Shealor
• Eugene Potemkin, Eduardo Sauceda - early collaboration on rating systems
• Paul Reeths - helping MR partner with oursportscentral.com
• Chuck Taylor - graphics specialist
• David Wilson - posted my first rankings on the web in 1995
• Donors, subscribers, and clients who financially support the site.
• Random message board posters who have helped me solve computer / coding problems

Thank you!

Contact Information

Feedback on this site is always welcome. If you have:

• questions
• comments
• suggestions
• corrections
• related links and information
• collaborative ideas
• sponsorship offers
• other items of interest

you may contact me by emailing:

  k m a s s e y "at" masseyratings "dot" com

Include the word "sports" in your subject to be sure your message gets through my spam filter.

Please be:

• specific - identify exactly what sport/league/page you refer to
• constructive - hate mail goes in the trash
• patient - when I'm busy it may take a while to respond

Partners

Massey Ratings provides high school football and basketball computer ratings, predictions, and bracket analysis to HighSchoolSports.net

Massey Ratings is the exclusive provider of computerized ratings for OurSports Central,
your home for major league coverage of independent and minor league sports.

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Support the Massey Ratings

The Massey Ratings continue to be a personal hobby, however the time and monetary demands of maintaining an extensive web site require me to seek financial sponsors to compensate these expenses.

The expenses of the site are as follows:

• Computing equipment. I run off a desktop PC which must be upgraded every couple of years. Ideally, I would also have a laptop to facilitate updates when I travel.
• Web hosting costs around $50 per month.
• Domain registration.
• Network access. High speed internet access service is a must.
• Software tools and reference books.
• Time for programming, setting up, and maintaining the website and its content.

Improving the quality, quantity, and reliability of the Massey Ratings may require further investments. For example, I would like to eventually run off my own web server, which would allow for highly automated updates of the site.

How You Can Help

• You may sponsor a league for $100 per season plus one dollar per team. Corporate sponsors will receive ad/link space on the rating and prediction pages. I have decided not to allow excessive or controversial advertising on my site (including gambling related ads). If you would like to discuss becoming an advertising sponsor, please contact me so that we can discuss the arrangements.

• Private donations are welcome. You may submit a credit card donation by clicking on the logo below.
  

I am committed to maintaining and improving the quality service I believe this web site provides. I appreciate your patience and support.

Thank you,
Kenneth Massey