Alliance Picking Rules Change?!
 

Okay,

I'm flipping between the webcast at VCU and the Peachtree regionals.

Are there TWO different sets of rules being used in picking?

At the VCU Regional, the annoucer said ANY team that declines cannot participate in the elimination rounds. This includes a top 8 seed picking another top 8 seed. If the chosen top 8 seed declines, then they cannot participate in the elimination rounds!!! Apparently this is new for 2005.

At the Peachtree however, 1180 had two of their picks decline, both of which were other top 8 seeds. These teams, even though they declined, were allowed to continue, and even make their own picks!!!

What's the deal?

-SlimBoJones...

Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

As I watch the Peachtree alliance selections, I saw a top 8 ranked team decline one invitation, then accept another invitation. I thought that once a top 8 team was selected and declined the invitation, that it was so that they could be their own. I know in past years, they have not been allowed to do this, I looked through the rules and couldn't find anything if they decline. Does anyone know if this is legal this year?

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

8.4.1
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The invited Team Representative will step forward and either accept or decline the invitation. If the team accepts, it is moved into that Alliance. If the team declines, it is not eligible to be picked again and the Alliance Captain extends another invitation to a different team.
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They seem to have done it wrong :O

Also, the top 8 remaining seeds are supposed to be automatically paired up as standbys in order, not picked?

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

It is not supposed to happen. Check the first paragraph of section 8.4.1.

Of course, fixing that problem will mean all new alliances.

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

thats exactly what i wanted to know!!! i literally just posted a thread on this too... i'm glad i'm not the only person who is confused by this. the way i read the rules, once you decline, you decline forever and you dont have the chance to be chosen by another alliance. but i could be wrong. i'm going to find the ruling on this and see if maybe its different this year--but i dont recall that being different. :ahh:

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

Problems with Alliance selections at VCU too..

Which one is right?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=40

From what I understand from a problem we had at UTC last year, and a reading of the rules from this year, a top 8 team can decline, but not be chosen to join anyone else in the top 8 seeding teams. BUT since they are a top 8 team, so.. they can still choose their own two people for their alliance.

Re: Alliance Picking Rules Change?!
 

They blew it at both events. Different ways, too!

At VCU, teams were required to accept, even if top-8: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=40

At Peachtree, apparently a team declined, then accepted, which is not allowed, even in the top 8 (they must pick for themselves, if they decline once): http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=35803

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

at least they managed to fix the standby team picking.

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

The rules seem to say that if a top 8 team declines an invitation,they (like any other team) cannot be picked again, but can remain in their alliance captain spot. If the intent was different, the rules would have said "must withdraw from the competition" or the like.

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

They never say anything about the top 8 seeded teams being exempt from the rules. if they've declined once, they are not eligible to be chosen again.

Peachtree got it wrong... someone should have caught that. its gonna be tough to fix this now. :-/ i'm sorry all of you at this regional.. this really changes things. good luck.

Re: Alliance Picking Rules Change?!
 

this ruling is not new... for as long as i remember, it has always been like that, and the second we saw what happened at the peachtree regional, all of the veterans on mentors on the team who are present immidiately asked "Is that legal?" The VCU regional has got it partially right--that rule has always been there, but teams are not required to accept. if they do not accept, they just dont move on in the tournament. But now Peachtree is in a bind. :( this is bad.

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

Well, there're robots on the field...and judges in a unending huddle, no doubt discussing this.

Re: Alliance Picking Rules Change?!
 

that also is untrue. if a top seeded team declines an alliance, they can still choose their own alliance. top 8 teams will always compete.

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

Wow! I see two solutions.

1) All of the coaches in the alliances agree to the mistake.

2) Don't talk too much about it and redo the alliance selections.

What do you think,
Lucien

Re: Peachtree Alliance Selections?
 

just redo selections.

it doesnt matter if they agree on the mistake or admit it or anything; it violates the rules and this needs to be fixed. the sooner the better too.