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Originally Posted by Jared341
... I don't think there is a reasonable person that will argue that breaking up 1114 and 2056 increases everybody else's chances of winning the event. And I see no inherent problem with that analysis being acted upon by teams....
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I'm not familiar with the dynastic character of the event in question, but I submit that if teams in attendance have winning the event as an objective, they should start much, much earlier than Thursday morning after seeing the qualification rounds' schedule. It is certainly the nature of competition to want to win, but every competition yet devised by humans has undercurrents that would allow our baser instincts to come forward. We get to call ourselves civilized by understanding that and controlling those instincts. If you think you're already beaten when you get to the game, you're missing the whole point of having the games in the FIRST place.
BTW, Jared's other points are well taken. This one just stood out for me.