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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
I don't see a point I guess. Consolation matches really aren't fun, do nothing for morale, and would just give a team a title they probably don't want. Who would want to play a consolation match?
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Apparently winning a Bronze medal at the Olympics is no fun and does nothing for morale? Yeah... but that's just those loser Olympians who want to play consolation matches, eh?
I think there are several practical reasons already mentioned why a third place match isn't required in the FRC format, but irrelevance isn't one of them. In reality it would probably be a pretty fun match to watch, and if we'd been playing a third/fourth final for the past decade or so and someone suggested getting rid of it, there would probably be a huge outcry.
So although I don't see things changing, I'm delighted that there are still people thinking and asking questions that challenge what we do and how we do it.
Jason