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Originally Posted by pandamonium
This is a very interesting debate and I would like first to add a rule specifically and clearly stating that the act of throwing a match is unethical.
Another example of similar importance is how predictable alliance selections now are. At 10:00 on Saturday the top teams all sit in corners with each other and through the act of back door deals or whatever you would like to call them many alliances are pre arranged.
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I believe it is abandoning the idea of gracious professionalism, although I would not necessarily go and say that throwing a match is completely unethical. Given, if it's thrown solely for your own benefit, then it is unethical. Otherwise, I'm not so sure.
Honestly, I don't see this as a problem. Many teams network throughout competitions with other teams, and it's all to do with scouting and drive teams observing each other's performance. If you're a top team, then you want another top team on your alliance, plain and simple. We chose 1189, Gearheads at Livonia because we valued their performance, and we worked really well with them. It's not a back door deal at all, it's rather networking between teams. I've seen it done many times, whether it be students handing out pamphlets about their robot's performance, or drive teams talking to each other. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's rather teams trying to optimize their performance in eliminations through productive networking with other teams.