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Re: FRC Blogged - What Do You Think? The ‘Invite to Decline’ Strategy
I left a comment there (guess it's still in queue), but I'll say it again:
#1 seed earns the privilege, and they do run a risk of being stuck with a team they're trying to scorch. (If you're trying to scorch 3-6 to land #2, what happens when 6 accepts out of the blue? Hope you were okay with your new plan!)
Scorched-earth doesn't even seem to happen all that often at events I wind up at (does anyone have statistics on declines?). Until someone shows me a better way*, I say this needs to stay as-is.
*No, "no picking among captains" is not a better way unless you enjoy teams taking Saturday morning dives to remain pickable.
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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