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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol
If this is a problem - and I'm not sure it is - what about this solution? If any team is declined X times (X = 2, 3, whatever) they lose their pick until the end of the round. Now the earth they are scorching may be their own!
I've seen two instances:
1. A team wasn't really thrilled with playing with a top seed, but agreed to accept if the seed would first pick others in the top 8 who presumably would decline. This is the true scorched-earth scenario Frank presents.
2. A team ranked #1 based on the strength of its schedule in quals. Other teams thought the #1 alliance had no chance, and so they were declined multiple times. I don't recall for sure, but I think they finally picked someone outside the top 8 who had to accept or risk not playing at all.
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I would presume the 2nd scenario is more prevalent, but I don't know that. Does anyone know what the ratio is? I also think Pinecone's suggestion that teams decline to play for a wildcard is an interesting development. It makes perfectly good sense against an overpowered #1 alliance to opt for the other side of bracket, its just another weird strategic twist in how FRC tournaments play out.