[blaze8902]

I really don't think the 3rd point makes any sense. The only way that having two lower ranking alliance members would cause your chances at victory to be zero is if they literally could not move.

Let's Look at Smoky Mountain Regional Q89.
Red Alliance:
5022 (Rank at the time was in the 40s.) No Manipulators.
3856 ( Rank at the time was 48.) No Manipulators.
4265 (Rank at the time was ~12 or 14. Can't remember for sure.)
Blue Alliance:
2614 (Rank at the time was 1.)
2856 (Rank at the time was in the 10s)
2856 (Rank at the time was either 30s or 40s, can't remember for sure.) No Manipulators.

What's your prediction for this match? Obviously Blue.
Final score? 105 to 73, Red.
How did this happen?
Every student giving it their all in an effective strategy.

When it comes to fouls, you can't just assume if you're with a fouling team that there isn't anything you can do about it. You have to speak with the team and figure out what the problem is. Only after you've done your best to make sure it doesn't happen in a match can you really say that you couldn't have done anything.