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Originally Posted by Anupam Goli
Death by Serpentine doesn't just occur in small events. In some of the weakest events, death by serpentine is a common occurrence. In each of the last three peachtree regionals, the #1 seed has lost in quarters or semis, and twice now the #6 seeded alliance has won the finals.
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-Just because you are seeded #1 (or in the top 10) does not mean you deserve to be there. We play too few matches to get a perfectly fair schedule. Some people will get to the top (and randomly, yes, consistently) because they get good schedules. On the reverse, some good teams get bad schedules and seed poorly for no other reason. Powerhouse teams are ones who win regardless of the luck of the draw.
-Just because you are seeded #1, does not mean you have scouting worth a grain of sand. If the #6 seed knows a thing or two about each robot, then of course they are going to select more suitable partners for their alliance, serpentine or not.
-Are upsets really a bad thing? You make it sound like: "If the #1 seed is not winning, the system is broken." Would not the
best solution be then to just remove the eliminations altogether? Just seed #1,2 and 3 and here's your banner? I think anyone will admit this is too far, but where is the line? The system is the way it is, it is, in actual fact,
not hard to comprehend in the slightest, (My 70-something grandmother and her sister came to a regional and understood the draft immediately).
-Not one single post in this thread has actually suggested an alternative system that is
a) as "difficult" or easier to explain
b) not so one sided as to defeat the purpose of eliminations altogether
c) half as good as serpentine