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Re: Compatition Ranking

My big question is if we are taking an AVERAGE score, then why leave out a surrogate match. Why not have that team's average be based on 11 matches instead of 10 (or whatever the case may be)? I can see in a Win/Loss scenario, or even if we were going with total points, but going off an average?

My fear is that teams will adopt the strategy of sabotaging their surrogate matches. If it doesn't count against them, why not lower the other teams' average? Granted, definitely NOT in the spirit of FIRST, but you know teams will do it. If we did away with surrogates this year, and let a few teams have an extra match figured into their average, I don't see where it would hurt.