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Unread 07-03-2010, 14:08
Integral Integral is offline
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Re: A novel strategy: Always score for your opponents

I may be weird, but I enjoy the play of the game. Winning or losing takes second seat to a well played game.

I sincerely hope that when 1515 arrives in Atlanta they will be ostracized for pushing this misbegotten strategy. Any team that proposes this needs to be taught the fundamentals of FIRST. Once again shame on your for ever suggesting it.

1515 (Beverly Hills HS) is, believe it or not, is a very well funded team they are scheduled to attend multiple regionals and stole a slot to Atlanta at the Oregon regionals. Our team on the other hand struggles to find students and money in our economically stressed area. Our team would have been energized by playing on a winning alliance. 1515s tacky strategy could well destroy our team.

Perhaps a gain of a few seeding points was great advantage to higher ranked teams. We were low middle of the pack there is no way we gained anything for this match. So what if we moved from 35 to 33.

Throwing a game is simply unforgivable.