[thefro526]

If I may speak a bit bluntly here, if you don't want someone to take the top seed in this division then go out on the field and play your heart out. All of this discussion about how to keep an elite team from seeding at the top through less than honest means is disgusting. If I were ever with a team that purposely threw a match to control the distribution of seeding points to prevent another team from seeding well, I think I would try my absolute hardest to ensure that the offending team did not get selected for an Alliance.

Anyway, it's not like these elite teams can't be beaten. The hype surrounding them makes them huge targets for defense, not to mention that teams work harder to beat them so that they can take pride in their victory.

I've told my Driver on numerous occasions to not get caught up in the "hype" surrounding a select few teams in this divisions as to not cloud his judgement. He and I both know the absolutely devastating results that could come out of certain alliances, so there's no point in talking about it. If we do go up against some super-crazy-awesome powerhouse Alliance of two of the best teams in FIRST then we'll play it like any other: Play Smart, Drive Effectively, and attempt to out strategize them. At a certain point in time, we know that this is all we can do, because we will never let a match compromise our values.

Also, if possible, can we remember that there are other teams in this Division than the two that seem to draw the most attention? I don't mean to sound like a jerk or anything but, I'm really tired of hearing about the same two teams and I think a lot of people are too.