9th Seed not Getting Picked for Elims?

[RunawayEngineer]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

It happened a few years ago at another MI District event. The team had already qualified for State, and wanted to use the pit time. (Plus, it gave another team a chance to get points.) The scouting captain was on the sidelines with me in 9th or 10th and wondered if he could decline if he got moved up. Eventually he declined to be the captain the 7th alliance.

Was the robot in need of major repair? Otherwise, it's seems like an un-GP move to go to a competition with no intention of going through Eliminations. The presence of the team in Qualifications helped determine the spots of many of the other teams in the rankings - bowing out just to get some pit time is sketchy. It seems like a cheap way to get an advantage for the next competition.