Fixing Matches.

[William]

As a teacher I find it inexcusable to have teams fixing matches. We are mentors to our students. What are we telling our kids when mentors fix matches? What kind of example are we. I will not be able to sleep knowing what my students will be thinking about me if I fix the game. I don’t want them to remember me as the sheathing teacher. Let call it like it is sheathing. America doesn’t need this. Our childrem are the future of thi great country.

[rbayer]

Do we really need another thread abou this topic? For that matter, do we even need to continue this debate? It's been pretty well discussed in:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19967

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19971

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19301

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19292

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19297

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19272

[Mullet]

Amen. I was really upset when matches were fixed. The spirit of FIRST was slightly tarnished. There was no reason why teams should've tried to fluff their scores like they did. I'm glad someone else noticed this.

[Chris Nowak]

everyone else already noticed this...Its been discussed a thousand times.

[William]

Everyone has the right to post opinions. Lets br nice to each others.

[Kris Verdeyen]

Originally posted by William
America doesn’t need this. Our childrem are the future of thi great country.

So America needs more cutthroat competition even in when working together would yield a win-win situation? Is it cheating when competitors like Boeing and Lockheed-Martin work together to create a company like United Space Alliance to the benefit of both?

In my humble opinion, and in the hope that I get the last word, the consensus reached on this issue was the wrong answer. Those teams whose goal was to seed high should have tried to convince the other team to leave stacks standing every chance they got. Those teams whose goal was to win every match should have said, "no" every time someone suggested it.

There is nothing immoral about it.

[Marygrace]

Originally posted by verdeyw
So America needs more cutthroat competition even in when working together would yield a win-win situation? Is it cheating when competitors like Boeing and Lockheed-Martin work together to create a company like United Space Alliance to the benefit of both?

In my humble opinion, and in the hope that I get the last word, the consensus reached on this issue was the wrong answer. Those teams whose goal was to seed high should have tried to convince the other team to leave stacks standing every chance they got. Those teams whose goal was to win every match should have said, "no" every time someone suggested it.

There is nothing immoral about it.

I completely agree with you verdeyw.

[William]

Verdeyw, if you are able to predict the outcome of a match, there is no competition. The best team is not going to win. My concern is honesty. If we are told that to do this is not gracious, them what are we teaching our kids. I agreed with your analogy on merging company. I admire people like you that are donating time and resources to help our kids.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally posted by rbayer
Do we really need another thread abou this topic? For that matter, do we even need to continue this debate? It's been pretty well discussed in:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19967

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19971

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19301

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19292

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19297

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=19272

Please if you'd like to post your comment, do it in one of these already existing threads. We don't need 30 bajillion threads on one thing.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Brandon, can you close this? I think we've had enough threads on the subject.

[Joe Matt]

Originally posted by William
Verdeyw, if you are able to predict the outcome of a match, there is no competition. The best team is not going to win. My concern is honesty. If we are told that to do this is not gracious, them what are we teaching our kids. I agreed with your analogy on merging company. I admire people like you that are donating time and resources to help our kids.

And for the final time, who says we know whos going to win? All there is just a high score idea. No fixing, and defanatly no rigging the matches for one alliance to win.

[Brandon Martus]

This has been discussed before, as pointed out above. Please grab hold & take down one of those other threads.