declining alliances

[EricH]

Originally Posted by geowasp

under the new selection system, would it be more advantangeous for teams who are not picked in the first round (but are still fairly decent) to decline the second round offers of the lower seeded teams?? this way, they can be picked by a higher ranked seed later in the second round... ...do you think it is going against the wishes of FIRST, and should not, or is not allowed to happen?? And do you think it really matters that much should onego to that extent to so called "rig the game"? what are your thoughts?

NO. If you decline a pick, you cannot be picked again. Therefore, if you wnat to be in the elimination rounds,and you aren't in the top 8, you will accept (unless you have to leave for some reason). If you are in the top 8, you can still pick. This is stated in the manual.