Predictions Week 1: Kickoff

[Tom Line]

Well, it's a start anyway. Thanks for taking the time. You DO neeed to work on accuracy and actual information outside what anyone can get off the boards..... the old looking forward had some very inside contacts that allowed him to get some serious information on the team outside just what they've done in previous years.

I'd be a little more tentative when declaring any regional the "deepest". Declaring the New Jersey the deepest when putting it up against regionals with multiple world champions, multiple repeat einstein finalists, etc. might warrant a bit of reconsideration.

As Rizner pointed out - folks that have spent some serious time looking at this game I think have come to realize that playing defense during the qualification rounds hurts both you AND your competitor. Worst case, if you know you don't have a chance on earth to win, you should be helping your competitor score to maximize YOUR score. I expect to see a couple double digit score within the first day at Kettering.