A novel strategy: Always score for your opponents

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A novel strategy: Always score for your opponents

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06-03-2010, 23:04

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Re: A novel strategy: Always score for your opponents

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Originally Posted by Bill_B

So that is what you tell your sponsors, Molten. How you got to the semifinals will not seem important to your sponsors. The amount of time their name was in front of the audience will be a major concern to them.

Try explaining to them that the majority of the time their name was in front of the audience it was scoring for the other team, and letting them win. This strategy will make matches much less entertaining to watch, turning away many newcomers, and those who enjoy watching hard fought FRC matches.

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