CONGRATULATIONS Sting Black 06G AP

Bad Santa wrote:1 or 2 MC girls according to an unnamed elf.  Yes, SB added 3 Colvin players. #duh

1st2it wrote:Congrats Sting Black, clearly the best of the group.
But something else happened at this tournament that shouldn't go unnoticed.
The brackets were built, the games were played and the semis were determined. As defined in the tournament rules Bracket A #1 would play Bracket B #2 and vice-versa. But that wasn't ok with the ever whining MS.
Apparently because his team would have to face Sting again in the semis and possibly not make the finals, he pressured the TD to change the semi brackets. For the first time in any tournament I've seen, the brackets were redrawn and the winners of each bracket faced off in the semis, ignoring results of the actual games played, as did the 2 number two's.
That's the only way MS and his team even advanced to the finals.
Before any of his minions decide to defend such BS, the argument is not that Solar and Sting were the best 2 teams in the Tournament.
(The other Sting team could argue otherwise)
The argument is simply this; the games were played, if you're going to change the overall intent of the tournament bracketing by ignoring results, why invite other teams to play the games?
Argument #2. Could anyone possibly imagine a scenario where the same thing would have happened if the teams involved were reversed?
This was some sleazy stuff...

1st2it wrote:Been doing this for a long time, not my first rodeo. Brackets are built with all contingencies considered. MS finished bracket play 1-1-1 and fewer points than another team in their bracket who finished with a record of 2-1-0. With a 6 team rotation the games were played as the brackets were drawn. With this number of teams there is no precedent to re-seed, with larger fields yes, but nice try.
There also is no model for bracketing tournaments that gives zero advantage or disadvantage to any team. Luck of the draw, not whiners get their way. You want a pacifier to go with your running shoes?
and for the record...the tournament did not change on their own, there was whining from your coach

1st2it wrote:I never want to take anything away from any of the kids.
Quality team, sissy coach

We'regonnalose wrote:

1st2it wrote:Been doing this for a long time, not my first rodeo. Brackets are built with all contingencies considered. MS finished bracket play 1-1-1 and fewer points than another team in their bracket who finished with a record of 2-1-0. With a 6 team rotation the games were played as the brackets were drawn. With this number of teams there is no precedent to re-seed, with larger fields yes, but nice try.
There also is no model for bracketing tournaments that gives zero advantage or disadvantage to any team. Luck of the draw, not whiners get their way. You want a pacifier to go with your running shoes?
and for the record...the tournament did not change on their own, there was whining from your coach

Shake_and_Bake wrote:Here's a crazy idea, settle it on the field.  Neither of you should be bragging about this weekend.   Solar Black black tied Fuego which got beat by TSN 2-0...and had a 500 record in pool play.  TSN laid an egg against Solar and surrendered a bunch of goals.  

Good one Buddha...for once you were funny.

We'regonnalose wrote:

1st2it wrote:I never want to take anything away from any of the kids.
Quality team, sissy coach

I guess your TD while crumbling at the feet of sissy coach didn't show you his messages about how the seeds were reshuffled pre-tournament to avoid solar playing solar and sting playing sting, and as a result put black v black against each other with the guarantee they wouldn't in the playoffs.  the third game between solar and sting part 1 didn't matter regardless of the result since solar would not replay sting in the semis no matter what. You guys just weren't in the loop because you weren't expected to advance

you totally should've been awarded a medal for giving up twice as many goals as you scored. Your premise is based on merit?

In what world does a TD change rules and a tournament set up just because a coach complains? Get real.

Maybe you should've brought DTS players in the game you lost by a touchdown.