WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!

vex · 10-27-2003, 11:37 PM

Our division III demotee is Epsilon Fighters, a bot

Poli · 10-28-2003, 07:06 AM

That happened to me last season. Cheetum and the Superstars lost the last match of the season, 12-0, in hopes of not promoting.

He still finished in first, and still auto promoted?

My reward? He finished almost right at the promotion line, giving me a bot team.

Maybe giving me 1st place in the process.

RPI-Fan · 10-28-2003, 02:09 PM

Arghhhh!

If the showdown of the top 2 teams going into the final week had gone the other way, I'd have a 0-point team from IV. Now, it'll be the champion from last season or a mid-60's team. Damn.

Mr. Wednesday · 10-28-2003, 09:05 PM

ae, something similar happened to a guy I know in another forum. The first place team in his division (Nerdlebert) professed an interest in not promoting and threw a game. Unfortunately for GOFAB, and fortunately for the guy in question, Nerdlebert was careless and forgot to check the autopromotion line. He wound up just a hair above it, taking him out of V and giving the guy in question a walkover team.

Poli · 10-28-2003, 09:13 PM

I know cheetum and the Superstars are part of our group now, but I was sad that they chose to throw the game. I just don't see why it should be in anyone's interest to throw a game.

The inherent nature of any game is to win, right?

FrogMan · 10-28-2003, 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
I know cheetum and the Superstars are part of our group now, but I was sad that they chose to throw the game. I just don't see why it should be in anyone's interest to throw a game.

The inherent nature of any game is to win, right?

Some people will say that if you are not ready to go up, you'll lose a lot and end up demoting and finally lose a season...

I've made my point clear on this many times. Thou. Shall. Not. Chicken. Out....

Given a chance to promote, I'll take it every time. It's a game and it's not like I have a huge personal investment in it. What if I get my ass kicked 13 times out of 14 game in the season. That one time will have made it worth it.

FM

BishopMVP · 10-28-2003, 10:29 PM

Much as I bitched about my division this year (IV.57, 3rd in D4 via Hatstats) and told people how lucky they were they get to play qualifiers, I would never throw a game.

terpkristin · 10-29-2003, 10:20 AM

I'll add my hat to this ring...

A guy in my series (here after referred to as RMF) let me have a game so we'd get out of our tie for first and I'd have sole possession. His rationale was that he'd just demoted from div IV and didn't feel ready to go back. In our series, he's been plagued by injuries this season, though has only been posting 60ish NSI. He didn't want to promote, I wanted to try it, so I let him give me a game.

That said, things didn't work out exactly as planned and I ended up losing to a different team in my series (here after referred to as Wildfires) towards the end of the season. This took me out of the auto-promotion zone and put me into the "needs to play a qualifier" realm. Looking at who I'm supposed to play, I don't stand a chance. But hell if I'm not going to MOTS it and give it my all anyway.

I suppose I can see why some people might not want to promote, but in my mind, that's like some of the real soccer teams around here (in the local beer league I ref and used to play in, among others), who are really division 1 or 2 teams playing in division 3 to get an ego boost out of winning.

~tk

robbgmaier · 10-29-2003, 03:27 PM

ahhh, what a nice WOOT to come home to. Once again, I only need to find ONE other team to beat in order to survive

daedalus · 10-29-2003, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by terpkristin
That said, things didn't work out exactly as planned and I ended up losing to a different team in my series (here after referred to as Wildfires) towards the end of the season. This took me out of the auto-promotion zone and put me into the "needs to play a qualifier" realm. Looking at who I'm supposed to play, I don't stand a chance. But hell if I'm not going to MOTS it and give it my all anyway.

Hey, now, Q-game means an extra week o' trainin'!

If nothing else, there's the 1st place dinero and the gate from the Q-game to keep you smilin' through the offseason.

Poli · 10-29-2003, 04:24 PM

Very true! Remember the Q-game the Raiders played against the Irish FC?

Irish took the lead early...

4-1 lead by the Raiders at the half.

Raiders win it 5-4 as the Irish stormed back. I was worried I'd lose. Because of this match, I was worried I wasn't ready for D4, either.

10-28-2003, 07:06 AM	#2
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	That happened to me last season. Cheetum and the Superstars lost the last match of the season, 12-0, in hopes of not promoting. He still finished in first, and still auto promoted? My reward? He finished almost right at the promotion line, giving me a bot team. Maybe giving me 1st place in the process. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-28-2003, 02:09 PM	#3
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Arghhhh! If the showdown of the top 2 teams going into the final week had gone the other way, I'd have a 0-point team from IV. Now, it'll be the champion from last season or a mid-60's team. Damn. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

10-28-2003, 09:05 PM	#4
Mr. Wednesday Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Bend, IN	ae, something similar happened to a guy I know in another forum. The first place team in his division (Nerdlebert) professed an interest in not promoting and threw a game. Unfortunately for GOFAB, and fortunately for the guy in question, Nerdlebert was careless and forgot to check the autopromotion line. He wound up just a hair above it, taking him out of V and giving the guy in question a walkover team. __________________ Hattrick - Brays Bayou FC (70854) / USA III.4 Hockey Arena - Houston Aeros / USA II.1 Thanks to my FOFC Hattrick supporters - Blackout, Brillig, kingfc22, RPI-fan, Rich1033, antbacker, One_to7, ur_land, KevinNU7, and TonyR (PM me if you support me and I've missed you)

10-28-2003, 09:13 PM	#5
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I know cheetum and the Superstars are part of our group now, but I was sad that they chose to throw the game. I just don't see why it should be in anyone's interest to throw a game. The inherent nature of any game is to win, right? __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

10-29-2003, 10:20 AM	#8
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I'll add my hat to this ring... A guy in my series (here after referred to as RMF) let me have a game so we'd get out of our tie for first and I'd have sole possession. His rationale was that he'd just demoted from div IV and didn't feel ready to go back. In our series, he's been plagued by injuries this season, though has only been posting 60ish NSI. He didn't want to promote, I wanted to try it, so I let him give me a game. That said, things didn't work out exactly as planned and I ended up losing to a different team in my series (here after referred to as Wildfires) towards the end of the season. This took me out of the auto-promotion zone and put me into the "needs to play a qualifier" realm. Looking at who I'm supposed to play, I don't stand a chance. But hell if I'm not going to MOTS it and give it my all anyway. I suppose I can see why some people might not want to promote, but in my mind, that's like some of the real soccer teams around here (in the local beer league I ref and used to play in, among others), who are really division 1 or 2 teams playing in division 3 to get an ego boost out of winning. ~tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

10-28-2003, 10:29 PM	#7
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	Much as I bitched about my division this year (IV.57, 3rd in D4 via Hatstats) and told people how lucky they were they get to play qualifiers, I would never throw a game.

10-29-2003, 03:27 PM	#9
robbgmaier College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2001	ahhh, what a nice WOOT to come home to. Once again, I only need to find ONE other team to beat in order to survive

10-29-2003, 04:24 PM	#11
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Very true! Remember the Q-game the Raiders played against the Irish FC? Irish took the lead early... 4-1 lead by the Raiders at the half. Raiders win it 5-4 as the Irish stormed back. I was worried I'd lose. Because of this match, I was worried I wasn't ready for D4, either. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

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