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41431.2 in reply to 41431.1
Date: 8/4/2008 1:23:49 AM
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The teams that qualified for the playoff final get an extra match to train for on Tuesday while the rest of the league wait for their regular Thursday scrimmage, why couldn't a Tuesday scrimmage be arranged as well


It's a benefit of remaining in the playoffs.

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41431.3 in reply to 41431.2
Date: 8/4/2008 5:34:49 AM
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But you are given them an opportunity of playing 2 more matches, 3 in total that is a very big advantage.

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41431.4 in reply to 41431.2
Date: 8/4/2008 6:47:39 AM
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And again i will make mention of us 5th place teams that get NOTHING while the 6th and 7th place teams make extra money and a further week of full training!

ahhh that feels better

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41431.5 in reply to 41431.4
Date: 8/4/2008 9:06:32 AM
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Dude, i feel your pain. I finished 5th last year after failing onm hte last day of the season to make the playoffs.

It just made me work harder to make sure i wouldnt end up the same way again. I signed some cheap old players and it made all the difference. I'm now undefeated going into the playoff final.

It sucks but take it as an insipration for next season.

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41431.6 in reply to 41431.2
Date: 8/4/2008 7:54:27 PM
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and for the 7th and 8th its for their benefit as well

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41431.7 in reply to 41431.4
Date: 8/9/2008 12:43:41 AM
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Yeah, the fact that the 5th place team gets no income and less games during the playoffs than the 6th and 7th place teams is one of the biggest flaws in BB. It just seems like there should be a home-and-home between the two fifth place teams during the playoffs to bring in some more revenue and have additional training opportunities. Very easy fix yet it hasn't been done.

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41431.8 in reply to 41431.7
Date: 8/9/2008 1:44:01 AM
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Very easy fix yet it hasn't been done.


I'm guessing it's because the BBs don't agree?

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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41431.9 in reply to 41431.8
Date: 8/9/2008 7:28:03 PM
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I'm not sure if that's supposed to be sarcastic reply or not, but I guess my point is it seems better to finish 6th (or possibly 7th) rather than 5th. By finishing 6th or 7th you get more revenue, more training opportunities, and the right to pick higher in the draft. Of course you don't have to fight a relegation battle, but all things considered I'd probably prefer to finish 6th.

If BB doesn't agree, I'd like to understand why.

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41431.10 in reply to 41431.9
Date: 8/9/2008 8:29:30 PM
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...and you risk relegation.

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."
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41431.11 in reply to 41431.9
Date: 8/9/2008 8:40:00 PM
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I'm not sure if that's supposed to be sarcastic reply or not


No, it's not.

If it was something they felt was broken, they'd fix it.

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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41431.12 in reply to 41431.11
Date: 8/9/2008 11:49:54 PM
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The problem here is with the lower revenue teams. In my case, I'm a D-III team in my 2nd season and I brought in less than $1M net this season. My weekly expenses are more than $100k/week, so two weeks without revenue (which is what happens during the playoffs for a 5th place team) can be a sizeable cut into a team's cash reserve.

Avoiding relegation should be a reward, not a burden. While I understand if you are D-I or D-II guaranteeing your position in the league is probably more valuable than getting an extra week of income. However, for most of the teams in this game (D-IV), teams who lose the relegation series end up being promoted back to D-IV due to bot cleanup. So there is no penalty for those teams. And the loss of revenue makes a difference.

Last edited by Duncan Balls at 8/9/2008 11:50:32 PM

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