Fresno Force Classic 2012

[Intel]

After hearing from the Teams, the Force Board has decided to change the Sunday Brackets. The new brackets have been posted to the Force website. If you see a problem, please let us know ASAP. Email me at midodd@comcast.net

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[Down&Dirty]

Did anyone else notice that if the 2 top teams from Nor Cal and the top 4 teams from So Cal (based on the polls found on HB) win their respective pools then they will all be in the lower bracket on Sunday? This includes RR Gold, Mizuno All American, both Firecracker teams, Sun Devils and Team Watley. I understand you have beat the best to win the tournament but it's only possible under this senario for one of the 6 teams mentioned above to be in the championship game. I'm not claiming this was done on purpose, just pointing out an unusual situation.

[Intel]

Down&Dirty: We do not seed the pools or brackets. We set the pools up and try to match teams from different areas in pool play by a blind draw. We do not have the brackets to look at during the pool draw, nor would we.

[Down&Dirty]

Thanks for the input. Like I said, I do not believe this was intentional in any way. I realize a lot of this is "luck of the draw." I've never been part of a tournament committee but I assume all aspects of assigning pools are random. When things are random then something like this can happen. I'm also assuming that all these teams will perform as expected and we all know that doesn't always happen. I believe if your committee tried to "spread out" the top teams in bracket play that would jeopardize the integrity of the tournament. Thanks for putting on the event. Let's hope we have some exciting games this weekend.

[Mr. Monday!]

Intel can you please post Sunday's score's somewhere? Thanks for a great tourney!