From: botelle@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Justin Botelle)
Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek
Subject: Re: BETTING POOL MODE (was Re: The OFFICAL (sic) Fall '92 INL SCHEDULE.)
Date: 26 Sep 92 13:46:52 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Sep26.044256.18932@wixer.cactus.org) rhodesia@wixer.cactus.org (Felix S. Gallo) writes:
)oe.montana.edu) osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen) writes:
))
))Team name notes.
))
))GB == Golden Bears, LU == Lagg U, TWNN == Team With No Name, 
))IC == Illuminus Cartel, TFW == Tis Only a Flesh Wound, 
))JA == Janitors of Anarchy, SS == Side Salad, TR == Off the Top Rope,
))XG == Xgolems, DH == Deep Hurting, DPM == Deeply Perturbed Men
))AM == Angry Men, LAR == LA Riot, TAA == The Armchair Admirals,
))UCSB == jay@ucsb (dumb name), HB == Hell's Bagels, F1 == Farm Team #1,
))F2 == Farm Team #2, TO == Take Off.
)
)There are 19 teams, and the number of teams shall be numbered nineteen.
)
))
))Divisions:
))
))West:
))GB, LU, TAA, UCSB, LAR, AM, TFW, JA, F1, HB.
)
)the West is clearly the AFC of the INL.  Hey, boys, wanna have
)a big love-in?  Bring your own Diet Pepsi!
)
))East:
))SS, TR, XG, TWNN, IC, TO, HOK, DH, F2.
)
)CMU CMU CMU INSANE-AT-LARGE-TEAM INSANE-AT-LARGE-TEAM "dead" "dead" "dead"
)
I think you're missing an extra "dead"
)
)My predictions follow the quoted text right around here ---V
)
))West:
))Team      Round:   1        2       3       4
))-------         -------+--------+--------+-------
))LU              JA-H    HB-H     TAA-A    DH-A           0-4
))GB              F1-H    LAR-A    DPM-H    SS-A           3-1  a
))TAA             TFW-A   F1-A     LU-H     OTR-H          3-1 
))UCSB            HB-H    TFW-H    JA-A     AM-A           2-2
))LAR             DPM-H   GB-H     F1-A     TWNN-A         0-4  b
))DPM             LAR-A   JA-H     GB-A     TO-H           2-2
))TFW             TAA-H   UCSB-A   HB-A     XG-H           0-4  c
))JA              LU-A    DPM-A    UCSB-H   IC-H           1-3  d
))F1              GB-A    TAA-H    LAR-H    F2-A           2-2  e
))HB              UCSB-A  LU-A     TFW-H    XG-H           2-2  f
)
)a: "so that's why one should be on the INL council. :)"
)b: no matter who these people are, they're hurting
)c: iowa city hits the road at the end of the season the hard way
)d: talk about ramping up
)e: these unknowns are a cypher, but schedules are schedules
)f: I knew I shouldn't have posted so much (toughest schedule in west)
)
)
))East:
))Team      Round:   1        2       3       4
))-------         -------+--------+--------+-------
))SS              XG-A    AM-H     F2-A     GB-H        3-1  a
))OTR             F2-H    XG-A     TO-H     TAA-A       3-1  b
))XG              SS-H    OTR-H    HB-A**   TFW-A       4-0  c
))TWNN            TO-A    DH-A     AM-H     LAR-H       4-0  d
))IC              F2-H*   TO-A     DH-H     JA-A        4-0  e
))TO              TWNN-H  IC-H     OTR-A    DPM-A       0-4  f
))AM              DH-H    SS-A     TWNN-A   UCSB-H      2-2  g
))DH              AM-A    TWNN-H   IC-A     LU-H        1-3  h
))F2              OTR-A   IC-A*    SS-H     F1-H        0-4  i
)
)a: except for game 1, simple schedule
)b: see above, except for game 2
)c: game 1 and game 2 tough, laugh all the way to the playoffs
)d: completely unbelievable schedule (even mathematically implausible)
)e: hey, you have a team member on the Council too?

We (TTWN) wanted to play against IC or one of the CMU teams.  Besides,
if only the best 2 teams go to the playoffs, and 3 are undefeated, then
someone gets to go home only because they didn't genocide the opposition
quickly enough.  In this case, it would probably be XG that would go
home, since they would have a rough game against SS (unless SS gave them
the game to avoid this).  All this depends on just how good IC is.  I
haven't see the roster.

Really, I think that the best 4 teams from the east should go to the
playoffs.  3 at least (2-3 play each other, winner plays 1)

Btw, we unanimously chose East so we would be able to play CMU.  We don't
want cake-walk games.   We want quality.

At least it makes it easy for me.  I don't feel any pressing need to play
in any of our games (though I'm sure I will) until the playoffs.

)f: don't you wish you had said "west"?
)g: the AM come from behind as the heavy underdog winners in this division
)h: lagg u at home, yeah, but for the rest, why show up?
)i: squish
)
)results: XG beats IC, OTR is bested by TWNN, GB and TAA sleep all
)the way to the playoffs and get massacred.  Final game is XG-TWNN;
)XG pulls out the victory in controversial lagged overtime.
)
)Post-victory results: the TWNN finally, despite all odds, manage to
)beat a goddamn CMU team, ending forever the myth.  Much celebration
)ensues, along with lots of explanations from CMU.  The INL Council
)realizes that network geography is very different from real life
)geography and finally comes up with a reasonably fair plan for games
)between separated teams.  Lagg U is placed in the "outer space"
)division.  Netrek begins to die for real at CMU as people graduate.
)Millions of at-large players spring up to take their place as X 
)spreads to people's desks, homes, cats, dogs.  Netrek becomes much

My cats would make damn good oggers.  ONe of my cats watches TV all the
time (she likes football best, and animated stuff).  Damn, she should
be reading :)

)more clueful as people devise communications strategies and perfect
)solo play.  Sunscreamer gets a job, a home, a car, and finally
)makes an honest woman out of his fiancee by marrying her.  They have

In that order?

)lots of children, one of whom grows up to be the customs official
)that shoots Ray Jones in the back as he runs, heart pounding, clothes
)in tatters, down the streets of his home town after being found in
)violation of munitions export law.   Tom Holub, much to his dismay,

Tom Gollum, you mean.

)is entered into the same rest home as Greg Chung.  The internet becomes

and Scott Draves (mergatroid/pestilence).

)just another channel on your TV.  Did I mention that sunscreamer gets
)a job?
)
)rear ensign sunscreamer
)prophet of reality, HELL'S BAGELS
)p.s. hire me please god hire me

I'm sure Bav could find you a job out there as a farm hand :)
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