Originally Posted by Anonymous
The Tourney Machine bracket initially had Eclipse and Big 4 HHH in the playoff. Then it was changed. 91 was in and Eclipse was out, even though Eclipse beat 91.



One team 4-0 and three teams 3-1. Head to head did not apply, because neither Eclipse nor 91 played HHH in pool play. The next determining factor was goal differential which put 91 and HHH in the playoffs. This should have been explained thoroughly in the rules. It was not. The way this went down was a problem and it is hard to believe Eclipse was excluded from the playoffs. But this is not some conspiracy by 91 to exclude Eclipse; to my understanding they are both members of the NLF. The real issue was why 91 and Eclipse were not scheduled to play HHH in pool play and what teams were placed in what divisions. Clearly the one division was stronger than the other. Eclipse is a great team but they failed to beat Madlax when push came to shove. All they had to do was win that game and they would have made the playoffs. Goal differential would not have come into play.