eliminates the probability that excluding competition was a reason for the modification.

For some strange reason the cup competition does not bring the same pressure that the league does at this moment in time, so therefore the players relax a little bit, play a bit more off the cuff and don't over-think.

Everyone is in competition with one another. We want to give you a reason to make Carolina Place the mall of choice.

You're playing good competition no matter where you're at. They don't call it the hotbed for no reason.

We play each other for a reason. We need this kind of competition to get ready for district. They need to get ready for the playoffs.

We have our schedule set the way it is for a reason. We want to play good competition. It is going to be chilly.