Just as you keep implying CR and Team Thorn can't have it both ways...calling the schedule weak and also claiming they can't win....Your response that it doesn't matter if they win the whole thing has you trying to have it both ways. If they lose you'll be all overnit and if they win you say it doesn't matter.
Wins are wins and a season of them will matter...and when the competition is packed at The Nationals...if they win 2 and lose 2 against the best teams in the country...that would put them on parity with them.
Also losses are losses. Of they pile up losses all season and get crushed at Nationals, that would make it clear they are Not on parity with he best teams. That's how fair analysis works. Until then, it is one tournament at a time.