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2012 Spring Babby Cup
Discussions to field a team representing /sci/ started off on January 6th, 2012 by Lion !FvAwVR8cv6, the board welcomed the proposal and started throwing proposals for players on the team. Between these proposals were included some logo ideas that featured then /sci/'s mascot /sci/duck and a generic scientist on a square background, but ultimately a square logo featuring Carl Sagan, Thorium and its atomic number and the number pi won the attention of the board and was declared the official logo that still stands to this day. The roster listed below was fielded for the 2012 4chan Spring Babby Cup Friendlies but /sci/ failed to submit a roster within the deadline by 4 minutes, commissioner GermanBro was harsh on the team and punished them with no medals, thus affecting them on their debut against /d/, but /sci/ took it quite well and even joked about the incident by making 4 minutes their goalhorn for the friendlies. Of course /sci/ lost their game against /d/ but somehow managed to beat /vp/ thanks to some serious spaghetti by them including 2 own goals by their players.
By the time the proper competition came, /sci/ incorporated now famous striker Bill Nye the Science Guy after being suggested by board goer Luca, Bill Nye quickly became /sci/'s gold striker in the GSBB era. The tournament had /sci/ drawn with /pol/, /r9k/ and /mlp/. /sci/'s start was a heartbreaking 1-1 draw against /r9k/ with a late minute goal by Japanese Lettuce Hardcore. Against /mlp/ the tables turned around as Bill Nye scored a near last minute equalizer. Facing uncertainty for their last game after /r9k/ defeated /mlp/, /sci/ had to beat /pol/ in the first edition of the Progressb Owl and got the result they wanted, a 2-1 win with goals by both Richards: Dawkins and Feynman. A play-in had to be made in order to be in the proper knock-out phase, so /sci/ as runners-up of their group faced /gif/, before that game the first actual live manager stepped up to help /sci/ under the name of Dicks !BYmn6QVNCw who managed to defeat /gif/ 1-0. In the quarters /sci/ routed the now infamous Durgen /n/ team to make the semis. But the dreams of gold ended with a 2-1 loss against /3/ with a failed rally attempt by Bill Nye that wasn't enough. Consolation came as /sci/ managed to beat /d/ to obtain the third place spot, a very fitting way to end their first official tournament by defeating their very first rivals.
Original roster
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- Players in Bold have never been removed from the team and still are on the team up to this date. Players in Italics are still on the team but after being removed.
- Renamed to 'Do My Homework' and 'Transhumanism' respectively.
2012 Summer Cup
With a third place finish in Spring, things looked promising for /sci/ heading into summer. But a couple of issues were soon to appear with the team. First it was that third place winning manager Dicks stated that he wasn't going to be available for summer, therefore /sci/ was into a managerial uncertainty heading into summer. Second was that the usual people in charge of /sci/'s wiki page were clashing heads over roster changes on one side was Luca and on the other side was Triviaguy88, the controversy came after Luca allegedly made some roster changes without consulting the board and ignoring the fact that there was a poll to make the roster changes, that and the fact that both were clashing heads on whether how the player Theory (A Guess) should be named, on one side there was a campaign to name him Theory (A geuss) and on the other Theory (a gauss).
With these elements in mind /sci/ was drawn in a group with defending elite cup champions /k/, /int/ and /mu/. The first game was a complete disaster featuring a very poor set of conditions that /int/ managed to take advantage of with a hattrick by Putin and goals by Maradona and >argentina >white. Next up came defending champions /k/, who came after a very close draw against /mu/, their offense was swift and effective as 3 goals were scored in the first 18 minutes. /sci/ managed to pull a late rally bringing the deficit to 3-2 but a 90+1' goal by Deagle Brand Deagle put any efforts of a comeback void, even with a last attempt by Bill Nye and the score ended 4-3 for /k/. The final game against /mu/ was a do-or-die for /sci/ since they needed to win to have a chance to at least avoid relegation despite not making the knockouts, but thing started off badly with /mu/ scoring 2 goals in the first half, it looked like it was going to be another devastating loss, but with a joint effort by Bill Nye and Thorium made a last minute comeback to draw 2-2. This result sent /sci/ to Autumn but managed to salvage some dignity.
2012 Autumn Babby Cup - 2013 Spring Babby Cup: Atrox era and uncertainty afterwards
After the disaster that followed the Summer Cup, a man named Atrox !TmSV8N.Vwo asked /sci/ about taking over as their manager, which met with immediate approval by the board, taking over on August 20, 2012. His debut came on the 2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies where he got off to a wrong start losing 3-2 to /lit/, a scoreless draw against /co/ and the worst loss up to this date, a 7-1 loss against eventual tournament champions /wg/. By the time Autumn came a cloud of incertainty came above the team whether their Spring run was a fluke and if they were really a weak team, that was going to be proven in the Group Stages. In the proper tournament they were drawn with newcomers /trv/, spring returners /f/ and >molly's /cgl/.
On the first game things got off to a great start with a 4-1 win over /f/ including a hattrick by Bill Nye and a goal by Carl Sagan. The next game was a close call as /sci/ was drawing against an all 1's /cgl/, but Richard Feynman came to save the day and effectively secured a place for the Winter Cup. Next up came an entertaining match against /trv/ which featured /trv/ GK Noobius Expedia scoring a free kick goal and Bill Nye's reserve striker Epicurus scoring the equalizer and getting a draw for both teams heading into the knockouts. In the Round of 16, /sci/ encountered /mlp/, a team that got a draw against them in the last competition they both were. Things look promising as Bill Nye scored an early goal but then it got bad quickly with /mlp/ turning it around 2-1 a bit after halftime, Bill scored the equalizer fast but with 19 minutes to go Best Pony scored the goal that ended /sci/'s run in Autumn, although the goal of getting into Winter was met, there was a feeling /sci/ got into winter with a relatively easy group, a theory that had to be debunked by the time winter came.
With the new rules of the Winter Friendlies, there was only a friendly scheduled, and it resulted in a not-so exciting draw against /3/. In the proper Elite competition they were drawn with elites /int/ and /fit/ along with promoted 4th place babby team /vg/. Due to certain discrepancies, /sci/ was sanctioned with having a bronze without skill cards for the competition. First off was /int/, who /sci/ had suffered a humiliating loss in Summer, were expecting to turn things around but it looked like history was bound to repeat itself as Putin scored in the 25th minute and again with a penalty after a poor challenge in the box, /sci/ got a consolation own goal by /int/'s goalkeeper but it wasn't enough and went off with a loss. Next up came /vg/ who had lost against /fit/ after leading 2-0. /sci/ took an early lead with Bill Nye but /vg/ replied almost immediately, the RNG blessed /sci/ with a red card for a /vg/ player which /sci/ capitalized with a goal by subbed on player Aquatic Hamster, but there was a feeling /sci/ needed to take more advantage due to the fact that they needed goals to have a healthy goal average coming to the last game. The final game against /fit/ started horribly with 2 goals in 20 minutes before Nikola Tesla replied before halftime, but their awful midfield conditioning combined with a purple Bill Nye made it impossible to attack, and /fit/ capitalized with a goal by Zyzz that put a nail in the coffin on /sci/'s Winter run that had to end with a consolation goal by Epicurus. A report regarding /sci/'s winter cup run can be found here.
By the time Spring came, morale by both manager and board came to an all time low. /sci/ was filled (and still is) with autistic people who report cup threads on sight, and with this the manager faced both /adv/ and /jp/ with mindgame B-I-L-L formations that went off for losses that didn't result in anything noteworthy. These set of tactics carried on to Spring where they were drawn with /lit/, /ck/ and /f/, which looked like no challenge on paper. First off was /lit/, who was Atrox's first rival and beat him on the Autumn Friendlies. After 10 minutes of autism to set up /sci/'s tactics and then with a late reply by /lit/'s manager, things looked like the audience was in for a borefest, and it was, Bill Nye scored the first one for /sci/ but 2 replies in the second half by /lit/ complicated /sci/'s chances for the summer cup. Next, came /ck/ who were trying to redeem themselves after an embarassing winter run, /ck/ tried to pound hard over /sci/'s defence but it was useless as they collided against the wall of Thorium and with a cheeky goal by Not Science, which was the only goal in the game and the only shot by /sci/ as well hope arised coming to the /f/ game. /sci/ needed to win after /ck/ drew against /lit/, but disappointment came as /f/ got their revenge from Autumn and left /sci/ on the road to autumn. This made Atrox resign and leaving the team managerless, allegedly Goldenratio was going to take over but it later fell through as he left to join the /b/ testing squad instead. Then Dragongate happened, a scandal so big a lot of teams in summer were consequently disqualified as they were managed by the same person, /sci/ was one of the 8 teams benefitted from this scandal and got to summer, and now with a diminished manager pool, Atrox decided to stay but wanted out of the team so /sci/ was heading into Summer with more doubts than ever.
2013 Summer Cup - 2014 Spring Babby Cup: Aitor Karanka era and decline
With a manager looking to bail out of the sinking ship, manager Aitor Karanka !!vHwU8e1Ta/3 took over less than 2 weeks before the proper Summer Cup to avoid /sci/ going out with a nearly dead B formation, an apparently solid export was submitted and hopes went up, only to be shut down when they got drawn in a group featuring 2013 Winter third place /pol/, /ck/ and /co/ who were granted a second chance along with /sci/. First up came /co/, who had managed to scrap off a draw against /sci/ in the 2013 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies with a new management as well, things started off well with a goal by Nikola Tesla, but a very last minute rally gave /co/ a 2-1 victory, it later turned out that some games were affected including this one were affected by draw scripts that had blowouts and determined results, there wasn't a replay so /sci/ got stuck with the loss. Next up came /ck/, who had lost against /sci/ in spring thanks to the wall of Thorium, and it looked like it was going to be the same way with an early goal by Tesla, but then disaster happened, three goals in the first half for /ck/ combined with /sci/'s awful defence conditioning made it a nightmare and lost 5-1, effectively relegating the team to autumn thanks to the fact that upcoming rivals /pol/ lost their first 2 games as well. Since there was nothing left to play for but some honor, both /sci/ and /pol/ were determined to go out and give the fans some entertainment with a blitzkrieg formation by /pol/ and the B formation by /sci/ and played on the now famous Doompaul pitch, /sci/ managed to get a win to salvage their honour and a conclusion was reached that /sci/ wasn't really relegated by being weak, rather than from an unfortunate turn of events.
Heading into Autumn, /sci/ had two teams affected by Dragongate, /y/ and /diy/ which resulted in a loss and a draw, it was more of rather if some tactics worked or not heading into Autumn, in the way /sci/ picked up tester and eventual co-manager SUPERtwinky !!G5xDaK3GlNe after being sacked by /3/ after a series of doubtful results against /vr/ giving them their first win ever and /r9k/. /sci/ was yet again drawn into the hardest group out there with powerhouses /tg/, Winter fourth place /cm/ affected by Dragongate and /vr/ that blazed through the Qualifiers. First up came /cm/, a seemingly accesible game, and it started off with a goal by Bill Nye but /cm/ quickly equalized, and although /sci/ kept on knocking only to be denied by trollbars and had to settle with a draw. Next up came /tg/, a game on which Aitor wasn't there due to IRL stuff and had twinky managing, and started off great with a goal by Tesla but 2 quick replies by /tg/ including Doomrider's bycicle kick lead to panic which made it worse and lost 4-1, seriously damaging /sci/'s chances to go to Winter. Finally came /vr/ who only needed a draw to advance, and given /tg/'s shocking 5-0 loss to /cm/, /sci/ had to win by 2 to avoid the Spring Qualifiers and 3 to advance to winter, /sci/ started swiftly with an early goal by Richard Feynman followed by a second half goal by Bill Nye, this avoided the qualifiers, but Doomguy put the score at 2-1, /sci/ replied with a goal by Nikola Tesla to avoid the qualifiers and were a goal away from Winter, but deception came as Doomguy challenged physics and put the final 3-2 score to put /sci/ into the Spring Qualifiers, the general perception of it was that /sci/ could've advanced if Aitor was managing on the /tg/ game to at least help their goal differential to avoid the Qualifiers.
With a new revamp of rules there was no Spring Babby friendlies, so the 2014 4chan Winter Cup Friendlies were vital to know /sci/'s strength on the new platform that was PES 14 and it went fairly well with a 4-2 win over /an/ and a 2-1 comeback against /cm/ as revenge from Autumn. As for the Spring tournament, which had 40 teams instead of the qualifiers that had been discontinued, /sci/ was drawn along with /c/, /u/, /vp/ and /vg/ and were favorites to at least come second at least. First came /u/, who got relegated in Winter and was a fairly tough team, /sci/ parked the bus and got a 0-0 draw. Then came /c/, who was also relegated from the Winter Cup, /sci/ was parking the bus up to the 70th minute when they decided to gamble but backfired with a goal by /c/ leaving them with 1 point out of 6 posible with 2 games to go and with the fact they were going to rely on results on the final matchday, the next game was against /vp/ who took advantage of the confused /sci/ defence and scored, but later equalized with an euphoric goal by Richard Dawkins only to be shut down immediately and being the first team to head into Autumn. That's when Aitor decided that it was best for the team to not continue hindering them while trying to help and looked out for a sucessor, the cry of help was met and his final game was against /vg/ who had won their 2 games with a +6 goal difference, but that didn't stop /sci/ from winning 2-1 and culminating Aitor Karanka's era with a consolation win, while leading the way for the new generations.
2014 Summer Cup friendlies - Present: The Ordinate Era & Managerial Madness
The first one to answer the call of succeeding Aitor was Ordinate !!TxrSE+XU35V and surprisingly given his mercenary background, SUPERtwinky stuck around and convinced Smugleaf !!WROPMzfJikm to join the team as well, they decided to keep Aitor as mentor for the managers and as a species of chairman to give the green light on roster moves and non tactical issues regarding the team. However, SUPERtwinky was more focused on his /vg/ League team and other projects non related to PES rather than paying attention to /sci/ while trying to make the team a pandering ground for the boards he liked. This bothered the other members of the /sci/ management and was quickly confronted by Aitor and a conclusion was reached that it was for the best that the /sci/ management team continued on without SUPERtwinky, therefore leaving Smugleaf and Ordinate managing the team for the 2014 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies, which have /tv/ and /r9k/ as rivals. Unfortunately, Smugleaf's first (and only) match as manager ended in a disappointing 2-1 loss to /tv/, which has been his bane in testing for some time now. The second friendly ended in a 1-1 draw against /r9k/ with the only /sci/ goal being scored was from Nikola Tesla off a face-smashing free kick by Carl Sagan. This marked Ordinate's opening match as the best managerial start since former manager Dicks. Hopefully this is a sign of better things to come.
After a controversial change in the rules before Autumn 2014 by the new cup commissioner tottori !!sRN5AxsnGLL, ex-manager Aitor Karanka saw his retirement cut short as he returned to help out the team once again. And after discovering that Mr. Smugleaf had lied to both of his colleagues, Aitor and Ordinate decided to part ways with Smugleaf and not with this former manager begging Ordinate to remain as a tester and he accepted but only limiting him to it, and to both parties' surprise he announced a "retirement" post to announce that /sci/ allegedly didn't need him any more but far from the truth. As a result of this incident both managers Aitor Karanka and Ordinate have pledged to have no outsiders joining the team staff and that all further applications must be approved by the two parties.
After months of waiting, /sci/ finally got their chance to shine in the 2014 Autumn Babby Cup with a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over a disheartened /soc/. After a narrow 2-1 victory vs. /m/ and a 1-1 draw against /o/, /sci/ were sitting pretty at the top of Group F with 7 points. This presented an interesting situation for the three still contending teams, /lgbt/, /m/, and /soc/. If /sci/ drew or lost vs. /lgbt/, /lgbt/ went through. If /sci/ won, then it was a game between /m/ and /soc/ for the final spot, with /lgbt/ going through if they drew. /sci/ won their next match 4-1 with help from a Sun of Fire and Ice goal, his first as a player. /m/ then attained a decisive victory against /soc/, pulling a 4-2 result to send them to Winter and eliminating /soc/ and /lgbt/.
With /sci/ looking it's most dominant as ever, the team pushed forward to the knockout round, being drawn against the pirates of /t/ in the Round of 16. The team took to the field with an extremely wide 4-2-3-1, specifically engineered to keep the Pira/t/es from stealing possesion. It was a tight match through and through, with only a tactical blunder allowing a goal to /t/ in the 86th minute, tying it at 1 a piece. After extra time ended with no goals scored, it was on to penalties. There were lots of KAPOW's, spaghetti, and skyed shots, but /sci/ somehow came out on top, 3-2 on pens. The day after, they had to face /n/ in the quarter-finals. After sleepless hours of headache-inducing testing, the team stepped onto the field to face their biggest opponent yet. Unfortunately, /n/ player Tite Gapz scored a goal in the 74th minute, making the game 1-0. This was enough to knock out /sci/ and leave them with a 5th place finish, their best in 2 1/2 years.
After another 3 months of waiting, /sci/ got their chance to compete in their first Elite Cup in years. After being drawn into a relatively strong group of /ic/, /diy/, and /s/: things seemed more bleak than normal for the newly promoted side. Still, the /sci/-borgs pushed forward with a more defensive focused 4-2-3-1 and faced their first opponent, /ic/. In what can only be described as a glitchy snore-fest of a match: both sides held on for a 0-0 draw, much to the chagrin of the commentators. The next match was against newly promoted Babby team /s/. Again: another draw in what should have been a decisive /sci/ win but due to some defensive blunders, both sides were only able to come away with one point. This left the /sci/entists in a terrible position. The only surefire way of getting in was with a win over /diy/: the former holder of the Babby 3rd Place trophy. It all seemed hopeless at first, after falling 2-0 down by the 23rd minute. However, /sci/ somehow found a way and staged the greatest comeback the 4chan Cup has ever seen. With 2 goals from 77 CB Triple Integrals and one each from Tesla and Feynman: /sci/ overcame the odds and found themselves with 5 group stage points and a spot in the knockout round. The draw put them against the dominant and dank [s4s], a team that finished the group stages with an astounding +8 GD. Still, science would not give up so easily and the team took the field against their toughest opponent yet. Unfortunately, due to some managerial stumbles, /sci/ was eliminated on a 3-0 loss, their worst since Summer 2013. Although the loss was a bit crushing for /sci/'s spirits, the positive note was that /sci/ would keep an elite cup status, something that was never done before. With this in mind, manager Aitor Karanka retired from the team knowing his goal that was set back in Summer 2013 had been met.
After securing their first knockouts in history, /sci/ entered Summer with somewhat high expectations, said expectations came to a shuddering halt after being routed 4-1 against one of their former managers, followed by another 4-1 route by [s4s] who had their number and while trying to salvage some dignity for the final game, /sci/ once again succumbed against /mu/ in the final stretch of the game, only a mere goal difference saved /sci/ from earning the dubious award of the wooden spoon.