Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

In an ideal world, the teams are invited to cut down the nets.

Also in this ideal world, I get all the time I want to build the robot, and volunteers don't have to deal with teams/students that don't cooperate with the policy set forth.

In this ideal world, it also rains Mountain Dew during build season. Delicious!

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

I deffinately think that we wold love to have one in our trophy case. Plus i know from nationals last year they had tons of tubes left over and were practically throwing them away, so i dont see why they wouldn.t let us cut the net.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

Ignoring the net situation, we better be doing this during finals.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

I know SVR plays, or at least used to play, that song during finalist alliance introductions. Personally, I think every regional should, and have tried to convince the St. Louis DJ to do so...

Also, I know that I don't speak for everyone, but as a volunteer I certainly wouldn't mind waiting a couple minutes (and there's usually at least that much downtime anyway) if it meant that teams would get a unique trophy for their achievements.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

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Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

If it really comes down to it, and we're fortunate enough to win something this year, I'll personally buy a net and wrap it around the trophy. I don't want to step on anyone's toes after the whole competition is over and everyone is tired.

Also, nothing would be cooler than doing some high-energy introductions of the drive team on Einstein. It be almost as cool as just playing the matches quickly instead of breaking up the pacing with speeches...

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

You mean like they do at Ramp Riot.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

This type of atmopshere is what we aim for during our introductions in the finals at regionals in Canada. Almost all my MCing has been based off sports intros. I hope I haven't offended anyone by bringing sports traditions into FIRST...

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

And that's why Canadian regionals are awesome. If you could channel Tommy Edwards or Ray Clay in those few minutes; it would be just amazing.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

You only offend people when you mention the Cowboys beating the Redskins. ;)

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

Well everyone beats the Redskins nowadays.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

FIRST was designed to show how people in engineering can get the superstar treatment as well. Bright lights, big arena, loud music, crowds: that's why the regional structure exists/ed, and why Championship functions the way it does.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

Honestly though, I think the real issue at hand is whether we want people running around a FIRST field with scissors or knives in their hands. Think of the safety issues people!

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

This may have already been suggested, and if so, I apologize.

How about we let the Chairman's Award winning team cut down a net. After all, that's what this competition is all about.

... Just a thought.

Re: Basketball Traditions at FIRST Events
 

Because winning CA has nothing to do with basketball.