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Originally Posted by ayeckley
Hold on everyone - did anyone *actually at Pittsburgh* witness the things reported? I would hate for the Pittsburgh Regional to be unjustly associated with this behavior. I can't address the other allegations, but I was in the stands during the awards ceremonies and didn't notice any booing. Usually when something inappropriate like that happens the crowd responds to the "boo-er" in an overwhelming fashion.
I'm not associated with 1114 so I wouldn't have been the target of these things, but I didn't sense any sort of anti-Canada or anti-1114 vibe this weekend (unless you count statements like "1114 is going to be impossible to beat"). I have great respect for JVN, but something just doesn't sound right to this story - I'm skeptical.
If anyone has any information that someone from 2252 is associated with these allegations please PM me so I can take immediate corrective action.
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I was not at Pittsburgh nor do I know the teams in question, so I cannot actually attest to the validity of the claim.
However, I do know, with 100% certainty, that there have been similar incidents towards 1114 at the Pittsburgh regional (and other events) before. And that the team in question then, who did not attend Pittsburgh this year, is generally held in high regard by most of FRC. And that team took similar, though far less severe, actions against my team at a later event that year.
Whether or not this issue happened at Pittsburgh this year is almost irrelevant to the greater issue at hand. No, we shouldn't drag the Pittsburgh regionals name through the mud if this isn't true. But the greater point is almost irrelevant, as we all know the root problem exists and should be rectified.