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Re: pic: Bills Blog - Bleachers in pit

I'm sorry, but are people REALLY still whining about this??

These bleachers are EASILY three times as large as the bleachers that were provided for the Epcot setup back in 97-01 (at least the years I remember there)- and there are TWO SETS. Back then there were 300 teams, and IT WORKED. The fields were lain out in tents in the Epcot parking lot. Some fields were close to your pit, some weren't. Every team got a chance to rotate to the large Einstein stage, and everyone had a GREAT time. I remember watching my team on those super tiny fields sitting on those super tiny bleachers, scouting & cheering, and it worked just fine. I liked that we were able to get so close to the robots and the field, it was much easier to see what was going on than it was in the Georgia Dome.

I know people are naturally resistant to change, but please please stop with the negative attitudes and just figure out what we can all do to make this work. I'm sure it will be every bit as exciting.

I've told this story before, but my very first year in FIRST, there were two fields on a single stage IN Epcot, and roughly 50 teams at the championship. It was incredibly small in comparison to what it is now. But I remember watching the Harris Tigerbolt team in awe, seeing them win the whole thing, drooling at their gorgeous & efficient robot. I was no less inspired because it was a small stage or not the grandeur of the Georgia Dome.

Get over it and lets go have some fun!
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