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Originally posted by Andy Grady
While a teams money and engineering can get them far and make them a team to watch every year, you don't necessarily have to have all kinds of money and engineers to do well. What it all comes down to is one thing, strategy. The best teams are those teams who can play the game smart, work well with their partner, and just work. I have seen many teams with sub par robots look like kings out on the playing field because they simply have to use their robot. Sure, money and engineers definately help you be a team to compete with every year, however, I have always said, give me a robot that will drive everytime it goes out on the field, and I can find a way to win with it. Thats what makes FIRST so exciting...every team has a chance.
Good Luck,
Andy Grady
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This is the exact reason why I say no regional should be glorified more then another. There's no way to know where those strategizing geniuses are going to come from! Anyways...to watch the regionals only for teams with extrodinary histories is pointless. There are many sites now where you can just watch a match or two and see the functions. What can be learned from regionals is the strategy and team improvements. No one knows where the best of those two things will come from...
I do understand that this post was just for BSing and discussion...this is just my $.04