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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Would your grandmother be proud of you?
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Would your grandmother be proud of you for scoring points for the other alliance if they couldn't keep up? I've never taken my grandma to a FIRST event, but I'm quite sure she would think of it as a slap in the face. I know how the seeding system used to work, and I don't see anything wrong with it, but to an outside observer it could certainly seem wrong.
I think an argument could be made that ramming the coop bridge like we saw at GTR should probably be a red card on the basis that if you tip the bridge you could seriously damage a robot that is basically defenseless. I see no problem with telling another alliance you won't balance the coop bridge -- it's essentially a strategic match within a match.
I can't believe the GDC didn't see this coming though. It is pretty well known that there is a lot of pent up dislike in FIRST for the really competitive teams. Ironic that in a competition that celebrates excellence, many of the participants try to tear down the accomplishments of the great ones.