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Originally Posted by Starke
After watching this thread develop, I am surprised that no one has compared this to the game we are playing this year: Basketball. More specifically, the NCAA March Madness is going on right now. Don't most spectators (who do not have an allegiance) cheer for the underdog? Isn't it cool as a spectator to watch a big upset on a "powerhouse" team?
These spectators also like to make excuses for why the powerhouse always beats the underdog. People, who do not have an allegiance, like to cheer/support/motivate the team that is not supposed to win. This also means that they are willing to slander/bad mouth/be rude to the "powerhouse" teams.
I sense that this translates to FIRST as well. By no means am I say that it is right, I am just saying that FIRST as a sport will also create sports spectators.
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Rivalries can be fun, but they can also be taken too far. My hope is that the sports model stolen by FRC, infused with a dose of gracious professionalism, would allow for friendly rivalries (which in some cases it does - check out some of
the historic pranks between 148 and 118). Unfortunately, some teams forget that while we may have different numbers, we're ultimately all on the same team.
This almost exact conversation took place
last year. It's a struggle, it's a battle, of education vs. ignorance.