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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?
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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This is true. It was very clear at Duluth that the crowd wanted the other alliance to beat us in the finals. I didn't take any offense to this, I actually thought it was pretty cool and used it as motivation for our alliance. At that point, our team was undefeated, and our entire alliance had a combined record of 36-2-1.
Last year at 10k lakes, our team was on the other side. We were the underdogs against the #1 alliance led by undefeated teams 525 and 967, and the crowd loved us. They went especially crazy when we were able to win the first match. They didn't do this out of spite for the #1 alliance, everyone just likes to root for the underdog. When they ended up beating our alliance, the crowd cheered for them, and gave them the respect they deserved.