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Originally Posted by Ekcrbe
The saddest thing about this incident is that I knew exactly which competition this was, I was there, and I knew exactly which team you were referring to without checking the match schedule or reading what Adam Freeman had to say. I haven't been in an alliance station driving with them, but from seeing them around the stands and elsewhere at competitions (both of ours this year), they have come off as slightly above everyone else. I can't speak to the merit of the individuals on the team in a vacuum, but as a whole I was less than thrilled. I have little doubt that the people themselves are are class individuals.
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I would like to mention that this is not the opinion of T3 at all. As team leader of FIRST Team 68, I found HOT an excellent alliance partner as well as an excellent opponent to cooperate with. They were gracious to us in situations during the day and we appreciate the level of focus and aggressiveness they bring to competition. They are an example to other teams as to how to be graciously professional as well as extremely competitive at the same time. I believe they exemplify the true meaning of the FIRST Robotics Competition and we look forward to competing with and against them in the future. They were even patient with our team when we tried to but a wrench in their strategy. We were impressed in their ability to see this coming.
It is the nature of competitiveness to try to beat the number one seed. We appreciate what HOT brings to the field.
Thank you Adam for addressing all of these issues on the topic and we look forward to competing with and against you again. Our team shares a common philosophy that with other teams: "When you lose, you say nothing. when you win you say even less." I plan to use HOT as a great example of this for my team at our meeting tomorrow.
By the way, did you guys find a button on your toolbox? We left you a souvenir.