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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
There are over 2500 FRC teams.
There are over 6 dozen events this year.
There were only 80 ballots.
There is plenty of time for me to
a) respect a team like 1983 that won 4 banners in 3 straight events
b) watch Mike & Justin's show and have some fun for a few hours
c) pass my Computer science class
But, as I imagine is the case for a lot of people, it's hard to take the right amount of time to do the due diligence necessary to fill out a bracket that one is comfortable calling an honest assessment of the top 1% of teams in competition, so polls go entirely unfilled.
It's a peer poll. It's all for fun. Like there is an East Coast bias in sports, the poll reflects an obvious Northeast, California, and Michigan bias because there are high concentrations of teams there and a high likelihood voters hail from those locations. Results like 1986 and 111 are results of being very visible presence on Chief Delphi, which honestly can't be said for a lot of teams in the Southeast or Northwest.
If you built a robot and a team that won 4 banners in 3 events, I'm not sure what other validation you need other than that of multiple panels of judges, the results on the field, and most importantly, the impact your team is making at home.
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I guess I need to make a comment. I really appreciate the show. I know it takes time and effort to do it and dedication to FIRST so thank you Mike and Justin for doing it. We had great fun last year with you after the little misspelling incident.
Our team was blessed this year to have great students, great mentors, great alumni, and GREAT alliance partners. We learned a lot from competing. It has been wonderful to see our kids inspired.
Top 25 is fun. I learn about teams I never have seen. Last year I was amazed with some of those teams at CMP. Let's keep it fun. Vote if you wish. Watch the show by all means. Be proud of your teams!!
Banners and rankings are not why we do this. Inspiration is.
You all inspire me ... Even after more than a decade of FIRST...
We will see you all in a couple of weeks and renew our friendships and
"Compete like crazy".
Good luck on the field!!!!