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Originally Posted by Siri
*Dude, I got to shake hands with Paul Copioli. Yeah, really.
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Dude, I got Paul Copioli's signature AND a piece of advice. Yeah, really.
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Originally Posted by Steve Kaneb
Mr. Copioli made it clear in his post in the closed thread that he will not be addressing this issue further, and I won't speak for him.
We were the 15th seed in the Newton division, and Paul Copioli came over to us while we were waiting in the practice goal queue to tell us that 217 had fallen off the pyramid, that they were broken, and to cross them off our pick list.
After we'd gotten back to our pit, I had the opportunity to talk to him further about both our efforts to climb, and specifically the problems that had plagued 217 all season. It was around this point that 217 had mostly vacated their pit, and Paul explained that even though he advocates a "never say die" attitude, it was about time to shut it down. He expressed to me that if they were picked, they'd do everything in their power to fix their robot and do what they could on the field.
Your team might make the decision that once broken, you'd decline any selection (which would likely be FRC190's decision under the circumstances). It's not unreasonable to assume that Paul and his team are full of pride for their machine and their abilities, and that they'd try their darndest to compete.
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I think this, as well as Mr. Copioli's response, about sums up the issue at hand. I would also like to remind people that 1538, having just won a CHAMPIONSHIP CHAIRMANS, would never engage in such deceitful tactics, and neither would 1986 Team Titanium (I am dear friends with them and they are a hard working, fix anything anytime for anyone team.) and 217 has been spoken for, so I see no need to speak on their behalf.