[sanddrag]

In 2008, there were 3 robots and 2 balls, and there were still robots on the same alliance fighting over the ball, because people's scouting data sucked, and egos were too big. We were once partnered with a team who insisted we should just make laps, because they could make 3 (!) hurdles.... During match play, they literally stole the ball from our posession. Yes, they stole it from their own partner, and we could not score it all match while they fumbled around with it. Their arrogance and lack of data cost us that match, when we regularly made 6-7 hurdles in every match prior and thereafter.

To me, part of gracious professionalism in being on an alliance with a team who is clearly better than you is defaulting to the better team's plan, for the benefit of the whole alliance.