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Originally Posted by Cory
I have seen zero credible sources suggest that a) FIRST would like to "fix" the problem, but cannot afford to, or b) that the cost to do so is $60,000. This rumor seems to have gained legs because one dude heard a guy who knows a guy that...
Maybe it's true, but who knows?
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This guy heard it from a mentor of 18 years who heard it from an alumni who manufactured the fields. Also FIRST has grown immensely. I forget how much money runs through FIRST but it's a large amount. Working as a consultant at a large corporation myself, I know that all efforts receive a very substantial buffer. I'm guessing the large number came up as a rough estimation of how much it would cost to execute on the fix.
I completely agree that a fix should certainly cost much less than that, and that FIRST probably has chosen not to "fix" the problem as they clearly documented the specs for the field (minus some paint on the corners of the goals). I did not mean to attribute an exact amount to the estimate, I'm sure the number came out of a casual conversation.
I did not mean to get people hung up on the dollar value, I just wanted teams to know that FIRST was aware of it, that it seems that the effect on the game was underestimated, and that FIRST's official opinion on the issue has not been reported.
Sorry for starting a beast of a rumor...