Thread: Should the Number One seed be Alloud to pick the Number Two seed?
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Re: Should the Number One seed be Alloud to pick the Number Two seed?
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Originally Posted by SpaceBiz View Post
I don't personally think the second best robot at the competition would tank it's performance just to get on an alliance with the number 1 seed. All teams this good I have encountered embrace gracious professionalism and cooperation in full, and I don't think a team this good would unanimously decide to ditch the spirit of FIRST to more likely get on the number one alliance. (Because again, the number one would also fully embrace the spirit of FIRST so no back door deals would be made)
The spirit of FIRST can mean a lot of things. One of them I think is good honest competition and being rewarded for being the best. Penalizing the top 4 or 8 teams for their success would cause a lot of messy unintended consequences no matter how many feel-good terms we use to describe it.
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