[JasonA]

... how honest and fair the chief delphi driver coach is, those accusations would not have been claimed. I should know, I'm his son.

I am not mad about the accusation, and can sympathize with some that may want to look at the situation in the light you did. 304 qualifying points was untouched all weekend. But I can assure you that it was (as team 519 put it earlier) pure luck.

In order to do what people have claimed to have happened, this is what needed to occur...

1. Both teams would need to know exactly how many bins each team had in scoring position... not an easy task with so many obsticals in the way.

2. If they wanted to really run the score up, why choose stacks of 4 and not the Florida version stacks of 8? By the way, those watching the match in question would have seen Delphi take out an opponents stack of three (not being able to see the stack of 4 out of sight on the other side of the field behind another robot)...

3. All teams would have had to AGREE to let each other on the ramp... if you can say that happend you were watching a different match!

All in all, I am 200% positive that no collusion was involved and I believe that by looking at the facts so can anyone else. I thought that the Great Lakes regional was very well played by every team in attendance.

It appears to me, that there is alot about this particular game that forces each person to check themselves and what level of morality they put on this competition.

If asked if they would change anything about the game, now that they seen it, would FIRST change anything at all? I wouldn't, if I were them.

Why should they? I believe they have accomplished exactly what they wanted to do. Part of which is, providing you... the teams... with choices and grey areas. That's ethics, that's life, and I commend them if that was their intent! And you thought this game was all about knocking over a wall of plastic tubs....