Let's start by examining the results of the poll:
90% of responses said they are planning on going under the lowbar. That is a LOT of teams planning to go under the bar (Note: I didn't bother checking to see if every response was from a unique team), especially compared to past years game where some objectives were not even attempted by most teams (2015- Can grabbing, 2013- Scaling the pyramid, 2012- Triple Balancing, 2010- Hanging, and I'm not familiar with FRC games prior to 2008). Of course, Chief Delphi is not representative of all of FRC teams.
I think Karthik's fear might be 1 of 4 things:
1) He fears that rookie teams will think it is possible/easy to do everything. Go under the low bar, shoot in the high goal, climb, etc. And then they will be able to do none of those effectively.
2) He is worried that teams will misjudge the actual height requirement, (see this thread:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh....php?t=141439), and based on the time of the poll (19 days into build season) it might be too late for teams to redesign their robot.
3) He thinks that 90% of ChiefDelphi-going teams are overvaluing the value of the low-bar.
4) He realizes that so many teams are doing it and they aren't!
What did he overlook! (Okay, this option is basically a joke. I'm sure 1114 will pull everything off. I wouldn't be surprised if they literally fly under the bar and above the tower!)
PS- I see by the time I have finished writing my post, others have already posted. Sorry if this post contains repeated information/opinions.
Edit: It seems like Dr. Joe secretly wants to be a barista! First giving out Starbucks, now Mountain Dew? What sugary beverages come next!