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Originally Posted by DUCKY
In reference to the sheared shaft that pretty much put us out of commission... I should have a photo up momentarily... along with ~25 other photos from the event.... and not just MOE photos either.
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As to team 25.... I too now understand your point of view and will hold NO grudge...
But I DO want you to know that I...
(As in "me", the 2 years as a student, 2 as a college mentor/returning alumni... also as in "I am not speaking for the team at this point")
… Pondered for a LONG TIME on the ride home (and after) the "sportsmanship" and "gracious professionalism" (or lack of) demonstrated by your drive team when they rammed repetitively into other robots... when the other robots…
(And I am not just alluding to any matches between 25 and GizMOE here… ) [I understood then that you were just trying to get untangled in that match.]
… were not even in possession of a mobile goal or 2x ball at the time.
I guess I was baffled if the aggressive and physical driving done by your drive team yesterday fit in with FIRST’s ideas of “Gracious Professionalism” and making your grandmother’s proud… even if it is in the heat of competition…
But that was yesterday… and it’s not like anything anyone does or says now can change the past.
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I also understand your side a bit more, knowing what your specific robot damages were... and the reason for your "weapon of death" as you called it.
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The matter has been discussed and hopefully dealt with. As I told them- blocking and pushing is one thing, ramming another. They are rookies and need to learn.
WC