[Don Wright]

OK...I'm SURE there's a thread somewhere about this already, but I searched and couldn't find it.

So, I attended the Great Lakes Regional this past weekend and had many family members there along with a lot of co-workers.

And while those of us who are deeply involved with FIRST might have a totally different opinion due to the fact that we all have our favorite teams to root for or against, here is their common opinion of the game.

It's boring.

And most everyone left after an hour or two.

And, from the people who have seen the game the last two years I have been involved, it's missing the big, exciting ending the king of the hill or the 10 ft bar or the double ball provided the last two years. It was easy for them to figure out what needed to happen for each side to win the match. It was something to cheer for.

This year the big ending is the adding up the penalties. And several time watching the matches, the group of us each added up the points and we all had different answers.

I guess the point of this thread is for whoever is reading this and might have some input for the future games, if you want to keep the interest of the people off the street who might get excited about FIRST and want to get involved in the future, please think about this.

And, please, I know some people are going to post about how they are wrong and how exciting this game really is. I think it's exciting. But, I am just relaying what I was told by at least 20 people this weekend...