Ok guys, this has gone to far. I've been in FIRST now for 6 years and I've always looked forward to seeing a 61 robot. Ever since I was a rookie at the Florida regoinal watching 61's very reliable drive trains and watch them succeed. I've always looked forward to seeing their product and discussing methods of accomplishing that years goals, however seeing this behavior frustrates me a. I'm not going to pin this attitude on team 61 but as representatives of team 61 you should check yourselves.
An initial comment was made and immediately you have responded with turse obviously not well thought out aggresive behavior. I think it was overlooked as an off the cuff fleeting comment that came off as rude, but its frustrating to see this kind of behavior continue.
Defending a decsision or being proud of an accomplishment is one thing but egotistical flaming is uncalled for. Call it confidence, call it ego, call it what you want, but the fact of the matter is you need to be humble or someone will humble you. FIRST has a gracious proffesional atmosphere of coopertittion that is unlike most competitions. It is very competitive, and there is a winner, deciding on which path to take to victory is your own choice, but remember regardless of the out come there are consequences for the path taken.
If you choose to intimedate the competition and use flaming tactics you will develop a poor reputation. After reading the course of this post I would almost think twice about coming to 61's pit this year and asking questions, I'm not sure I would be well received.
I'm really surprised that after said 12 years of competition you guys know a lot about power and drivetrains, but haven't learned or somehow forgot lessons learned in humility. I should hope this is not representative of your whole team, but I guess it doesn't matter because your team will win every match you play anyways.
I know this is not how 61 is. I know this is a poor representation of your team. You have always been confident and had a reason to be, confidence is important. But rude treatment of fellow FIRSTers is not only not "gracious proffesionalism" its just flat out not proffesional so please do not behave this way.
I still look forward to seeing you guys competing at UCF Regional this year. I am also excited to see your fancy drivetrain, but always remember Hubris was Odysseus' downfall and gracious proffesionalism should remain a forefront in your teams outward image.