[ChrisMcK2186]

This is my rookie year in FIRST and I would like to say that from my interpretation of GP and "Sportsmanship", the alliance did nothing wrong! They played their best. The scoring of the ramp points was not a jab in the ribs of the other side, it was the team trying to use their 6 week project to maximum potential.

At the VCU regional, my team suffered several defeats from the same team we played every round. By the logic of this thread, after round one, the should have stopped and let us win a few. I would have been insulted that a team thinks so little of us if they did that. Instead, both of our driver teams did the best they could and we all had a nice time. The true test of the GP is after the matches. The team that slaughtered us had one member come over at the end and talk to me. He apologized for the constant barrage, saying that at each victory, they would be screaming and celebrating but would look across the pit aisle and see our team a wee bit depressed. That is the true meaning of GP. They came over after several matches and tried to figure out what they could do to help us win. Team Ackward Turtles, I salute your GP and resounding victories.

Chris