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Originally Posted by 1derboy
2. Chairman's Presentation-I can understand not putting the balloons up, but we need something to go along with the presentation. Fireworks, confetti for the ceiling, the band playing, something. I love to hear the Chairmans finalists, and for them to get rid of it is upsetting. Would you rather finish second or not at all. Maybe the three judges awards become Chairmans finalist awards, just a suggestion.
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I agree. I was watching on the webcast and the award felt totally anticlimactic. Firstly because I was wondering about honorable mentions, and secondly because there was almost no production. I realize that the balloons bothered people, so that should not be repeated, but there were fireworks in 2005 when HOT won, and that didn't make it hard for anyone to see. The chairman's announcement is my favorite part of the year, and my team isn't even in the running for it. But this was just not exciting.
On that note, considering that EI is supposed to be the 2nd highest award in FIRST, I don't think that it should be wedged in between matches. I think that they should finish the matches, then do EI, then CA. Although I do understand the time constraints and I like that awards are done in between, I don't think that EI should be.
The commercials on the web cast were definitely an issue. I wanted to see teams cheering and people dancing and teams setting up their robots. Instead I got to see the same commercials over and over, and I couldn't even hear them. Not to mention missing part of the match. I agree with those who suggested split camera angles. During one match, my team scored in auto, but I couldn't see it because the cameras were focusing on the other alliance, which didn't even move.