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Re: "We Are the Champions" and GP?
Sure you can say were all winners in FIRST, but the "winning" you are referring to happens long before the end of eliminations. That is knowledge and appreciation for engeering gained by the students during the build.
When it comes to the eliminations, it's a little bit different. When you are out on the field you should expect your opponents to;
a) Do everything thing they can to win.
b) Do a) with good sportsmanship and without cheating.
Since that is the case, celebrating the winner is not that big of a deal. It really doesn't put down the losers. And if the losing team is offended by the song, they really need some thicker skin 'cause the real world is not that nice.
It seems to me that sometimes people get so wrapped up in GP, that they forget there is a competition going on. In a competition one team wins, and the other loses; Just the way it is. Now, GP is still important in FIRST, but GP is not FIRST in entirety.
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