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Posted by Pat Major.

Other on team #468, Explorer, from BSA/Baker.

Posted on 3/14/2000 2:37 PM MST


In Reply to: No Changes at this point, PLEASE! posted by Nate Smith on 3/14/2000 10:26 AM MST:



: While there are pros and cons of any ranking system that FIRST chooses to use, I hope they do NOT change it this year...I'm remembering back to the confusion of them testing a new alliance selection system at the GLR(the last regional) last year. I say that we live with what we've been given this year...in general, it seemed to work well at the GLR this year(good teams who may not have ranked in the top 8 themselves were not overlooked), and for those of us who have spent time memorizing the rules(yes, myself included for certain parts), it's just another thing to confuse the strategies that we have worked so hard on this season...

: Just my two cents...
Nate,
I agree, I would not suggest that scoring be changed mid stream. We all knew the system of scoring when we started, and knew that it was done to keep the game exciting. I believe that is a very important goal, I don't think the suggestions I made would have much effect on the excitement factor. I would like your opion on this. I just think that FIRST should look at a change for next year. I think everyone knew that what happened to us could happen to any team. Believe me once it happens
to you, you feel it's your duty to speak up, so it doesn't continue to happen to other teams (in other years). To be honest I don't know if the 80 points (regular scoring, not tripling the losers score) our robot scored would have put us in the top 5 the top 10 or the top 20. If anyone out there had more points than 80 please let me know My gut feeling is it would have been the
top 5. I wonder if anyone from First is keeping track? If not maybe they should in the next regional just to see how often this happens. Remember this is our first year, we are a small team we didn't have money for more that one meet, so this was our one shot. I don't know who the proper person is to contact to make my feelings known. I thanks the Chiefs for providing this
forum. Maybe someone can give me a contact, or maybe someone will contact me. To all readers please be aware that our team had more fun than you can belive, we think FRIST is the greatest thing ever, and we'll be back. I hate to look like the bad apple in the barrel by writing this, but it needed to be said, maybe now I will be able to sleep.
Thanks
Pat


: Nate