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Competition is good

Posted by Jason Iannuzzi at 1/9/2001 8:43 AM EST


Engineer on team #11, Marauders, from Mt. Olive HS. and BASF, Rame Hart, CCM.


In Reply to: Re: Excitement matters, In more than one way of course
Posted by Robby on 1/8/2001 10:35 PM EST:



The only problem Woodie and Dean and even the rest of us have with traditional sports is the over-emphasis on PHYSICAL ability.

Competition makes the world go round, it's called evolution, and we wouldn't be here without it. Even this year's event has competition, there will still be a winner. My complaint, and I think some others here agree, is that the "competition" is very indirect, and consequently, I think most spectators will find it boring.

I hate to say this, but without the spectators, there would be no FIRST, or at least not nearly has big. Do you think the Board of Directors would have been nearly as eager to join up if they didn't see a single fan cheering at an event? Most of the comments I've read from CEO's for the past few years have almost always mentioned the incredible surprise that thousands of people could be screaming at the top of their lungs watching robots compete. FIRST thrives on excitement and energy, and a lot of that comes from the crowd.

I think this year was a mistake. I may be completely wrong, but it's just as possible that I'm not.


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