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Posted by nick237 at 1/28/2001 8:23 PM EST


Engineer on team #237, sie h2o bots, from Watertown high school ct and sieman co.


In Reply to: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!
Posted by Andy Grady on 1/28/2001 9:17 AM EST:



Into our third week now and I have convinced my self that my first feelings about the validity of this years game was right........ Stinks.
I do not believe there will be the same hype as there was in the last 9 years of games. The Regionals will be the most boring, possibly there will be more to do in the Hartford regional parking lot than in front of the stage. At least at the nationals one can go to Epcot when the third game convinces every one that the last three games will be just like the next 7 to be played.
I do not speak for all the members of our team as many of the rookies that joined this year based upon what they saw last year have them floating on air but I believe they like many others will be very disapointed when the games start.
It seems to me that each team will build a robot that will have a speciality and that this spesiality will be repeated over and over for each game. As the elliment of alliance against alliance has been removed then appathy must set in. as there will be no battles between teams then strategy will fall by the way side.
A senerio might be a robot that is able to put the big ball on top of a goal and then lift it up on to the ramp, and they are able to do it in under 30 seconds. sounds like a winner to me but for 10 games they do it over and over very well..... Now next year they advertise their games and scores to potential sponsors and what do they have.... 10 games doing the same thing in 30 seconds, If I was a sponsor im sure my $ 50.000 donation would be well spent by any team asking me for a donation.*I dont think so*
This years game plan will spell the demise of many teams for next year " mark my words ". Of course this might be the grand plan??? FIRST is getting too big too fast.
There is nothing wrong with competition. In fact a good competition is what makes improvement. If competition is "evil" then why is "IT" still a secret, why doesent Dean just tell the world now if its so great and let the world improve "IT".
You can be sure that Dean has hundreds of patents protecting "IT", why if he is against competition.
"IT" may save the world and may be very important but what about "IF" for without "IF" there can never be an "IT".
Bring back the competition so we can build a robot that is designed around "WHAT IF".
Sorry Andy but you did ask.........
nick237


: Hi all,
: Time once again for the question of the week on this Super Bowl Sunday, enjoy!

: Question 1/28/01: Now that we are 3 weeks into build time and have thought a little more about the game, how do you feel about it?

: Question 1/28/01.2: Giants or Ravens?

: I say go Ravens! =)