[EricH]

Originally Posted by gren737

Are you trying to say we're not rookies??

Every year, there are 1 or 2 rookies that I call "powerhouse rookies". These teams compete with the veteran teams at their own level very quickly and stay up there. 1902, 2056, and 1717 fit this category in my recent memory. This year, 2775 looks like they'll join 2753 in this category so far. (Why 2753? Very good FTC team, they've won an award for non-robot stuff, very good mentors.)