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Re: A little of subject but....

Posted by Wayne Cokeley at 04/09/2001 10:48 PM EST


Coach on team #25, Raider Robotix, from North Brunswick Twp. H.S. and Bristol-Myers Squibb.


In Reply to: A little of subject but....
Posted by Jason Leslie on 04/09/2001 7:54 PM EST:



: From what I have read on this site in different posts make me wonder something.

: How many great teams will we lose to another type of competition because of the way this season was?

: I remember a great team Plymoth High School. You know those great folks that brought us Rumble at the Rock. They left to pursue (correct me if I am wrong) electric car racing.

: This season I have read the complaints of many people on how this season went and some have said that they have thought "Will I be back next year" this may be something one person is thinking, but who knows, maybe there are teams out there that are saying it.

: I have also read people saying bring back the violence and with Battle Bots trying to do a high school level event and with robotica (which I think any team in FIRST could win) how many teams will pursue these options?

: Also I haven't seen the final ranking for the Nats but from what a gathered from the seeding there were A LOT of huge teams out there that got a taste of reality or there ego's put in check by the folks at FIRST when they didn't do as good as they have in the past (you know those teams that placed in the top 10 for the last 5+ years, were quarte finalists at regional this year and then seeded in the bottome 10 of there division because of who they teamed with).

: So for me to stop rambleing I'll leave you with this.

: What ever you teams decide to do with yourselves just remember that FIRST will save that team number of yours for when you return.

: Great job to all and hope you get to all the mini meets out there.

: Jay

Some interesting points.... I wonder if any type of assurances that the game will change will be put out before the request for entry fees is made? It was very disappointing this year to find out that the defensive game we enjoy playing was left out AFTER the $9000 check was collected. If there are dissatisfied customers out there, and from what I heard there were quite a few, the use of an "innovative" new strategy might call for some advance marketing.
Competition is not violence, violence is violence. There seems to be some confusion and overkill to eliminate direct competition from the game in the name of stopping violence. I think the lack of direct competition this year really took away from the game.
We plan to be back, hopefully a little stronger and wiser. I'm sure FIRST will do what's right and return to a more directly competitive game.


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