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Originally Posted by Gdeaver
This year was a year of change. Before this year veteran teams were familiar with the IFI system and ready to go from day one. Rookies had a low bar and many years of resources to get up to speed on the control system. With the new control system this year there was a new separation of the haves and have nots. The teams that had mentors and students with the ability to parse large volumes of technical documentation and detailed precise instruction did well. Those who could not had a very frustrating year.
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This is a very interesting view point - one which I have not yet heard. I would have expected the new control system to be a field leveler, not the other way around. This year, the veterans with their vast experience with the IFI controller weren't able to skip over that learning curve like they could in years past. All teams had to learn from scratch and were on equal footing.
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Should First level the playing field? No way. However, they need to help and pick up the bottom and push down on the top teams. Ensure that no team fails to complete a season and that the top teams do not take the technology so far that the high school students become disconnected from the mentors.
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I'm staying away from this, lest the dead horse be pulled from the grave for another beating.