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Re: Sacrificing a State Championship for the Cause???

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Originally Posted by GGCO View Post
469 is an amazing machine. I believe that they lawyered their way around an incredible amount of rules, and that their bot isn't in "the spirit of the game". After seeing their robot in action, there were many red flags that went off in my team's heads. We looked up the rules that we thought they were breaking, but couldn't find anything they broke. They definitely read the rules very literally.

At MSC, there were a couple of alliances that were able to shut them down. The key was starving them. Also, if the Thunderchickens had a side-kicker then they would have been able to defeat 469 with ease. They could have just moved back-and-forth, and then hit the ball across the field as soon as they blocked it.

469 is the most hated team in the FRC, but I'd be willing to bet that 469 gets to Einstein. However, I know that I'll be rooting for the other team no matter what.
At least for me, when I was watching the Michigan State Championship, I was extremely impressed with 469's robot. To me, if you build a robot that can execute a dominant or chokehold strategy for the game that is more effective than nearly all other robots (ex. 71 in 2001, 71 in 2002, 1114 in 2008), you have earned your victory. I was rooting for them all throughout the Michigan State Championship.
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