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Mike, Trust us

Posted by Jason, Coach on team #252/254, Bay Bombers/Cheesy Poofs, from Broadway High and NASA Ames.

Posted on 3/31/99 11:39 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: The Competitions Major Flaw... posted by Mike Kulibaba on 3/31/99 9:12 AM MST:



Mike,

Speaking from experience, our team has both finished in the top 8 and picked an allie & we finished 12th and were picked by the 4th seed for an alliance. I can not guarantee it, but I think I can speak for most playoff teams in saying that once the elimination rounds started there was absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between the seeded 8 and those they picked. No alliance could move on in the quarter's, semi's, or finals without each team contributing & doing well. It is truly a teamwork accomplishment once the elimination rounds start, and neither robot can succeed without the other.

Trust me, our students have talked about it, and they honestly feel no more and no less pride in either situation - AND they don't look at either of schools we were allied with any differently (the one who picked us, or the one we picked). No matter how you make it to the elimination rounds, you're robot has to have been well built & performed well to make it - so everyteam who makes it deserves it. If you are able to experience it both ways, I think you will agree.

While I disgree with you that one robot in a winning alliance would feel more pride or accomplishment than the other, I might (don't know since we weren't involved) agree with your theory in terms of the new 3 team alliances. I don't know if we would really feel equal to our partners if they won the National unless our robot did compete in at least one of the rounds in the finals. Don't get me wrong, we would LOVE to be picked by someone in Florida (and we think we have a lot to offer), but I just hope everyteam gets a chance to compete without one being left out - because then I might see your opinion coming in to play.

Just a perspective on the picker or pickee discussion.

See you all in Florida

Team 252


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