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BattleBots IQ is a threat...
We can all discuss the merits and sins of FIRST and Battlebots for years.
But, the bottom line for me is that I view BattleBots IQ as a huge threat to FIRST's ability to reach its stated goal of changing the entire culture.
FIRST has many advantages over BBIQ but the one thing that BBIQ has over FIRST is that BBIQ has a TV contract.
With a TV contract and the promotion that TV brings with it, the growth rate of BBIQ could easily make FIRST's 40% growth rate seem sluggish.
I think that FIRST should start to view BBIQ as a competitor and to COMPETE with them.
I am not asking for FIRST to sell its soul to the devil in order to get on TV, but I AM asking for FIRST to design a TV friendly game (i.e. easy to watch, easy to score, easy to explain).
I view this as the most critical year in FIRST's history. Between the economy and the damage done by last years game (yes, I said, "damage done"), FIRST needs to have the most exciting game they have ever devised.
This January we may all see the future of FIRST more clearly.
Joe J.
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