i didnt like this years game....please read

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Posted by Ernie P at 04/10/2001 10:18 AM EST


Engineer on team #548, RoboStangs, from Northville High School and Robert Bosch.


In Reply to: i didnt like this years game....please read
Posted by Travis Covington on 04/10/2001 2:05 AM EST:



Hi all,
Guess I'll be the one who supports this year's game.

I haven't seen every year of FIRST, but I've been to 4 of the last 6 years and this year's game had more "winners" than I have seen in the past. More winners ... this IS a good thing ... more teams in the finals .... more winners of individual field matches. It helps more of us feel good about ourselves.

It is a competition ... it has to be to keep our interest ..... so some teams will not do as well as others. This year we had more teams working together to acheive the common goal, and LESS rivalry than the 1-on-1 games of past years.

The game commity at FIRST has a very hard job. They work to create a unique, exciting, and interesting competition which conveys the message and vision of the FIRST mission. They need to do this with a game???.... it's got to be tough. I applaud there courage to push back against the high violence, battlebot mentality which is re-enforcing our angry youth.

So, be sure we are all walking the talk. Keep what's important, what's important.

Best of luck to all and thanks for the wonderful year!!!!
Ernie P