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Originally posted by Knute Rockne
And the last thing he said to me -- "Rock," he said - "sometime, when the team is up against it -- and the breaks are beating the boys -- tell them to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper.... I don't know where I'll be then, Rock", he said - "but I'll know about it - and I'll be happy."
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Originally posted by kevin_308
One statistic that is most useful in tracking the success of an offensive lineman is pancake blocks. This is where you flatten the defensive lineman and lay on top of them until the play is over.
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A pancake block is graceful - it doesn't happen through brute force. It happens when an offensive lineman catches a defensive lineman off guard. It happens through quickness, not meanness. And it is an example of the teamwork that is required in this year's game, but absent in last year's. Last year a single great robot, assisted by 3 others that could move without dying, could score big. This year, those robots have to be able to actually push things around to make a difference. Bulldozer bots are an improvement over remote control cars.
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Originally posted by kevin_308
FIRST does read this forum. FIRST does listen to teams' inputs at the end of the season. FIRST has made rule changes due to the unforeseen effects on teams. However, you can rest assured that no rule will change if FIRST is unaware of any adverse effects.
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And FIRST evidently noticed some adverse effects which led to the creation of this ruling. There is no reason that, because a team is nearby to three regionals and can afford to go to them, that it should be able to have an extra two and a half weeks with their robot.