FIRST's statement on Einstein

[Mk.32]

Just saw this got posted on Tumblr:

Dear FRC Teams:

Thank you for your incredible enthusiasm and Gracious Professionalism throughout the year and at the Championship.

We apologize for the technical problems that affected the final matches at our Championship. We will examine all of the facts, report our findings and ultimately solve any and all identified issues.

Sincerely,

Jon Dudas

President, FIRST

Can anyone confirm? EDIT: It's confirmed. 2nd post.

[Andrew Schuetze]

Confirmed
This went out to FRC team main contacts via email this evening.

[CalTran]

Here.

[SciBorg Dave]

Team 4061 also received the e-mail from FIRST

[Mk.32]

Oppos didn't see the other thread X_x
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=106084

[E-Romero]

"We will examine all of the facts, report our findings and ultimately solve any and all identified issues." so what are they going to do make all the teams come back just to play Einstein and see who should of really won?

[Botwoon]

Originally Posted by E-Romero

"We will examine all of the facts, report our findings and ultimately solve any and all identified issues." so what are they going to do make all the teams come back just to play Einstein and see who should of really won?

This was my concern. The season is over, there's not much they can really do at this point except wish us luck for next year.

[JaneYoung]

My question to Jon Dudas would be, "Why did it have to come to this?"

I think that is about all I can say about the situation.

Jane

[Justin Montois]

I think FIRST will give an auto qualification to all teams that were on Einstein for next year's championship.

[Nick Lawrence]

I'd like to see FIRST launch a legitimate investigation into the communications issues this year, on both sides. Robot and field.

Make a case study out of it, and put it to rest, then fix the issue, wherever it lies. Then we can all collectively learn.

-Nick

[JTN]

All I am going to say is that people need to be quiet about our so called "tainted win" and look at IRI and the 2013 season.

-JTN

[EricH]

I wouldn't call it a "tainted" win. Everyone on that field had the same issue to one degree or another.

I look at it as, "Who has the best alliance", with an unannounced--and unplanned-for--factor contributing to that called, "Who maintains connection the best".

I also see it as, thanks to all the Einstein teams for finally calling FIRST's full, undivided attention to an issue that has been plaguing them for a while.

And I think the SPAM Raider Squad is one of the best sets of teams to come together and play the game. Comm issues or no comm issues.

[remulasce]

Originally Posted by EricH

I wouldn't call it a "tainted" win. Everyone on that field had the same issue to one degree or another.

I look at it as, "Who has the best alliance", with an unannounced--and unplanned-for--factor contributing to that called, "Who maintains connection the best".

This is a competition. The winner is supposed to be the best at building and driving robots. Maintaining a connection is not the thing that's being tested, it's the prerequisite. Further, can you point to a thing that a team can do to maintain connection better? Because if you can, you should have spoken up to all the teams on Einstein, who were being randomly dropped with no discernable solution. This was not a competition, this was a lottery. I put no faith in the results of the event to speak to who built the best robot.

Every alliance on Einstein made it there because they deserved to be there, and they each had a shot at winning. They were never given that shot. The results to me are as though Einstein never happened- all four alliances are the best alliances in FRC 2012.

[Anupam Goli]

With the way things are going, I have a bad feeling about any potential Einstein replay matches on IRI. There is definitely going to be a bad vibe going about if 180, 16, and 25 don't win that time, and it would just be awkward. I feel like FIRST is handling it correct for now, and needs to investigate this deeply, and as for the champions, I like the idea of keeping the current Champions, but having all other Einstein teams be given a bid to the 2013 Championship.

[AmoryG]

I know it's impossible to predict who will be going championships next season, but if giving teams an auto bid next season is meant to compensate, I honestly don't believe that is enough, especially for teams such as 118, 548, 16, 25, 180, 1114, 2056, 233, 987, who either already qualify or have about as much chance of missing championship as 217 did this year.