pic: BAE Systems-Granite State Regional High Score

[Logan Byers]

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[Dantvman27]

during that match, team 241 tried to get a "This is awesome" chant going, but people do not know how to follow chants


but that match was godly

[DDAwg3]

Personally I found this match the exact opposite of what is suppose to be one of the biggest elements of FIRST -(Gracious professionalism) not with play like that......they had the match wrapped up and still went and put not just one but two robots up for the additional 60 points. I feel they should be ashamed not applauded. As amentor I would not of allowed that by my team.

[whytheheckme]

EDIT: Removed... Bad Timing

[Dantvman27]

Originally Posted by DDAwg3

Personally I found this match the exact opposite of what is suppose to be one of the biggest elements of FIRST -(Gracious professionalism) not with play like that......they had the match wrapped up and still went and put not just one but two robots up for the additional 60 points. I feel they should be ashamed not applauded. As amentor I would not of allowed that by my team.

then you must agree with me on the ungraciousness of a seed one team being aloud to pick a seed 2 team

[DDAwg3]

Yes I do agree with you , but also one step further that the top four teams should not be allowed to pick each other.........

[Duke_of_Hazard]

Originally Posted by DDAwg3

Yes I do agree with you , but also one step further that the top four teams should not be allowed to pick each other.........

I find it a little funny that you should say that....Your team was borderline with that very thing in boston '06 (you were 2nd and we were 5th, then you approached us). Not to start an argument, but it elicited a laugh from me, considering you take a bit of a hard stance on something you came so close to stepping out of bounds on.

[DDAwg3]

As you just stated...we were 2 nd and you were 5 th ...I also stated that I felt the top four should not be allowed...which is consistant with what I believe...Also until the rule is changed we are not going to try and compete as well..

[Neo3One3]

Originally Posted by Dantvman27

then you must agree with me on the ungraciousness of a seed one team being aloud to pick a seed 2 team

Why should it be frowned upon for the team who has made it to the top of the standings to pick a team that they feel will compliment and add to their alliance best, simply because of the fact that they did very well in the regional as well. Penalizing a team for doing exactly what they are supposed to do in a game makes absolutely no sense.

The phrase "Gracious Professionalism" is being thrown around much too often to try to support anything and everything that a certain individual feels is unjust. It is not right to remind people of gracious professionalism when they find the seats that their team sat in yesterday were gotten to earlier by another team the next day when the rule is clearly that seating is on a first come, first serve basis. It is not right to bring it up in this instance either.

[LocknLoad]

For anyone who was not there here is the video of team 501, 175, 1428 scoring 316 points in the semi-finals (The same team won the regional later on)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGFJACb36xg
Note:This video was not made by team 501

Personally I agree with everything that katiyeh07 and Neo3One3 have said, we played the game fair and square. Listin to the crowd, can you imagine the adrenaline those teams must have been feeling?

[Joe Menassa]

Here is a photo that I snapped following the match-



BAE was a great time. Great job everyone!

[artdutra04]

As a friendly reminder, the true spirit of GP is found on and off the playing field, and ChiefDelphi definitely qualifies as the latter. So before everyone becomes so quick to hit the Reply button, think about what you are going to write. Would it qualify as 100% Grandma Approved?

[Petey]

Originally Posted by Dantvman27

then you must agree with me on the ungraciousness of a seed one team being aloud to pick a seed 2 team

I don't agree with this. It may be incestuous but if the powerhouses can pick each other and thus put themselves in a better place to qualify for nationals, that is a good move. 501 and 175 were the two best teams, as determined by the qualifying rounds. Why shouldn't they have the advantage in trying to qualify for nationals?

Originally Posted by DDAwg3

Respectfully I will have to disagree that when teams have a 256 point lead and twenty seconds to go in the match ......they did' nt need to drive up the ramp for the additional 60.

BUT IT WAS AWESOME.

Listen, my team lost in the finals to that alliance, and I've never suffered a more entertaining arse-kicking. Case closed.

[whytheheckme]

Originally Posted by Petey

Listen, my team lost in the finals to that alliance, and I've never suffered a more entertaining arse-kicking. Case closed.

Agreed. I was in AWE when I looked across the field and watched that last bot climb up 1824 over the complete row of rings. My mouth dropped open, probably said a couple of not nice words, and was extremely impressed. I Congratulate teams 501, 175 and 1824 for getting the so-far-standing high score.

Jacob

[katiyeh07]

Originally Posted by DDAwg3

Personally I found this match the exact opposite of what is suppose to be one of the biggest elements of FIRST -(Gracious professionalism) not with play like that......they had the match wrapped up and still went and put not just one but two robots up for the additional 60 points. I feel they should be ashamed not applauded. As amentor I would not of allowed that by my team.

I find that to be extremely un true.
How is this ungracious or unprofessional?
If anything we were just playing the game.
501 scored two tubes
Buzz scored six
Our aliance partner had their ramps out
We played the game.
Fair
and square.
The other alliance played defense.
The other alliance had an extremely strong defense
We did nothing to prevent them from scoring
And if I remember correctly they also had one of the best rampbot teams too


I see nothing wrong with this high score.

As a student and ten year participant of FIRST I've seen much more
ungracious and unproffessional things done on the field
that had nothing to do with scoring. No one that left this regional today should be "ashamed" or "not applauded" for what they have done. No one from the FIRST organization should. This high score is simply that...a high score. Some alliance somewhere else will top it.

A score is a score