New Defensive Strategy?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

Most of you probably weren't around for 2003 which was a purely defensive game. It was horrible. The game was so bad no one wanted to watch it and lives in infamy as the worst game we've ever had.

Peter,
I cannot agree. While some teams did dominate that year, 16 for instance, defensive strategies extended to different areas. There were some great robot designs and some interesting strategies that were employed that other teams had never conceived. Driving under the bar instead of going over the ramp for instance. A sweeping arm employed from the ground instead of the ramp during auto. 2003 was an exciting game to watch if the robots on the field actually played the game. While it doesn't rank very high for me because the human player had so little impact, I wouldn't put it near the bottom. ( I like games where the human player has some impact which preserves team involvement should a robot break, tip over or get caught in a field element.)
BTW I am a little biased since 2003 was our first Champs win. However, there were many teams which we feared facing in finals matches.