Coopertition - Not As Easy As It Looks!

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Would your grandmother be proud of you?

Would your grandmother be proud of you for scoring points for the other alliance if they couldn't keep up? I've never taken my grandma to a FIRST event, but I'm quite sure she would think of it as a slap in the face. I know how the seeding system used to work, and I don't see anything wrong with it, but to an outside observer it could certainly seem wrong.

I think an argument could be made that ramming the coop bridge like we saw at GTR should probably be a red card on the basis that if you tip the bridge you could seriously damage a robot that is basically defenseless. I see no problem with telling another alliance you won't balance the coop bridge -- it's essentially a strategic match within a match.

I can't believe the GDC didn't see this coming though. It is pretty well known that there is a lot of pent up dislike in FIRST for the really competitive teams. Ironic that in a competition that celebrates excellence, many of the participants try to tear down the accomplishments of the great ones.