Throwing the game.

[MrJohnston]

Don't get me wrong: My team is going to try really hard to win. We are competitive....

HOWEVER, "winning" is neither the focus nor the ultimate goal of FIRST. FIRST is all about Grace and Professionalism. At the same time, the competition cannot be removed. Our society and economy is built around competition. FIRST attempts to address: How can we be competitive with one another, yet retain our Grace and Professionalism?

Sometimes I wonder if these loopholes in our games are left somewhat intentionally to give our teams - under the guidance of mentors - an opportunity to demonstrate such Gracious Professionalism, despite the temptation to clearly violate GP and "win."

So... I would hope that our community as a whole would reject this potential temptation as a "cheap" way to game the system for a silly trophy. I felt the same way about the Noodle Agreement.