INsight: Indiana State Championships

[Taylor]

Over the last decade plus, I have enjoyed working with 1501 on many projects. Whether it was allying with them at events, championing STEM at the Indiana Statehouse together, scrambling to fix field issues at the CAGE Match, or serving together on the IndianaFIRST board, there's no question our teams have a long history of being #friendswithrobots. I personally hold no other team in higher regard than THRUST. I'm good friends with a few of their alumni, and I know for a fact that they.do.things.right. Heck, my eyes still water when I think about Dr. Flowers on bended knee, presenting Chris Elston with his well-deserved WFFA at the 2011 BMR.

To suggest that our team would target 1501 (or any team in the world) and intentionally cause damage to their machine is hurtful, and, honestly, preposterous.

Originally Posted by RTFM2016

Again, a bold claim. I'd love to see your evidence at how there was any contact inside the frame perimeter against 1501. Let me guess, you were watching a webcast from the comfort of your home. And you had a better view than the head referee, who had the interaction happen right in front of him.

bam-bam, or as I like to call him, Rei, was a field queuer at the event. So, he actually had a much better view of the match than 99% of the world.
Rei was a Southport student, a 1529 member, his first two years of high school. When his family moved to the north side of the state, I worked with 1501 mentors to make sure his transition between teams was smooth and while I was sad to lose a key team member, I was happy for Rei that he had a chance to work with a team that has a long history of Doing It Right, and I was ecstatic for him that he got to be on a team that took home a blue banner in 2012. So if you're going to make nasty comments about people making unfounded claims without all the information, I suggest you first get a mirror.