Finney robotics team a winner

[Alex Cormier]

very nice i saw that the other day, i emailed the same guy saying that sparx and grr won at buckeye too...

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

very nice i saw that the other day, i emailed the same guy saying that sparx and grr won at buckeye too...

I guess the D&C got a FIRST stories limit. Not one wrod about it at al. They'll fall over themselves to talk about any sports team having any sucess in the state tournament or whenever a high school kid is doing wrong but not even a mention of this in the Our Towns section.
*shakes his head*

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I guess the D&C got a FIRST stories limit. Not one wrod about it at al. They'll fall over themselves to talk about any sports team having any sucess in the state tournament or whenever a high school kid is doing wrong but not even a mention of this in the Our Towns section.
*shakes his head*

there was an article about us in the webster herald wed.

[ThirdRide]

That article is incorrect. You beat 55 other teams at the Naval Academy. There was no mention of 16 or us either. Good job anyway.

[OneAngryDaisy]

Man, that was harsh. You're lucky 1405 picked you guys, because hey, they were undefeated. Second seed. So techinically they did beat you and 16. Great job for a rookie team, let alone any team.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by OneAngryDaisy

Man, that was harsh. You're lucky 1405 picked you guys, because hey, they were undefeated. Second seed. So techinically they did beat you and 16. Great job for a rookie team, let alone any team.

I think what he means is that the article makes it sound like Finney did it all by themselves. I thought the same thing when I read it. But when you think of competition you certainly do not think of combing with other teams to win the whole thing so I guess it's not surprising that they didn't get that part.
FIRST is so misunderstood.

[jpsaul7usa]

Great job Finney! We too know what it's like to benefit from unexpected success. Congrats, good luck, and see you at the Championship!

Oh, and for everyone who thinks the article gets it wrong- journalists who know nothing about robotics do that, A LOT. You should see our press coverage this year by the Arizona Republic. In one article, the author gets everything wrong about the competition and implies we shouldn't have won. A lot of the team got really upset about it when they read it. Such is life. ;p

Congrats to team 1405 for getting the recognition you deserve!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by jpsaul7usa

Great job Finney! We too know what it's like to benefit from unexpected success. Congrats, good luck, and see you at the Championship!

Oh, and for everyone who thinks the article gets it wrong- journalists who know nothing about robotics do that, A LOT. You should see our press coverage this year by the Arizona Republic. In one article, the author gets everything wrong about the competition and implies we shouldn't have won. A lot of the team got really upset about it when they read it. Such is life. ;p

Congrats to team 1405 for getting the recognition you deserve!

I guess the PR people on the robotics teams should educate the press on what FIRST is about (gives them something more to do than just design the Chairman's award).
When the first word out of their mouth is "Oh you mean Battlebots." You know we got our work cut out for us.
They need to know that FIRST stand for For Inspiration and Recogniton of Science and Technology not Fairly Intense Robotic Smashup Thundernationals.

[theory6]

Haha Koko took the words right out of my mouth!
It's unbelievable how many people in school ask about how and what we use to tear other robots apart Not that it doesn't happen... I've seen a few Battlebot moments to make the elimination rounds exciting.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by theory6

Haha Koko took the words right out of my mouth!
It's unbelievable how many people in school ask about how and what we use to tear other robots apart Not that it doesn't happen... I've seen a few Battlebot moments to make the elimination rounds exciting.

The later the matches get the more physical the action gets.