Question of the Week!!! (9/26/04)

[Andy Grady]

Hi everyone,

Time for the question of the week...suggested by Kyle from team 45 (Kyle45).

Question of the Week (9/26/04):

What are the biggest rivalries in FIRST?

As always, suggestions are encouraged. Skrach42@aol.com, QuietRiverRage1 on AIM, or PM.

Have fun!
-Andy Grady

[Aignam]

12 Volt Batteries vs. Water Games.

[Kyle Love]

Although I was a rookie this past year, I noticed some rivalries. The biggest rivalry I saw was 71 and 45. It seemed like, to me, that we always ended up playing them in eliminations and wanting to just dominate against them...but we never did. HAHA It's not really a hateful rivalry in my book, but one that mixes things up and makes it fun to watch. Hope I don't "ruffle anyones feathers" with my comments.

-Kyle

[Dorienne]

I don't really think I've seen rivalries, per se. FIRST is about teamwork and respect. Also about helping one another out if anything goes wrong or if one team needs something that another has. Rivalries should not take place, nor should that word even exist in the FIRST vocabulary. That's not what FIRST is about, nor what should occur in FIRST.

[Koko Ed]

That's a tough one because teams work together way too much to really be rivals but in one of my classes at RIT I had a kid who used to be on Team 27 Rush Robotics and they identified Team 68 Truck Town Thunder as their hated rival.
I have a feeling Team 126 gealfirce and Team 121 the Rhodes Warriors are on each otehrs lists as well.

[Mike Schroeder]

team 25 and team 222, although its more of a rivalry of love... we love pounding on each other, and whats great about it is, no matter what happens, its all in good fun,
its like a hs football rivalry w/o the hatred

[JVN]

121 and 173 (Everyone loves Ricksta)
121 and 88 (Everyone loves Aquatread)

No love lost between those.
Gotta love the way my boys from Rhode Island make friends!


There's a whole lotta love in this post... you betcha.

[Cory]

254 and anyone, and 60 and anyone.

It really seems like there's a target attached to their robot, that *everyone* wants to shoot at.

[Aaron Lussier]

The Red Sox and the Yankees....

Ohh wrong forum...

I would say the greatest rivalry is between Team 71 and everybody who hasnt won the national championship.

[Arefin Bari]

Swampthing (179) and SPAM (180)... they are sister teams... and great friends... always helped each other out... but when it comes to competition... its on...

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Rivalries tend to be short lived because of the constant rotation of students.
The 121 - 173 was pretty bad that portion of a year, but after a few years, most of it is gone.

I would also have to say 365 - Anyone used to be. Mainly, cause MOE is so boisterous that everyone wanted to quiet them.

[Corey Balint]

As for Human Rivalries-Me and Fin are duking it out right now. Over a few topics, but they shouldn't be discussed here, or ever again, well at least until I'm dead.

Id also have to say Martians vs Las Guerrillas for one major reason. They might not be actual rivals, but in the past 2 seasons, they've both made it to the national finals(on separate alliances) and both won and lost.

[Jake177]

There was always a sort of rivalry among the UTC teams, at least in New England. But it was morefor bragging rights, being able to say that you were the best UTC team. I would imagine that it's the same with other companies that sponsor more than one team.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Ogre

The 121 - 173 was pretty bad that portion of a year, but after a few years, most of it is gone.

Ooh.. I was there - BC3 - 2 years ago.

But, it's all water under the bridge now.


I would say a good visual rivalry would have to be between MOE (365) and BUZZ (175). Can you say "sunglasses"?

Also, on that note... TJ^2 (88) and Wildstang (111) for the fight of who has the most tye-dye.

I really dont see much rivalry in FIRST. I dont think that my team (111) has much rivalry teams either. The only thing I can think is us and different (or another) team having tye-dye hehe

-Court-