Crazy NEW Idea!

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by JosephM

The biggest problem is that you really can't force a team to play. If you think about it, if they need fixing or they are saving their gearboxes and batteries for the finals, they will probably drop out.

Also, in popularity contests there are those who pick the 'runt' to go against the big guys just to watch suffering. I don't think FIRST teams, and FIRST, should be put thought this.

Don't forget that Champs ALWAYS runs over time, so why should FIRST stage more unnecessary competitions? Plus, each one costs money.

I don't want to be a jerk about it, but you wanted input. But otherwise, I think this will be great for an off season competition, like IRI.

It's meant to be all in fun. And hopefully people would have the mindset to actually choose good teams. But, of course, there will probably be a "runt" but I would hope teams wouldn't beat up on anyone team at all.

The "Peoples Choice" thing would be held right after the National finals.(or that's my idea for it.) If teams play the rounds they are meant to be played, there shouldn't be much more cost involved. But, as always, a team could break something. A team could also break something doing a demo, like us, we broke a part off of our "scoop" at a Purdue Demo.

Right now, IRI would be too small to hold a "Peoples Choice" comp. Or it would have to be a lot smaller. Right now, it seems like this would have to be an idea for a 3-on-3 match at IRI. Just set up like Final matches, so 2vs2 at one time. But, that would mean a lot of well deserving teams would be left out...

-Kyle