2009 - Ice Game

[Donut]

For an ice game here in Arizona, we'd have to move our venue to the Coyote's Arena. Does this mean I can assume we'd finally get the Cardinal's Staidum/Coyote's Arena venue combo I've been hoping for, and we can push for a super regional (or even the Championship) in 2009?

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

CRAP!! what you mean that beautiful white thing we like to call snow. I have been missing it here in Toronto, today was actually our first official snow fall... and I have been missing it (it looks a lot better then yellow dead grass).

I drive for a living and every day we don't have that "CRAP" I am happy.

[Chris2]

Using snow would stink. Snow is cold, and wet when melted. I just hate it!

[fimmel]

ice dosent have to be frozen water.......they make "fake" ice thats like srally slippery plastic that people skate on. it could be a connection to a water game (water + cold = ice)
/forest

[NoSkaOnTheRadio]

Originally Posted by Pavan

...you have that IceTraktor go over the ice to smooth it out...

Pavan.

IceTraktor? its called an IceTraktor?! gosh my childhood would have been so much more exciting if an "IceTraktor" cleaned the ice after my youth hockey games instead of that lame zamboni.

[NoSkaOnTheRadio]

haha, i just read robotcanuck1676's post. so it's not called an IceTraktor? it should be.

[Otaku]

We barely have any ice here in California (At least here in Rohnert Park, where 675 is), so we'd have no way to practice D=

[technoL]

That would surely make an interesting Florida Regional. Would it actually require us not to wear shorts and the warm clothes that none of us Floridians have?

"Ice? What's that?"

With this game each venue would already be equipped with a team social, ice skating party anyone? I could only imagine the poor volunteers though...

[Josh Goodman]

some teams would have trouble with the "not destroying the game pieces or arena" rule. Not to mention it would completely mess up over perfect traction robots!

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by JGjedi10

some teams would have trouble with the "not destroying the game pieces or arena" rule. Not to mention it would completely mess up over perfect traction robots!

Not really. Just make a robot with gigantic spikes on the treads... [during a match- the announcer] "Ooh, and there goes Team X's whole control board... sorry guys... [/during a match- the announcer]

[suewanninger]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

This means I need to work on a Bombardier (snowmobile) and Snowcat sponsorship....

I guess Team 1732 NASA/Quad Tech Inc./The Ralph Evinrude Foundation/Rockwell Automation/The John McDermott Family/BRP US Inc./Marquette University/Titan Inc. & Marquette University High School is all set then!

BRP US Inc = Bombardier Recreational Products

[Netherlander]

If it comes down to ice we Canadians will have the Israeli's beat no problem!

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Netherlander

If it comes down to ice we Canadians will have the Israeli's beat no problem!

Maybe not. I heard tell of a few Israelis sk8tin' aboot.

[Taylor]

Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

[raymaniac]

If we're going to speculate shouldn't we at least speculate about the 2008 game?