QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!

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Posted by Andy Grady.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


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Posted on 8/14/2000 7:13 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Please read AND RESPOND!! posted by Erin on 8/14/2000 5:12 PM MST:



Personally I don't think eliminating alliances is going to help the fact that teams are getting overlooked. And to be truthful, many teams are gonna be overlooked next year and the years after that. I have come to one conclusion, the best way to know about good teams is to simply watch matches. Sure it is easy to watch matches with teams like Wildstang and Delphi because they are heavily talked about and very recognizable. However to really find the hidden gems in these competitions, you need to watch them begining to end, noting every fairly good robot you see. I just wish my team made it to the top 16 at nationals because there are many of these underground teams just waiting to pop out, who I would have loved to pick. Just look at team 293, anyone who really followed these guys knows that they know how to win, however they were overlooked because more 'flashy' and bigger named robots appealed to the top 16 teams.
One other thing I noticed in the past couple of years are the formation of groups. When I say groups I mean groups of teams sticking together throughout competition. If you notice, many times, UTC teams pick other UTC teams, Nasa teams pick other NASA teams, Midwest Teams pick other Midwest teams, and New England Teams pick other New England Teams. Seems to me the best way to get noticed in this competition, is to make friends with the teams around you and so forth. Thats just a theory of course,
Cya,
Andy Grady