Intentionally Losing Matches

[fredliu168]

Originally Posted by Protronie

This whole throw the match idea leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.
Rather you have a green light or not from your partners, the pope, or even Woodie himself... you should be putting forth you best effort every time you enter the field.

Problem with thread like this one you've started... the fact that you even thought of such dirty tricks would have me and others wondering for a very long time if you and your team really tried your best in a losing match.
Its hard to have confidence in a alliance partner that thinks of such tricks to help their position. I know this thread will be in the be in the back of everyones mind when your team is in an alliance with them. It would be in mine.

Such things might happen in other sports... I really hope it never happens at FIRST (happy?).

Well, in my opinion, thinking and doing are two completely different things... Don't tell me you never thought of something that you know you would never do.
For example in this thread http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=61542, someone thought of a strategy of intentionally flipping the robot over, but its purely hypothetical, and people treated it as such. I honestly can't see why this thread is any different.