Latest Blog Post - New "Hint"?

[Jon Jack]

Is there ever a year when there isn't a lot of robot/barrier interaction?

2008 - During hybrid and game play
2007 - Getting ringers along the wall
2006 - getting on the ramps and scoring in the side goal
2005 - capping goals in the home row

Many teams don't think about securing their controls to the driver station. How many times did a team have their controls knocked off last year because they didn't secure them?

Every field has had loop tape since at least 2007, if not earlier. I think Bill is just mentioning it so more team utilize this safety feature.

[Elgin Clock]

Maybe if they covered the whole shelf with velcro then teams would get the hint finally to attach their control system to the shelf with this method???
Just a thought.

[billbo911]

It looks like Bill has joined the very small, highly accomplished group of people who's every word is now scrutinized for possible hints as to what the game might be.

[Ziaholic]

Originally Posted by billbo911

It looks like Bill has joined the very small, highly accomplished group of people who's every word is now scrutinized for possible hints as to what the game might be.

Using each of the words with double letters as a key, I used an anagram tool to come up with the following conclusions for the '09 game rules ...

ready?

... naaa ... i'm keeping it a secret ... but it's all there if you look close enough!!!

[smartkid]

Originally Posted by Ziaholic

Using each of the words with double letters as a key...

Take your machine out of the shop on Colorado in Paramount;
stop by and get connected on Central in Phoenix;
drive by and make a pickup on Minnetonka in Minnetonka;
then head to the field on Evergreen in Dover.

So that gives us: nnnnnnee!

So OBVIOUSLY this years game is to locate a shrubbery with our network camera and then give it to a knight somewhere on the field.

The other unofficial "hint" (this topics first post) gives us: llelgolo

If you add some spaces: l lego lo -OR- lego lol

Please god do not let FRC involve Lego's what-so-ever, please...

[EricH]

Originally Posted by billbo911

It looks like Bill has joined the very small, highly accomplished group of people who's every word is now scrutinized for possible hints as to what the game might be.

He's already got the "pure evil genius" rating. Could it be any worse?

I'm with Jon Jack. There's been that velcro on the driver's station shelf for years now. How hard is it to attach a strip of the other velcro to the bottom of your control board? Not very. How many teams do it? Not many. I think this post goes along with the earlier one with the word of warning--nothing's changing, but Listen Up and take our advice.