FRC Top 25- Preseason Ranking

[sgreco]

Originally Posted by fuzzy1718

This right here is what I hate about FIRST, elitism at its finest. All that this list is, is a few people who have forgotten what the point of FIRST is trying to force their opinions on everyone. Intentional or not the result is the same, you just made a lot of people feel like crap.

I ask that if something like this is to continue, everyone should have the opurtunity to vote once, perferably not for their own team either.

P.S.
If you look at my name and just tune out because of previous comments that you didn't like... well I won't go there, this is chiefdelphi things are taken the wrong way all the time.

I see your point, and respect your opinion, but I don't necessarily agree with it.

First of all, I don't think this can really make anyone feel bad. Teams earn recognition. I'm not saying teams that aren't on this list haven't earned recognition, but part of FIRST is performance and part of it is branding your team. The teams on this list have performed outstandingly in the past few years as well as years before that, and are being recognized for it. This gives all FIRST teams just one more thing to strive to be. We all look up to these great teams as well as teams that didn't make it on the list. As a future goal of my team, I would love to try to get my team onto this list.
As for "forcing opinions out of people," I'm sure people wouldn't have voted if they didn't think this was a good idea.

I think the ranking system is a great idea. It gives teams a chance to live up to their expectations and others a chance to prove themselves. I look forward to seeing how accurate it is.