The meaning behind the game.......

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Posted by Joe Johnson at 04/10/2001 8:56 PM EST


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.


In Reply to: Re: The meaning behind the game.......
Posted by Anne Bergeron on 04/10/2001 6:11 PM EST:



While I am quite sure that Dean and Woodie have no
interest in "screwing over" Chief Delphi or any other
so called "engineer run" team, there is some truth in
what you say.

FIRST is trying to live with a very wide dynamic range
of teams in terms of engineering support and general
robot building resources.

In his public comments as well as in his private
conversations, Dean has often indicated that he
believes it is important to the long term health of
FIRST that all teams believe they have a shot at doing
well, from the Chief Delphi type teams to the "3
students in Dad's Garage" type teams (you know who you
are ;-)

To this end, I believe that,yes, Dean is trying to
"screw over Chief Delphi" By this I mean that he is
trying to design a game that allows a large range of
teams to feel like they have a shot at competing.

I disagree with the tone that implied that Dean and
FIRST have a grudge against "engineer run" teams but as
I say, there is at least a kernel of truth in the ideas
expressed.

Joe J.