What are some infamous FIRST teams?

[Chris is me]

Nobody hates the Yankees? You've never been to Boston obviously.

Anyhow, if such teams exist you're not going to hear about them on Chief Delphi. Such tales of teams throwing matches, working to sabotage others, etc. all eventually snowball and are usually on shaky credibility ground to begin with. Plus many members don't believe it's in the spirit of GP to mention teams that "suck" or to call out teams that go against everything FIRST stands for.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Nobody hates the Yankees? You've never been to Boston obviously.

Anyhow, if such teams exist you're not going to hear about them on Chief Delphi. Such tales of teams throwing matches, working to sabotage others, etc. all eventually snowball and are usually on shaky credibility ground to begin with. Plus many members don't believe it's in the spirit of GP to mention teams that "suck" or to call out teams that go against everything FIRST stands for.

You misunderstood me. I meant 71 is like the Yankees, except nobody hates 71. I'm well aware people hate the Yankees, considering I don't live under a rock (too often...).

EricH: Yeah, I've seen some of those old matches, I can't believe what used to be legal for robots. The old designs seems so foreign sometimes when compared with today's.

[Rick TYler]

I would prefer to focus on successful, friendly, competitive teams rather than on the minority that might be violating the spirit of youth robotics competitions. There seems (to me) to be little gained by focusing on the negative.

If you mean "infamous" in the sense of "teams that do amazing things that makes them great and I 'hate' them in a joking, semi-jealous way," there are lots of those, but it's more about "We are working to get that good" not "they are bad people." If that makes any sense.

[ttldomination]

I wouldn't say that there is ONE team that is notorious throughout for being BAD. I mean FIRST is based off connections and being nice to people, generally if you're looking to get into the finals.

BUT you will see rivalries all over the place. I do believe there is a rivalries thread somewhere in these forums.