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So as long as things are done within the law, it's all peachy? It's acceptable to exploit the law to your full advantage, regardless of how that affects other people? I think it's more then the rules that need fixing if people are willing to ignore the rest of the game just to get those seeding points.
The game rules define the game. Teams who read and understand the game rules and plan their game strategy accordingly are playing the game.

Just like NFL head coaches who call a timeout to "ice" the opposing team's kicker.

If you don't like the game, change the rules.


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The game rules define the game. Teams who read and understand the game rules and plan their game strategy accordingly are playing the game.

Just like NFL head coaches who call a timeout to "ice" the opposing team's kicker.

If you don't like the game, change the rules.


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FIRST is something more then a game, it's also a learning experience for young kids. I was always under the impression that FIRST was as much an analogue for life as it was for other sports, and teaching kids to exploit the law can be just as detrimental as leaving the law exploitable. Both things need to change.
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We're just going to have to agree to disagree.

Reading and understanding a set of rules for a game and forming a winning strategy based on those rules is not "teaching kids to exploit the law". It's teaching them how to think and compete.


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