Frustrations with Minor Technicalities

[maltz1881]

I seen some very weird/strange things happen this year with robots. One team never opened up their "kit" this year and tried to use last year's robot. Now they are far from being rookies and should know better. They hadn't read a single rule for the year either. The mentor went to the store and came back with black and green fabric for the bumpers. While their team sat in the stands watching the game, students from other teams built them a working robot. They of course were DQ'd from the event. BTW they did the same last year as well. I also seen a team using 6 CIM's this year. I don't understand why it seems this year teams aren't following the rules. Though in 397's defense this seems pretty minor, but rules are rules.

Mike is probably one of the best if not the best inspector out there. Having worked with him for a couple years now in the pits, he is such a fair and hard working man.