Questions to keep people occupied

[Cyberphil]

What do you think the best FRC robot of all time was?

My pick is for 1114 in 2008. That robot was completely dominating during every match.

When building a robot, how important is it to cater to looking appealing for an alliance (in 2010 terms, a defending robot would rarely get picked, how important is that in your early strategy)

For our team, we never try to look appealing to other teams. All we worry about is doing our absolute best in every match. We find it extremely annoying when teams come to us and tell us about what their robot can do. Especially to the drivers. Our scouts know who to pick, and trying to make yourself look good only makes you seem desperate. Your performance is what will really determine if an alliance picks you or not.

Speaking of early strategy, how rigid does your team make it? Do you require that everyone's ideas conform to it, or is it more lax, and allow innovation

Strategy is a must. If you do not know what you want to accomplish during a match, how can you possibly know what to build?

Which is your favorite FRC game?

My personal favorite, although I am very bias, is 2008, my first year officially on the team. It was a great game, easy to watch, exciting to watch, and there were so many different ways to solve the problem.

How the hell did 2002 71 legs work?

Honestly, I have no idea. I have heard of this bot many of times before, but this is well before I was in FRC.

On a scale of 1 to 10 how pumped are you for kickoff

10.3. I have developed insomnia within the past 2 weeks.