I think it is this episode: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2450064/synopsis?ref_=tt_stry_pl
I bet youâre right.
It is from the end of the Extract Obliteration, where Sheldon and Stephen Hawking are playing a game of Words with Friends. Sheldon just threw the game to prevent Hawking from disliking him, and Hawking said âI really enjoyed our game, Doctor Cooper. Or should I say Doctor Loser? Do you like brain teasers? What do Sheldon Cooper and a black hole have in common? They both suck. Neener-neener.â
Frankâs use of this video could mean a few things, and since I have nothing better to do right now, I will describe them.
#1: Next yearâs game might have something to do with Words or Friends. Friends = alliance size/composition?
#2: Next yearâs game might use voice commands to drive the robot, possibly during an auto/hybrid period similar to 2012âs Kinect. (Notice also how the BBT episode is from 2012)
#3: Throwing the game might be useful next year especially if you want to have a certain âfriendshipâ (see #1)
#4: Stephen Hawking will be the guest speaker (or electronic speaker) in St. Louis next year. (wouldnât that be cool?)
#5: Frank wants us to overanalyze his use of a Big Bang Theory video while he secretly plans a water game.
#6: Frank just used the video to tease everyone about how âhe knows the gameâ - but that canât be it. We all know that everything Frank posts has an intricate hidden meaning pertaining to next season.
I do want to point out, though, that even if this post has absolutely no game hint, Frank did tell us that he knows the game. Therefore, they are planning well in advance compared to last yearâs (seemingly) last-minute game choice. FIRST GDC already knows what they are going to do for next year, so I really hope they understand the negative feedback they received for this yearâs game and know how to fix it for next year.
Games are planned out 3 years in advance, with changes occurring based on feedback, balance, ect. There was an excellent video FIRST did on it, I will link it if I find it.
The 3 year in advance is a relatively recent change, and based on a bunch of anecdotal evidence the 2015 game was reset/bumped in and changed the order of the games. Unsure if this means the 2016 game is actually what was intended for 2015 originally.
So I went to Google to find an anagram solver to see what âneener neenerâ could be. Google says, âDid you mean nag a ram?â
Goats in 2015, sheep in 2016? :rolleyes:
This is what I was referring to in my previous post.
I believe that the âgoalâ was to have games planned for 3 seasons in advance. I do not believe that has been achievedâŚ
WRT the BBT episode, could be as simple as Frank hinting at a return to WLT rather than QA.
A return in WLT is a big hint in and of itself, if thatâs true. At the least it means every match will have a direct competition between the entities on the field, rather than a race against every team at the event or directly against the clock.
Inspired by the hashtag #BoringVideoGames, I feel it is my duty to say that a possible title could be, (ahem),
Tote Simulator
I have little to do until school starts.
But in all seriousness, hopefully we wonât have to suffer through the Snowpocalypse again. We seriously lost two weeks of school to snow, including bag-and-tag. (But we donât work out of the school, and the main roads were safe to drive that day) Granted, the snow days after gave us much needed rest 
but still.
Will be released before 2016, mark my words.
Oh wait, someone already has.
If we canât win matches in quals in 2016, Iâm not even gonna participate in 2016.
This year, 5254 had a ârecordâ of 1-4, because the only time we could win or lose matches was in finals.
20 had a ârecordâ of 2-3.
I want big numbers in those records again (hopefully more on the left).
Why are they pushing the start date back a week? (January 9th)
The 2nd was too close to New Yearâs Day.
The first Saturday of January is the 2nd, because that is so close to new years day FIRST decided to push kick off back a week to accommodate people traveling for the holidays.
There are issues with KOP Transportation and storage when the first weekend in January gets to close to new years - between holiday and weekend schedules, kits would have to be shipped much earlier, with local storage options identified and paid for. Keep in mind that many kickoff locations are at Schools, which are effectively shut down between Christmas and New yearâs! Generally, that means kickoff is never earlier than Jan 3.
This was not a âchangeâ to the calendar. The 2016 calendar has looked like this since at least early May:
For those of you that like to plan ahead, in 2021, kickoff should be Sat 9 January. Unless FIRST decides to give up on all that âBuild in the Winterâ stuff and go to Kickoff the second Saturday in June :eek: (*)
(*) Which would work. (**) It has the semi-champs done by Labor day, does not interfere with school testing, allows more people to attend as spectators since they donât need to take students out of school. Only downside is IRI would move into October, but Indiana is really nice in the fall.
(**) But weâve beaten the âmove the FRC seasonâ to death in other threadsâŚ
Going back in history, the 2010 kickoff was also January 9th.
Perhaps FIRST should codify Kickoff like US general election dates (Tuesday after the first Monday in November). Henceforth, Kickoff will be the Saturday following the first Thursday of January.