Posted by Michael Martus. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.
Posted on 7/30/2000 7:32 PM MST
Do you think FIRST missed the boat last year with the name of the game. It did not hit the media well.
I do not think it was well marketed and was not ‘cute’ enough to be popular.
It was listed on only a few publications.
I miss the ‘Toriod Terror’, ‘Ramp & Roll’, ‘Hexagon Havoc’ and the like.
What do you think?
Posted by Lora Knepper.
Student on team #69, HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering & Robotics), from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Company.
Posted on 7/31/2000 2:45 AM MST
In Reply to: Name Game posted by Michael Martus on 7/30/2000 7:32 PM MST:
I liked this year’s name, though I have to admit, something like this year’s name is not media friendly. They like something catchy, and well, this year seemed more like an insider’s joke…only those in the Competition really understood.
Lora
Posted by Amy .
Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High and NYPRO.
Posted on 7/31/2000 5:28 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Name Game posted by Lora Knepper on 7/31/2000 2:45 AM MST:
You’re right, Lora, ‘outsiders’ didn’t really understand. I mentioned ‘Co-Opertition FIRST’ in a research paper that I wrote and my teacher subtracted two points, assuming that it was a spelling error. 
Amy
Posted by Ryan Shanley. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #191, The X-Cats, from Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School and Xerox.
Posted on 7/31/2000 9:23 AM MST
In Reply to: Name Game posted by Michael Martus on 7/30/2000 7:32 PM MST:
I thought ‘RAMPage’ would have been a good name for this past year’s game…
Posted by Brian .
Student on team #56, Robbe Xtreme, from Bound Brook High School and Ethicon Inc…
Posted on 7/31/2000 10:26 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Name Game posted by Ryan Shanley on 7/31/2000 9:23 AM MST:
I thought ’ Hang Ten’ would have been a good name for the game this year…
Brian
Team 56
Posted by Erin.
Student on team #1, The Juggernauts, from Oakland Technical Center-Northeast Campus and 3-Dimensional Services.
Posted on 8/5/2000 6:08 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Name Game posted by Ryan Shanley on 7/31/2000 9:23 AM MST:
: I thought ‘RAMPage’ would have been a good name for this past year’s game…>
what about ‘robust robot RAMPage’?
Posted by Erin.
Student on team #1, The Juggernauts, from Oakland Technical Center-Northeast Campus and 3-Dimensional Services.
Posted on 7/31/2000 9:31 AM MST
In Reply to: Name Game posted by Michael Martus on 7/30/2000 7:32 PM MST:
I liked the games that either rhymed or had the same letters beginnning both words. I don’t know, but without one this year, something was missing. Oh well- can’t change the past, can only hope for better in the future.
-Erin
Posted by Jon.
Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Posted on 8/2/2000 3:32 PM MST
In Reply to: Alliterations for all! posted by Erin on 7/31/2000 9:31 AM MST:
Co-Opertition…
It was definitely an interesting idea… I have to say Alliteration is the way to go…
I rarely ever told people the name when I was explaining the game because I knew it wouldn’t make sense without a lenghty explanation… the name ought to be like a good joke in that it needs no explanation. you see the game, you see the name…
Posted by Splash.
Student on team #53, Team Inferno, from Eleanor Roosevelt High School and NASA GSFC.
Posted on 8/1/2000 1:08 PM MST
In Reply to: Name Game posted by Michael Martus on 7/30/2000 7:32 PM MST:
: I miss the ‘Toriod Terror’, ‘Ramp & Roll’, ‘Hexagon Havoc’ and the like.
: What do you think?
I didnt’t really care for the name this year. The past names have given insight to what is going on. Yes Co-Operation imples that someone is working together, but doing what?
We suggested 'Hang ‘em High.’ It sounds a lot more interesting than co-operation.