I will say one other thing:
If it is in a domed stadium at a major city, it will draw a lot more media coverage than Epcot does! Anytime you put a 3 day event in a major stadium, everyone there wonders what is going on.

I can just see the local headlines - "Robots Invade xxxx Stadium!"

New playing field anyone?
:D


Wetzel
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/me walks away nonchalantly

Re: Too small? Everything's bigger in Texas!
 

Actually, we're down to one huge exhibition hall, and some extra exhibition space attached to the arena. They tore down most of the astrohall to make up for the parking taken up by the stadium and the new hall. but yeah. Anyone who says Houston is too small needs new glasses.

And to JosephM,

I did say I'd laugh IF it was in Houston. not when. sheesh.

By looking at the qualities Raul listed, Pheonix and Houston are the only two options within the USA. As for where those qualities came from, I have no idea, but I do know that Raul usually knows what he's talking about...

oooohhhh. football playing robots.(begins to drool)

Yea, NTS. really wasn't THAT huge anyway. I mean it was enormous in the grand, overall scale, but the actual feilda and tents seemed like thay could fit in any oversized theme park or stadium parking-lot. I mean, the rides and the whole park definitly helped to accomodate us nicely :rolleyes:, but when it comes to necessity the astrodome does have more than anough room to accomodate us. "and anyway, Six Flag's thrill rides show-up disney's any day"

Flights are Cheaper if you fly from Manchester (where FIRST is based) to Texas than it is to Arizona, if that is ANY indication I have no idea...

Mira Costa High School and Redondo Union High School are rivals on the football playing field, and teammates on the robotic team. We hope that at our game next season we’ll have built a small robot carrying the ball and racing across the field. Our MCHS School Superintendent, Jerry Davis, said he’d chase after it! Our RUHS Superintendent, Bill Nunan, has good naturedly declined to say if he would.

Then Bill, not Jerry, asked to be on our team email list so he remains informed and an enthusiastic supporter of our team.

Is Reliant connected with Enron?

Umm.. no. Completely unrelated. In fact, they are/were competitors. Both in the natural gas and energy trading markets. Oddly enough, however, Reliant has been split into different companies thanks to deregulation. I dunno if any of them are still Reliant, but my dad's division is now CenterPoint Energy. Just a little random tidbit, there.....

The Astroturf would make a good playing field surface, but we might run up a really high bill for "damaging the carpet."

I am almost positive that the new Reliant stadium where the Texans play is grass. That was part of their feats as a new team, "Indoor grass playing field" I could be wrong though.

correction this site says it is natural grass. http://www.houstontexans.com/facilit...?cont_id=26701





where did this rumor about a dome in a regional host city come from?

perfect.. Finally we can use our school's new $1.6 million Nexturf field...

holy crap, you guys got a NexTurf football field? thats do cool! it looks like real grass but it isnt.(ive walked on the field at Veterans Stadium in Philadelpha and they have it.)

So - how much money does your school district budget for your team?