Has any team ever won a regional and not experienced this in some fashion? Most of us are nowhere near the levels that 148, 1114, 254, 111, etc. do. However, when 1276 won BAE in 2006 we experienced snide remarks (half a dozen), which is half a dozen more than I was expecting. They were all along the lines of "mentor built robot, students don't know anything." I have heard similar murmurs for pretty much every competitive team I know of in the Northeast.
FWIW, I think some of those comments against 1114 should get the offenders kicked out of the event. Perhaps 1114 should move their robot through the pits by yelling, "Team build robot coming through!" ?
