[holygrail]

Our team is really excited to see how the rule changes from Cowtown change the strategy and feel of the competition. It is just very interesting to see that there is such a difference in values this way. Reliability over speed for the minibots, and because of the different point structure, hanging is so much more important. Alliance selection will be interesting too! I hope that FIRST is watching.

Also, I just have to say that I'm very excited to see that there is such a high caliber of teams attending. It will be really great to get to know some of the out-of-town teams.

Last, I'm curious about the role that Cowtown plays for other teams. For us, we lost 9 seniors last year, but we've replaced them with about 20 freshmen and sophomores. Cowtown is our opportunity to show them what they are getting themselves into. Also, it's a great mentor recruiting tool.