The really ironic part out of all of this is the fact you people seem to forget all about what FIRST is really about as you sit here bashing eachother.
For the past 3 days (including today), I've been helping set up for this year's kickoff. I was also out on stage today. I was the girl in the red shirt @ the driver's station. I've known what the challenge was since Thursday. It was pretty funny (and sad) to get on these forums after discussing them with some of the employees from FIRST. I so badly wanted to get on Thursday night and say "I know what the challenge is. Quit the pointless bashing! You're all mostly wrong."
As we all know, we have the capabilities and the knowledge to get on here, and post a well fabricated rumor, including pictures, diagrams, .pdf files and everything. Anyone of us could get on here and do that. Pointing a finger at the do-er is POINTLESS! It accomplishes nothing, except for your own personal satisfaction that you caught someone intelligent enough to create their own idea for a years challenge.
Just remember next year, around kickoff time. Discuss the challenge, criticize concepts, but don't bash eachother. Do that, and you've missed what FIRST is all about.
Jillian