[techtiger1]

(Steps on soapbox)

I have heard these hating comments about my own team as a mentor and about other teams in my region. Our state has many excellent teams a few of them stand out and are excellent to a championship level every year. As a student you think its unfair, as a mentor you begin to realize that the robot is just a vehicle. To quote Dr. Flowers FIRST is a microcosm of real life, it is not always fair or a level playing field. JVN once wrote on these very forums something to this effect, I don't care if a bunch of monkeys builds the robot as long as the kids are inspired that is all that matters. We need to focus on the bigger picture here and remember GP.

(Steps off soapbox)