For those having trouble grasping the enormity of Karthik's posts, I'm gonna put them in perspective for you.
2012 Simbotics Chairman's Video
Watch it. Again. Of all the teams in FIRST, including past HoF teams, I can't think of a team that "gets it" any better than 1114. The video says it all. 1114 is a CLASS ACT.
Karthik and the rest of 1114 have pretty much dedicated their lives to this program. There is a reason their CCA this year was LONG overdue.
To have their chance at taking home the double crown stolen away by some fool with a cellphone is devastating. I don't know strong enough words to describe the emotions I felt, never mind what the members of 1114, 2056, 4334, and the rest of the Einstein teams have felt.
Imagine how 4334 feels. They're rookies! They "get it" too. Won Rookie-All-Star at GTREast to earn their seat. They're trying to get a western Canada regional started NEXT YEAR. For those playing the home game, there are currently TWO teams in western Canada, 1482, and them. Its an absolute tragedy that their stellar first FIRST season came to an end like this. I have to imagine its making them question all the time and money they've put in.