[Maldridge422]

I think FIRST faces enough challenges without outside competition. In my city, we have five fewer FRC teams than we did in 2005. The difficulties faced by every single FRC team provide, IMHO, plenty of competition. Every single FRC team has to constantly compete against the outside world for the funding and support we need to survive. I'm confident that FIRST understands that if it is not constantly improving itself, it will not last long.