Sounds crazy. I like it. I'm currently in limbo in terms of mentoring. If my college schedule allows it I will try and mentor a Boston area team this winter. I agree with the deck building idea since a "standard style" game, as with most other TCG's, creates the problem of he who spends the most wins the most.
I think that instead of a trading card game you would almost be better off with instead creating a catalyst league or something electronic of that sort. Costs would be less and the access would be about as wide.
If you would like any information about 3173, my former team, message me and I will let you know anything you would like.
Good luck!!
EDIT:
I also started a Fantasy FRC league this year for my team during CMP. Each person picked teams and then earned points based off of that teams robot and team performance using a scoring system loosely based off of the FiM point system. We set up the draft on a google doc and then I was the commissioner and live tallied up the scores for each person while watching CMP or at night after most of the action was over.
This is the thread on it. I believe that I made quite a few changes to it since I originally posted it.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...=Fantasy+FIRST