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IIRC, last year's kickoff was way shorter than any other year, and on time.

While I do love Dean's speeches, it's tough to watch some people (like our principal!) struggle with the boredom of watching the whole thing. Unless you get FIRST, the speeches can be a little bit boring, so I'm hoping for another quick one this year. That being said, the game introduction last year was so abrupt, some people in the room thought it was a joke (especially when the guy said "robots can climb on the pyramids to earn extra points!")