Thread: Convincing ESPN to Show Championships
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Re: Convincing ESPN to Show Championship
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Originally Posted by XaulZan11 View Post
Also, it would need to be a donation/sponsorship deal as ESPN probably wouldn't be making money on it. That would be interesting to see as it would seem to force FIRST to pick between 'making it loud' and their criticism of the sports/entertainment culture or industry...
Does FIRST really not like the entertainment industry? I always just thought they wanted kids to think that being an engineer was just as cool (and much more possible than) being a baseball player/rap star, etc.
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