[mrnoble]

Comparing FRC to the corrupt debacle that is college football is an absolute dead end, in my opinion. I don't care how many fans Alabama has.

Follow that road where it leads and FRC teams should recruit top Lego League talent, and try to convince smart and talented kids to leave the teams across town because, you know, that team are losers.

The "fans" who show up to support my team are the parents, teachers, and younger siblings of my students, as well as our alumni. And each year that number grows because those kids accomplished so much to be proud of.

I'm sorry if your team has had a bad year, seriously. But my team, in our first regional, had an apparent victory in QF snatched after the fact due to the difficulties of reffing this game, and in the rematch their robot was torn in half. They have rebuilt from scratch the frame and shooter/collector to get ready for the next event. And they are HAPPY. In fact, the kids who came back from Utah say that it was life changing for them. I agree. They have done everything in their power, which was more than they ever thought possible. And that's enough to make me like FRC, and this (flawed) game.