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I agree with DampRobot. FRC has always been a sort of "varsity" robotics sport, that doesn't make the game smaller to get more people involved, like Vex and FTC do. I was way more excited to watch the Cheesy Poof's autonomous mode than I was to watch will.i.am or that other singer person. Instead of trying to gain popularity by adding famous pop culture people to the program, they should focus on making the robotics/competition part of FIRST more exciting to the public. Associating the program with famous people may get some people to find out about the program, but it won't get the general public interested and invested in FIRST.

i also agree with PayneTrain, that FIRST is having some growing pains, and are working out some details with the organization.