26-12-2014, 02:22
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 FRC #0624 Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Texas
Posts: 892
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Re: Fun Wild Idea: Corporate Sponsors Build & Compete!
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Originally Posted by EricH
It's not a remnant. Not at all. Some teams STILL have numbers that were once assigned based on sponsor. 330, for example, was team 82 at one point... but that next year, Raytheon took over Hughes, and 330 dropped a couple hundred numbers. The teams in the 170 range were UTC teams. 190s tended to be Xerox. (I believe that that was also the year that rookies started getting numbers based on registration order.)
Let me make one thing clear: Without the sponsors, many teams would not exist. By having the sponsors as part of the team's official name, FIRST is choosing to recognize the sponsors' involvement and partnership with the teams to help inspire the next generation of engineers, teachers, technicians, and other future leaders. Specifically, the partnership. This isn't something to be taken lightly--these companies have made an investment in the future--and specifically, their future.
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Oh ok, nice to know. Sorry, I didn't mean to downplay the significance of any sponsors.
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