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Originally Posted by Racer26
I like how you use accusing me of hyperbole to conveniently skirt the very next thing I say, where I suggest that this announcement making ANY mentors of that caliber question their involvement is scary.
I agree with you that one or two mentors does not a widespread opinion make.
Further, I agree that they are far from a high percentage of the inspirational people in FIRST.
Certainly, there are inspirational people at every step of the FIRST programs, however, the super-elite teams, and the mentors that make them tick (people like Jared and Cory), account for a disproportionate share of the inspiration, both directly through their own personal actions, and indirectly through the actions of their teams and the teams that they mentor, and therefore their opinions should be considered to have more weight when it comes to future ways the program will inspire. If they're not fully on-board, its a potentially massive problem that can jeopardize the very thing that getting more teams to CMP tries to achieve.
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I didn't ignore it. My apologies for making you feel like I did. I was pointing out the hyperbole in your original post of
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many long term, well respected mentors from HOF teams ready to jump ship to another program at the drop of a hat
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You, yourself, said that you were referring to two people in this thread, "as well as others." Two people, plus some others, does not equal "many" people. That was the hyperbole.
I agree that WFA/WFAA and mentors from HOF teams should have their opinions treated with respect and with an air of authority, to a reason. But I've been around FIRST long enough (13+ years), and know enough of them personally, to understand that their opinions rarely line up together.
Not all of them have publicly given their opinions on this subject. Some I've talked to in person and though personal chats. Others, who I personally don't know, haven't publicly expressed their opinion.