[Rangel]

I agree with Maxman. Don't worry so much about reputation in terms of numbers. Focus instead on trying to be the best you can be in regards to your own team. For us, that started with trying to do things that people thought were impossible or out of our league. This went from electric cars to college level underwater robotics competitions. Our team also believes in changing the culture of not only the team or school, but the entire community so we started doing tons of outreach and mentoring. This eventually lead to many different competition wins including the world chairmen's award in 2008. Be the best that you can be with regards to the team, robot, community, and most importantly to yourself and the reputation will be generated on its own. A cool and catchy name and flashy t shirts are nice but ultimately, it's what your team is and does that is important if you want people to remember you. In same cases, it might be your hard work at media production like flashy t shirts that generates you reputation. Do whatever works for you.