[IronicDeadBird]

I really don't care if anyone flaks me for this. I really don't which is unusual for me, but I think what people aren't recognizing is that in a lot of these arguments all the parts mentioned "raise the floor" and do nothing for the "ceiling". Which is kind of unfair, but so is life.
If AndyMark along with the Rhino released a bunch of parts that higher level teams are dying for I think this conversation would be different.

As for inspiring, see 4.6 R18.

"There is no restriction on the quantity of COTS items or items which do not meet the definition of COTS or FABRICATED (e.g. raw materials) that may be accessed by a team at an event."

Is it not inspiring to see a team which looks down and out for the count make a comeback because they have access to COTS parts?

Finally, and this ought to be a fun thing to throw into the mix, isn't this just a different version of the cheesecake firestorm. Who was inspired when a robot got cheese caked? Or in this instance, who is inspired when people roll around in the (pardon the pun) COTtage cheese...

Man I feel bad reading that pun...