[Billfred]

Not to revive an old topic, but we might as well evaluate what Dave's posted in this thread to see if something he mentioned wound up somehow connecting to FIRST Frenzy.

First, the big long reasoning post...it could be argued that he was trying to drive our minds into a mind-numbing state and get us speculating--a frenzied state.

Second, the "my work here is done" post. Consider the game--once you got on the bar, you're done...well, except for those little things, such as blocking the goal or monkeying to block another robot. Consider that Dave then posted and did other little posts.

Finally, the "storming the castle" post. If we define the bar as a the inner part of a castle, then we've got a mess of a fortress this year, don't we? I mean, big huge stairs (in robot terms, at least), tremendous stakes blocking your path, the varying traction of the surfaces (I didn't even notice that until Atlanta)...it's quite the protection. Oh, and the guards, if you define the other alliance as the keepers of the castle. (Yeah, that's a stretch...they think the same of you.)

I sense the need to look into this further....(devilish grin)