[DukesAZ]

Its sad that there are so many people who hold animosity towards Team 254. They are a great team who have worked hard over the years to develop into one of the best teams in the country. NASA didn't show up at Bellarmine one day and drop a team off at their front door as some would like you to think.

To me, its obvious why so many people bash Team 254: jealousy. They are jealous of the successes that Team 254 has enjoyed and they resent the fact that their team has not achieved similar success. So to vent their frustrations, they hide behind a computer screen and log on to an internet forum to take cheap shots (and thats what they are) at an upstanding group of individuals.

I attend a school in Phoenix that is very similar to Bellarmine. In fact, some of our teachers and members of our administration at one time taught at Bellarmine. I know the people at Bellarmine are hard-working and honest who like to win fair and succeed on an even playing field. They would not manipulate a situation to win a regional because that would put a mark on the win. I certainly would not want to win that way.

I did not witness the situation described by ducttapejason. I have however been involved in more than my fair share of bad calls and I did not immediately run to my nearest computer and throw baseless accusations at fellow FIRST teams and FIRST officials. Jason, you should be ashamed.