[Joe Matt]

I wonder, do you think colleges take "I wanted to fail so I could be on robotics again!" as a valid excuse to repeat the senior year again....

and again....

and again....

and again....

For those who don't know, I have been in FIRST sort-to speak since the 8th grade. I have seen the highest of times, the lowest of lows, and I wouldn't trade the world for the memories, experience, and inspiration I have taken in while on J.R. Tucker Tigers/Sparky/Sparky 384. Anyone remember Sparky 3.0 v. MOEhawk? Sparky 2.0 scoring 625 points aligned with 71? Sparky 4.0 winning two regionals? I do, I never will forget.

Will I move on? Will I leave 384? I don't know. We are chaining, good or bad, I don't know, but we are chaining. I don't think we'll see another Sparky 4.0 team again, which is sad, but I know there will be some cool things happening in the future. Well, I guess in the end I will have to leave 384 as I head to the University of Dayton, a good 7 hours away from my Jingletown of 384. I'll have to leave, it's what is needed.

To run, to run away. To find, what you believe. I'd leave behind this motorcade of lies. I've lost my faith, my faith to this, this town that don't exist. I run, I run away. The lights of masochists.

Will I come back, back home? Maybe, but I need to run away first. To another team. To a rookie. To a vet. It all depends upon me. I'm looking at teams, I'm looking at 341's Team in a Box. Right now I need to do some soul searching before I make my decision on where to start my next chapter in FIRST. I doubt it will be on 384, I doubt it will be in Virginia. But don't doubt the fact that it will be in FIRST.