[indieFan]

My gut feeling when I was told about this was to like this idea. My feelings have not changed. I like the idea of veterans having to work with rookies. It gives the rookies a chance to learn how the veterans do things. It also prevents an alliance of three veterans going up against an alliance of three rookies.

To say that FIRST isn't giving you what you paid for is not correct. Yes, we all pay the same money to play in the same regionals, but this just means the veterans have to face off and then play with each other during the elimination matches.

I'm not out to win a competition, nor am I out to play with only the veteran teams. Instead, I'm out to try and show the students what is possible. And, sometimes, the best lessons are learned from the things that are viewed as disappointments and failures.

indieFan