[Al Skierkiewicz]

OK, here comes my two cents...As with so many things these days, we tend to look at the minutia instead of the big picture. If you started this thread by asking "does anyone know the lyrics for "We Are the Champions"? Your responses would be "we are the Champions, la la la, do do do, We are the Champions of the World!" After all of the years I have been to competitions, (that's 40-50 events) all this song represents to me is that the final teams are on stage to be recognized. Stand Up and cheer! There is no hidden meaning, no subliminal message, just a popular song with recognizable lyrics to trigger a response and signal the next scene in the script. So that you don't forget in the future, we are not the "the glass is half empty" group.
Ed I have to disagree with you about GP on the field. This is a competition to highlight design, construction and strategy. To go on the field and not put forth your best effort every match is a failure to act in a gracious manner. It will not improve robot design or inspire students to do better. When Wildstang helps a team we expect that team not to hold back. We tell them that we expect them to use their repaired robot to the fullest. Anything less does not improve either team or the organization as a whole. If we didn't bring this competitive spirit to the field we would still be running with wired robots on a table top.
OK so that's more than two cents worth but I am crabby after 6 hours between shifts.