[dlavery]

Also, I would suggest that you proceed carefully. If there really is a serious thought about having two teams at your school (which I would NOT recommend, for a variety of reasons, including those already mentioned), then you should probably check with FIRST before you make any commitments. There were a few instances last year of multiple teams from the same school/institution (typified by the teams building at the same location, sponsored by the same school, sharing designs and team members, etc.). FIRST had prepared a series of rules on how such teams were to be handled, and where/how they would be allowed to compete. The rules were not enforced last year because they were not adequately publicized, and those teams were allowed to slide by. However, FIRST indicated that would not be the case this year. So before the teams register and get locked into a problematic situation, watch for any updates from FIRST that may address multi-team schools (and if we don't see anything before registration opens - proactively ask FIRST about the issue).

-dave