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Originally posted by Ken Leung
...But really, why do every team want to go to Nationals so badly?...If awards aren't the most valuable thing in this competition, then why attend to the award ceremony? Why bother to spend all these money to go to a really hot and crowded place and fight for something with 300 other teams? Why not just take what you already gain and be settle with them? Do teams really want to be recognized so badly?...
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My first instinct over all this is to rant and rave. My second to steam quietly and think, and the third...well, I haven't gotten that far yet.
But as for the awards, I'm going to answer your question with one of my own Ken.
Why bother? I think we should ask the rookies why they bother. Or the teams with little to no funding, no engineers, and lets face it - a very very slim chance at coming out as #1 in the country. Why do they bother every year???
Ever talk to some of these teams? They come because they have the spirit to try...and really for me, that's what FIRST was always about. I have the sinking feeling that now, now the Epcot Invitational will have something vital lacking....