[falconmaster]

That is very similar to what I tell people. "You can't control what your alliances do or who you are paired with. You can have the best robot and still lose. But in Chairman's you control what you do and how much and for the most part you get what you put in." You are right, its been a great journey. We have had the added issue of immigration to "poke us in the eye" In FIRST, however, we get judged and treated by what we do, not our pedigree.