[AndyB]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

In all seriousness though, I think I would definitely prefer customized pins. IMO they look cooler than bronze medals, and you can add them to a hat or something and keep a record of the games you've participated in. The only downside I see is that if they're truly a one-to-one swap for the bronze medals, the teams that win silver and gold at their first regional will miss out on cool pins...

I'm with Billfred, my bronze medals just hang around and clank when something touches them. They're nice to complete the timeline, but they're big and heavy for that purpose alone.

Have to agree with you on this one. There is no practicality in the bronze medals. They are worn for, at most, a day and replacing them would probably save a pretty penny. I also like the idea of displaying your pins at FIRST events. The bronze medals all pretty much look the same and they seem to just blend together as more are collected rather than provide a memory.