I was really really happy to see this comic
It isn't the first time that xkcd has been involved with FRC -- our team (2877 Ligerbots) has the first-ever XKCD sponsorship. (Apparently a few of his friends went to our high school. It's most likely a one-time feat.)
Randall was a mentor, or something similar, when he was in college, on his little brother's team. He has some great stories about it.
(now that I think about it, there's probably still a whiteboard with "xkcd.com -- DNE" somewhere in our team's room)