[MarkoRamius1086]

I have heard that Exploding Bacon used a randomized generator to make theirs up, to great sucess actually! I would do this multiple times, then vote on the best of them. That or you could find something about your team that you all like, or is unique to your area or students.

Whatever they like, no matter how silly, go for it! If you look at many of the larger powerhouse teams, they have come up with creative, crafty, and sometimes silly names! The more unique your name is, the more unique and reconizable your team will become! We ran into the same problem three or four years back. We were previously 1086 Pirates, and because there were many local and national teams that had the exact same name... well you get the gist. We were not unique and could not create attention.

Our previous captains eventually decided to drop the Pirates name and go with a trend they had inadvertantly started. We had, for many years, drilled holes into our frames, for the sole purpose to save weight. Eventually one year someone said, "Hey! That robot looks like a piece of swiss!"... or something along those lines. We jumped on it pretty quickly, and also included one of our school colors. Blue Cheese.

Hope this helps,
Sincerely,
Petrie