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Originally Posted by fuzzwaz

A team with all the right mentors and tools to work is nothing without the right amount of motivation. This is why I believe no one team is invincible. This is where sports and robotics truly share similar components. So I think the real question turns out to be, Who are the teams who will become inspired within the next few years and who will lose their motivation to live up to the hype that their success has given them?

Perhaps what I'm trying to say is.. the right mentors will motivate. There is obviously quite a bit of fluctuation, but I don't think it's because a team is fading, rather random chance, bad design decision, or another unfortunate event. The only way I think a really "dominant" team could really fall from grace would be if they lost a main mentor, organizer, or motivator, or one who is all three (most likely).