Championship 2011 - St Louis - Your Thoughts Please?

[rwood359]

Originally Posted by fuzzwaz

-Some teams will not be attending the concert for various reasons. I know of a few teams personally who had scouting meetings or just didn’t want to go. Thankfully I am positive that all of 359 was there to accept the award, otherwise I would have been even more disappointed if they decided to reveal the winner at the concert and the team they choose being nowhere in sight.

We were all present. Sadly one mentor who was unable to stand in the mosh pit for an hour did not get to go on stage to receive the award.

-Besides all the discomfort this may have brought to a few teams, I was also unsure of the benefits this brought to the winning chairmans team. If I recall, no video was ever played, and as I anxiously waited to see excited students raise up that large clock in pure happiness, I never did. The clock was never officially handed to 359. Not to mention, I still am in love with the past's tradition of announcing the award during the finals, with ALL eyes on you. It has always seemed so magical, and everyone could just feel all the hardwork a team as done. Watching 341 stand up and start hugging each other while the crowd went wild was.. amazing to me. I REALLY hope 359 enjoyed themselves and had an amazing time at the concert, but I would not recommend FIRST does that again.

Our Chairman's video was not played at either event.

Enjoyed is a relative term. Four of us are 60+ and music that makes your insides shake doesn't qualify for enjoyed. Being with the team waiting for the announcement and hearing our team called was far beyond enjoyed.