Does FIRST give out too many awards? (Opinion)

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Does FIRST give out too many awards? (Opinion)

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24-05-2005, 22:41

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Re: Does FIRST give out to many awards? (Opinion)

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Originally Posted by Cory

Drawing a comparison between the NFL and FIRST is completely irrelevant. Dean doesn't want FIRST to be anything like professional sports, so how can you possibly associate the two?

Dean has to want FIRST to mirror some aspect of the NFL as we know it today. After all, he's looking to create role models (of which there are some in the NFL), get folks excited about science and technology (as the NFL has done with football), and fill up arenas from here to Seattle (which the NFL and other sports do).

It's been said before--sports are fine and good, as long as you've got your priorities in the right order for you.

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