Gator, I do believe that is the first time I have seen you cuss. I attribute that to passion. I believe (in spite of Masonic lessons) that passion, and passionate discussion, is a key feature toward development and evolution...and healthy for discourse.
Keep the faith, friend. Stay the course. You will have those who disagree, but my experience is that those are the folks who will rally behind you when the stuff really hits the fan. Step back, see the forest, and take a breath.
BF1 might have been a plan. The question is; was it "THE" plan?