Andy,

Great response. This is exactly what I was looking for. Though my questions seemed pretentious I assure you they were genuine. This is the first course I have researched where the BB was not actually taught, or part of the building process, so of course the question of why came about. I hadn't thought about taking away from the other two students if I was to ask for something different. Regardless, I appreciate the help and after reading this, the BB build doesn't seem so important for a first time build.

Thanks again.