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Re: FRCTop25.com Going Live Soon! Get Involved.
My suggestions:
You need a third ranking poll, one for combined weeks. Each week, there comes out a top 25 poll for teams that played THAT WEEK and that week only. Each week has a public and private poll for THAT WEEK. However the third poll on the side will be the combined public and private polling for EACH WEEK played so far. Public polling points are added with the private polling points and put on one total poll. This way, the public will actually be able to speak louder than the few special voters. Teams that are as good as both public and private voters say they are will be rewarded with much higher stats in the total season poll, and teams that are really good but the private voters snub will be given the chance to shine because the public will outweigh the private when it comes to how many points the teams receive.
Also, let us not forget, ranking teams based on their ability to play the game isn't as FIRST as FIRST really is. This poll is all about competition, and competition is suposed to be second to the real mission of FIRST. What this poll was started as was about the fun of it. It doesn't need to be taken so seriously that we have bitter arguements. Teams that are powerhouse each year will have their days and everyone will always comment on how they are the best and be magically ranked in people's heads as to who is first or second.
In most regionals, the three teams that win a regional are usually two well known good teams and one "who are they, where are they from" team. Usually speaking. I think if anything, this poll will point out teams that achieve a victory yet arn't well known week by week. If we bring a handfull of new team numbers to light, this will be a major success.
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