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Originally Posted by dodar
If you guys want to not qualify the 3rd member of the winning alliance, how would you know if they didnt get a steal and majorly helped that alliance to win? In Florida our alliance picked 744 as our 3rd pick and we got a STEAL. Their minibot got us 30 points every match. Now if we had won because a good number of our matches had 30pts because of that minibot, how could you deny them a slot at CMP?
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This is a fair argument. I'm not saying that 2 teams qualifying is ideal, but if you're limited on the number of teams you can send, this is where I'd probably start cutting spots. And most times you'll end up with a #1 or #2 alliance winning, and you're looking at a winning alliance that potentially consists of the 1st, 2nd, and 24th best robots in the competition. Makes a lot of sense to me to qualify the 1st and 2nd best and call it a day.
While I'm at it, I suppose I'll examine the other slots:
Rookie Allstar: I would suggest not qualifying RAS teams. But keep the award around.
Chairman's Award: I'd send all of these teams. I feel happy sending a Chairman's Award winning team to the CMP even if their robot is awful, and I think most of them have fairly competitive robots anyway.
Engineering Inspiration: Similar feelings to RCA award.