[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Having said that,

I also agree with what Nawaid said. The idea of a play-in bracket is one worth pursuing - it worked well for VCU BB in March, didn't it? The EIs and RASs are there the same duration as the other teams; they have a play-in bracket on, say, the dormant Einstein field, on Thursday. (I know FLL is there, we can be creative with that) The four winning alliances are plugged in as 8-seeds on Newton, Archimedes, Curie, and Galileo. These teams can get the recognition they deserve; their pit location can be fluid, and it will take some of the pressure off the very crowded A/C/G/N pits and fields.


*This is for RAS, EI, and RCA recipients that did not win their events

Interesting twist to my idea. somehow i don't think the level of competition in the play-in's will be as impressive as the division qualification rounds. those teams would be torched as 8 seeds. but it would be fun to watch. (on another note, i think we can feasibly do 12 alliances if we have 95+ teams per alliance.)