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Originally Posted by dodar
I'm not knocking 67 in any way, shape, or form, but would these yearly results have happened if they weren't able to have well over 60 matches a year before going to the World Championships?
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Yes and no. There is no denying that more matches helps teams prepare for championships, I'm not comparing them against the average team. I'm comparing them against the others in the "Best of" discussion. 1114 has typically attended three regionals since 2006 (2009 being the only exception). 2056 started attending three in 2011.
Yes 67 had a lot of practice and that has definitely helped them at Championships. They're also winning almost all of their regional/district events too however,
and district championships. The odds are NOT in their favor to do this. Simply put, they're playing at a level that exceeds almost everyone else in FIRST.
I might have a different outlook if 67 doesn't win all their district events and MSC during those seasons, but dominates at CMP. Or even if they struggle out of the box but win at MSC and CMP. The fact is that they start winning from the outset and then keep winning, in one of the toughest FIRST regions in the world.
I'm not going to say that 67 is better or worse than 1114, 2056, 254 or any other team that's performing at that level. It's just too close to call. But I don't believe they can be left off the list, they're just too good. When you look at the statistics, and you compare their results to the results of their peers, I don't think you can argue that they're not one of the top 5 teams in FIRST, let alone top 10.