[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by sentientfungus

In order to raise the competitiveness of Championships, and of FRC as a whole, the solution isn't to cut out those that can't perform well. That's just ignoring the problem. Maybe we're too focused on lowering our sample sized as opposed to increasing the sample quality.

Emphasis mine times ten. I could talk forever about this. I'm not sure whether FIRST defines more inspiration as success or more teams. There's a problem when vets who have been around for a while field boxes on wheels. I think FIRST in general needs to take a stance that promotes raising the competition level as opposed to raising the number of teams enrolled in FIRST.