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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
Maybe I shouldn't complain since I didn't vote... but there definitely seems to be a huge bias towards the teams competing at the events with the perennially elite teams (1114, 254, 118, 148, etc.).
This definitely represents my big frustration with the FRCTop25... it's essentially just a popularity contest with a few other teams hanging onto the coat-tails of their more renowned partners/opponents. I'm guessing no one actually watches even all of the elimination rounds every weekend... the idea that these rankings are little more than "who's been good on the national stage over the last few years" is a pipe dream.
I don't think I'm over-exaggerating my own region's strength, but 177, 131, 3467, 58, 78, 319 and 195 are certainly on par with the #10-#25 teams on the list, while a fair case could certainly also be made for other New England teams like 176, 138, 236, and 230.
I'm not usually one for rants like this... but I just want to voice my opinion since I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking it. I'm in no way blaming Mike or Justin for this issue... just trying to encourage people to better educate themselves before voting... and not to take the rankings seriously.
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In the case of the Groton event, NEFIRST's useless archives of the live stream are not helping others see the competitions replayed. I was at the event and missed the stream itself. There are videos posted to youtube from a team member(?) that show team 1991 competing at Groton all the way to the finals. It will not matter (much) if NEFIRST corrects the archive problem because we will have moved on to weeks 3, 4, 5 by that time. The stream of the UNH event a couple of days before Groton is OK, so They probably know how archiving works, even if the actual video is a bit chaotic from a continuity standpoint. I've got my fingers crossed but I'm not holding my breath.