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Re: 2014 10,000 Lakes Regional

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Originally Posted by nfhammes View Post
Yeah, Districts in MN isn't happening next year. 2016 or 2017 would be well within reason, but I would bet we get a fifth Minnesota regional first. We may be almost at the state's current carrying capacity for teams, but we're going to get a lot of additional pressure as states around us go to districts before us, both from their teams looking for out-of-state play, and from Michigan teams having fewer nearby options.

Unless we see an Iowa regional in the very near future. But I honestly don't know how likely that is. The FRC community in the state is certainly growing close to the number of required teams.


How about a regional right on the MN / WI border - close enough that it's an easy trip for Iowa teams - and in an area that is both growing in FRC teams, yet ripe for explosive growth? Hmmmm. Wherever could that be.


Just a thought
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