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Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

While good for Indiana, this is yet another district area surrounding Ohio that permits flow of district teams into our state while locking our state's teams out from competing at events formerly open to them.

Ohio is in the initial stages of organizing for a district push, but in the meantime, Ohio teams are going to feel even more pressure from insurgent district teams from MAR, MI, NE, and now Indiana who feel like taking some of their extra cash and throwing it at extra chances to qualify for the CMP at Ohio regionals. Ohio teams are finding it increasingly difficult to find reciprocal opportunities via the attendance of reasonably close out of state regionals. I am not a fan of this "poaching" activity . . . .

As a Michigander, I don't like it either. One of a district system's largest benefits is that the most deserving teams qualify for the CMP. Going to an out-of-state regional subverts that intent. Michigan teams who qualify in Ohio/anywhere else take spots that are meant to be earned through our district system.

I've said several times that Michigan teams should not be able to directly qualify for the CMP outside Michigan. I don't think they should be allowed to compete for an RCA, and if they do win the regional, it should count as a qualification to MSC. Michigan teams should qualify from Michigan... But I guess it's a topic for a different thread.