[PayneTrain]

What I will say is that FIRST recognized there is a problem with Championships. It's an event every team should go to at least once because just being there is a transformative experience, and by the time we move to this format, probably around 1/6 of teams would have had a chance to go to champs at the FRC level.

That's ignoring the fact that the other programs have no room at all to invite teams to compete in such a great environment. I am not convinced this was the best solution that could be executed, but we as a program need to keep trying new things together and figuring out what works and what doesn't together.