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Wow. This is sad.

How could FIRST not predict the overwhelmingly negative response? If they had sent an email to a few teams with the idea (maybe the hall of fame teams, they're supposed to be in contact with them, right?), they'd be better prepared for the stream of disapproval and complaining.

Why was this done without any sort of public discussion? There were many heated debates on CD and in real life about the merits of district competitions, but the district model was improved as a result. The same could be true for an expanded championship model.

Is the 2015/2016 St. Louis championship format so terrible that they're dropping it before they've even tried it?