[EricH]

Originally Posted by efoote868

Not really, especially when the two championships can be a vehicle for improvement. Problems with the singlesplit championship includes a cap on the number of teams that can attend, the fact that it has never been the best of all teams, the limited number of matches teams have at championships, the format of the awards, the limited amount of time between week 7 and champs, and the lack of incentive for areas to go to districts to name a few.

FTFY.

And now I add that there's one set of teams that gets an extra week, there is no single world champion alliance (at this time), and that you have to watch (or attend) for TWO weeks to see "all" the top teams. Oh... and now we get to listen to TWO of Dean's speeches within two weeks of each other! (NOTE: This last could be a positive. YMMV, you'll have to form your own opinion on that.)

Just as a reminder that there will be a cap of 400 teams/championship event, neither event will have the best of all teams, matches will still be limited*, the awards will still drag on, time will still be an issue between Week 7 and either champs, and there will still be not much incentive for some areas to go to districts.



*I could see 8 50-team divisions, OR 4 100-team divisions. I suspect the latter, and hope for the former. If it is in fact the latter, matches won't improve. OTOH, if it's the former, there will be more matches.