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Originally posted by Jordan A.
17*16=272
Now 17 = number of regionals
16 = number of teams in the elimination tournaments at each regional
272 = just 16 less than the intended first goal (288)
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Jordan, you forgot one thing. Each alliance in the tournament is 3 teams. So it's 24*17=408 teams. Thats a bit more. Plus you forgot the three awards you can win at regionals to go to nationals, so that's another 51 teams. 459 teams total.
Even though we don't get to get in on the first come first serve teams this year, it makes you strive to have the best bot you can think up and build. At the same it also inspires us to improve other qualities of our team and work more on other, usually less thought of awards like the Chairman's Award. And if you think about it, in retrospect, the Chairman's Award *if awarded properly* is even more important then winning with the robot. Enough of morals and ethics.
Otherwise, for you graduating seniors, don't worry! I had two years of FIRST in high school and now, I'm not in college, but I am a mentor of two teams. There are a lot of colleges that are prime to have teams started. That's how our team got started.