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Originally Posted by Tanis
I wouldn't count on that kind of continued growth.
The last big jump was 2012 (153) to 2013 (180).
2013 to 2014 was only 6 teams.
2014 to 2015 brought in another 6 (to 192).
2015 to 2016 was actually 16 (we are currently at 208).
We have also hit the point at which we have a team at most schools that can support an FRC team (and some that really can't). Many of the schools looking at FRC would be much better off with an FTC team. These are schools with around 100 students total in rural areas without many local companies to leverage for money and mentors.
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I think there is a lot more growth potential. The Twin Cities and Duluth areas are overpopulated/at full capacity, but there is a massive untapped source of teams in the Central MN area, extending to the North and West to Fargo, ND. I think hitting that 240 mark is more than reasonable within 3-4 years.