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Re: 2016 Minnesota State Champs

Another interesting question relating to the state qualification system is should Chairman's team qualify automatically? The fact that my team qualified via CA and wouldn't have otherwise doesn't change my opinion on this topic, because I haven't formed an opinion as of yet. I've heard good arguments from people on both sides. Those arguments always boil down to:

If you qualify CA winners, you have to have some kind of overall CA award or recognition, something. It wouldn't necessarily have to be MSHSL sponsored which would obviously be ideal.

If you have no such award/recognition, why qualify the teams?

Obviously the Chairman's Award is the most significant in FIRST, but should that mean they qualify to compete in a competition designed to determine the best robots? It does for champs, but they compete to become Hall of Fame teams there.

I'd love to see something done with CA at the state championship, even if it isn't MSHSL sponsored.
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