Thread: MI is the best?
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Unread 02-05-2016, 21:27
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Re: MI is the best?
I might have a different perspective than most. Our area has a ton of teams but is a very small area. It is great that pretty much every school in my county has access to being on a team. (my team will accept anyone who doesn't have a school team, so we pick up the small private schools).

The problem is the grants that Michigan has given to get the teams started are starting to dry up going forward. We have ended up with a ton of teams, but are (once again at least in my area) starting to run out of sponsor organizations. In 2014 we had a budget of nearly $50,000 and were able to expand nicely, but this past year we were down to around $15,000. We are competing on locally with more and more teams for the same funds. If there is a drop off in Michigan's competitiveness then this might be part of it.

Another part of it could be the sheer number of high numbered teams at each event. How many times do Michigan teams end up with an all rookie alliance? It can make for exciting times, but it can also skew results kind of dramatically in some cases.
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