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Originally Posted by Dan Petrovic
While I fully support eliminating bag day, I don't think that's why teams don't survive.
Eliminating Bag Day levels the playing field a bit more. Teams that have the resources to build a practice robot won't have a leg up on the teams without those resources through extra driver practice, software integration, and a platform to test new features.
I doubt there are teams out there that say "well, we can't build a second robot, so let's just give up on FRC"
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It's not really about the practice robots. It's about burnout.
If you have to build the whole robot in 6 weeks, no more no less, you feel compelled to meet very often. Lots of work is done in very little time. This makes it very hard to retain mentors year to year.
If you spread that out a few more weeks, yes work will expand to fill the time allotted, but you can meet with a more relaxed schedule if you want and still be reasonably competitive. The burden is spread out over a longer period.