[generalbrando]

Everyone: I'm sorry if I accidentally advocated a rumor. There's a little ambiguous point in where rookie teams stand as well as those who've never been. The best way to figure this out is to look in the team information system. I would think that they are doing as Patrick pointed out.

I think this will work and I'm glad they came up with something, so I agree with John that we should be thankful and ride this out for a while to see how it works. The larger problem still lurks in the distance though.

Shaun: This isn't turning into a science fair. The best teams still get to go. If you read the opening it says "Outstanding team performance or outstanding robot performance is the ticket." They are bringing in the best robots from all the regionals: the engineering inspiration, the rookie all-stars, and the regional champs. On top of that they're bringing back the champs from the previous year! And this year you can still qualify by the points system. What more do you want?