[Bob Steele]

I agree that this would alleviate the issue for the second year teams who did not attend in 2003,
However it would be more appropriate to simply take the teams that DID attend in 2003 and make them Tier 0. (And move ANY team who has not been in the championships for ONE year into Tier 1)

If this is not done, new Rookie teams who obviously did not attend last year would be a year behind teams who went to the championships in 2003 even though BOTH types of team had not been in the championship for ONE year.

To see this from a rookie viewpoint:

One year from now they will have the same gripe we do this year. They will have not been in the championship for ONE year and the teams that are presently in Tier ONE will be a step ahead of them having not been in the championship for one year.

It is really a simple change... just make sure that Tier one is for teams that have not been in the championship for one year.

Tier two is for teams that haven't been in the championship for two years ... etc etc

Tier Zero is for teams that are either Rookies or went to the championship the year before.

I think that this is what was intended but for some reason it has gotten messed up.

At least I would like to think that this is what was intended...

thanks for your concern

Robert Steele
RoboDevils -

(who plan on going to the championships this year
by earning our way on to the field...)

By the way Andy... we would still like a chance at those pretty wings of the Auk ...maybe our drive train will survive this year.... lol