Thread: Your Thoughts on the 2005 Championship Eligibility Criteria!
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Re: Your Thoughts on the 2005 Championship Eligability Critera!
Sigh.
The only solution I see to qualifying and attending in that same year is to plan like you are going to get an available spot or qualify anyway. This puts teams in a tough position in a tough economy. Convincing school boards, corporations, small businesses, and families that there is a need for their money "just in case" is like pushing mud uphill.

The solution for many will be the same solution 188 has - attend a far away regional, guarantee that the money will be used (it's $1000 less to attend another regional as opposed to attending the CMP anyway), and get the experience of traveling with the team every year.

I realize the need to give more teams a fair chance and I applaud the notion, but with no chance to qualify in a previous year logistics go beyond nightmare proportions for many.
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