initially i was upset about the decision that only even teams could go since im on an odd team and this is my senior year

i think the main reason a lot of us feel that way it that we were getting to the point where nationals was taken for granted...... a big part of the fun is that there are hundreds of teams... but anyone else out there whos been doing this for a while knows that the first years of the nationals there werent even as many teams there as at some of the regionals from recent years.... also how many other programs allow everyone who participates to go to the championship? we are pretty lucky that first has made it so that even new teams can hang on to the inspiration by being invited automatically every other year.......and also we could always split it up into two semi championships, or something like that....... but it would only be a temporary solution because first is growing at such a high rate that in a few years even a double championship wouldnt be enough.... and then what do you do? make a quadruple championship? wouldnt that be a really big regional?
i guess im just saying, we feel bitter because we are used to being able to go.... but first had to do what they did, and we really should be excited about the growth and the fact that theres so many more opportunities to play other teams because of the growth (more regionals, summer competitions etc)

lucklily my team invited itself twice and we made it down there even with financial problems