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Originally Posted by Rex114
I would really like to know how FIRST rationalizes lower team numbers as "better", because in our 11 year team history we have yet to win a regional (emphasis on the "yet"  ) |
I think there is still some ambiguity as to whether FIRST has actually stated that lower numbered teams are "better"... certainly they did not fare any better under the scheduling system for the first week regionals... but that could well be due to the scheduling system itself.
As for determining what a "better" team is, I know you mean in the sense of winning qualification matches, but the way you guys helped out the rookies next to you (for those who don't know, they not only lent them their robot cart, but then went and built a new one and gave it to the rookies) and played at PNW certainly makes you one of the "better" teams in the big picture. I've already forgotten which teams, exactly, won the championship, (although the final match has got to go down as a classic) but it will be a long time before I forget the way you welcomed a new team to FIRST.
Well done, and I hope you get to see a wide variety of teams at your future regionals.
Jason