Thread: The Case For 'Regionalizing' teams at the Nationals.
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My take on why...
Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 8/17/2000 11:35 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Got it... (IMO) positives explained posted by Nate Smith on 8/17/2000 11:13 AM MST:



I believe that the fewer teams in the Elimination Rounds was not so much an effort to break the news to us gently that some day we would have to deal with an invitation only Nationals but more a byproduct of a number of factors.

It is my observation that FIRST is trying to avoid breaking into two or more leagues as hard as they possibly can. To that end, FIRST searched long and hard for a tourney format that could allow teams of widely varying resources to co-exist and to perhaps even flourish. FIRST really believes that the alliance format IS that format. This is the first contributing factor.

FIRST is trying as hard as possible not to have to limit the number of teams that can go to the nationals. (By the way, I have heard that, believe it or not, in coming years, Disney may build a temporary false floor over the drainage ditch near the National complex in order to allow for a larger number of teams to participate -- given the current situation, the complex can not expand much farther without bumping into this body of water). FIRST may eventually have to cry uncle, but as far as I can tell, FIRST is doing all it can to postpone that day. Every year for three years, I have heard something along the lines of, 'Next year or the year after will be the year FIRST will have to limit the Nationals.' So far it remains only a far off event. This too is a contributing factor.

FIRST is tied to a 3 day Nationals. This (together with the above goal) limits the number of matches per team, which forces FIRST to balance the number of teams in the Finals vs the number of seeding rounds. This is another contributing factor.

I believe all these contributing factors together have forced FIRST to limit the number of teams in the Elimination Rounds rather than an overall decision to prepare us for the day when the Nationals are invitation only.

Joe J.


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