[IndySam]

I do get a little tired with the whats fair and teams having advantages discussion.

I learned a long time ago that FIRST isn't fair and never will be. There will always be teams with huge advantages over others. Some will always have more money, more experience, more mentors, and ..........

The only way to make it fair would be to make all teams play to the lowest common denominator and nobody wants that.

I think what we need to concentrate on is will be new system better than the current way FIRST does things. It would be nice to have some definable metrics to go with.

The other thing is will this be portable to other parts of the country or if it works well does it need to be how everyone does it?

If the leaders in Michigan can raise the money to make it cheaper for teams to compete then good for them. Other states or groups should seek to do the same thing not put MI down for what they accomplished.