[Carolyn Duncan]

I think y'all have over looked something that was posted by Andy B I think. If a pre-qualified team wins a regional the they are not taking a space away from teams they are just displacing it. They would actually be helping out say, an odd numbered team like say, 73, 25, or 121. These teams may have an opportunity to attend nationals which may not have arrisen without a certain chain of events happening. Sorta like a team on the bubble of the NCAA tourney or similar circumstance. They lose but if this team wins and that team loses they could get in, so they sit and watch ans cheer waiting to see what happens. I think this is where FIRST is heading. Be it good or bad, like it or not all we can do is speak our minds and decide whether we chose to deal and participate or move on.