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Originally Posted by Springman
It seems to me that there should be some automatic admittance into the state championship for district winners. It is unfortunate that team 216 may not even get a chance to play at the state level after ranking 2nd in the qualifications and captained their team to the West Michigan district championship. I say this because their team managed to beat up on us pretty well in the finals. I understand that this was there third event, and their points earned do not count in the current setup, but I think that all winning alliance captians at a minimum should be eligible at the state level. Anyone else have thoughts on this one?
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I agree with you Springman, 216 had a rough time up in traverse city for it being their first competition, every single one of the students was new to the program including the coaches so they had no idea what to expect.
When you look at 216's record and their improvements I would say they are the most improved team out there. Here is the information that backs this up:
http://www.thebluealliance.net/tbatv/team/216
Traverse City: (5-7-0)
Lansing: (11-7-0) Regional Finalists ~ Thanks 1 and 245!!
West Michigan: (16-2-0) #2 Seed, Regional Champions ~ Thanks 1918 and 1254!!
Over the weeks 216 used the 8 hour work times to redesign and rebuild there robot and they did an amazing job. From scoring 3-4 cells per round in Traverse City to on 20+ cells in the finals at West Michigan.