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Originally Posted by XaulZan11
I agree with you that the 3rd (or 4th or 5th) district a team competes in shouldn't count towards qualifying for state, but I don't think it is right that a team like 858, who won Lansing, not be qualified for state competition. Yes they were the 24th pick and will most likely still go (as they are 66th), but I just don't think it is right.
Other than that, I'm wondering from people that know the teams well, are the best 64 teams going? Or are the rankings skewed in some way?
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I do agree that if you win one of your first two events you should get to go. 858 did really good at lansing, and after seeing their poor luck at Traverse, they definitely should have gone.
And I'm also an expert on teams
I have gone to and scouted at
4 events, so I think I know my stuff.
Looking at teams that are just below the cut, I'm sad to see some good teams didn't make it. Teams like 3115 (amazing rookie team), 1189 (has lots of potential), 3096 (really high on my scouting list), 2960 (I mean they were amazing at Troy), 2719 (great rookie team that were great opponents at Detroit) and 2337 (seeing as their batteries are secure
).
3115 teamed up with 2719 (and 2612) in the QFs at Detroit, and were a great alliance to play against. They were good teams, and I wish to see them all at States (I know I will with 2612
).
Now I don't see any teams that shouldn't be going, but I do feel that some are ranked to high for their performance. I know that many teams have been "Carried" to their rank, and some should be significantly lower in the rankings then they are. And I'm not going to name any of the "Carried" teams because that isn't a demonstration of GP.