[EricH]

Originally Posted by ehcualp

No rookies were picked, 2 2000 teams were picked, and 4 1000 teams were picked. It seemed that the captains didn't even look at younger teams. Experience is no excuse. Some of young teams that were not picked won regionals, or made it to the finals at their regional. These teams obviously know what it takes to win something, and have just as much experience in this game as a lot of veteran teams.

Having what it takes to win at a regional does not translate into having what it takes to win at the Championship. Sorry, but them's the facts. Think back to last year's NFL playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens had a young team that had what it took to get into the lower-level playoffs. Then they met up with a team that had what it took to get to the Super Bowl. When a bunch of teams that have what it takes to get to the regional finals come up against a bunch of teams that have what it takes to get to the divisional finals (where there are twice as many teams in the division), the teams that have what it takes to get into the divisional finals will win out, every time.