12-09-2009, 01:30
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AKA: Pinecone
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,656
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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/FIRST Adds District Event Model Alternative to FRC Program
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Originally Posted by Mr. Pockets
I think I lost you halfway through. If some teams will always be on the outskirts of districts due remote locations, why would the districts be any less advantageous than regionals? If there location is really that remote wouldn't the regionals be just as far (if not farther) away than the closest district?
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Nope. Consider a team in Ironwood, MI. They're in the UP. The Wisconsin Regional is closer than their second district. It's a pain to drive anywhere else.
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