[EricH]

David, I think the expansion of the MI district system will be the failure of FRC.

Note: The above statement is not repeat not my real view. I am making it to make a point.

Anyone can say anything they like, but I'd rather have some reasons. I don't really care if it's just plain, "I don't like it", as long as it's a reason. Especially if it's a reasonable reason or brings up something I didn't see.

I can see where he's coming from. FRC started with a very restrictive set of rules. KOP, $X00 from SPI, Y, Z, A, B, C, in various amounts from Home Depot, here's the game, go build us a robot. Then they relaxed the rules, in part because suppliers were getting overwhelmed. They're very open now. If they're opened further, nobody really knows what's going to happen.

But I don't think FRC would fail. It could get very interesting, though, as teams face more difficult decisions. It would also depend on the manner of the expansion--X types in Y amounts, anything under $Z, A power, 12V system, or any other type of expansion you can imagine. But it probably wouldn't fail. It might even become stronger.