[Jon Jack]

To me, this is a great example of fixing something that never needed to be fixed.

2010 will be FIRST's 18th year, that means there can only be 16 HoF (191 has won two CA). Furthermore some of the HoF teams have folded, leading to even fewer teams eligible for automatic entry to the Championship. As I count there are only 12 sustaining HoF teams, which means less than 4% of the teams attending the Championship are HoF teams. We are a long-long way from worrying about filling the Championship with HoF teams. But this change doesn't effect their eligibility, so this is a moot point.

If the concern is really about keeping the HoF teams engaged, then create a HoF award that only HoF teams can compete for. However, I don't see keeping HoF teams engaged as an issue. It's not like 254, 103, 175, 16 or any of the other HoF teams just ceased all their community involvement after they won CCA. All of those teams still act as role models for other teams to learn from.

I'm sorry, I just don't see the point.