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Originally Posted by Mr.G
And these are the teams that win it all. EVERY YEAR.
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Did you bother to check this before you made your inflated accusations?
There were 12 teams on Einstein last year. 8 of these teams were from outside the state of Michigan. Of those 8, 6 attended 2 regionals and 2 attended a single regional. One of those that attended a single regional was a member of the championship alliance. I excluded the Michigan teams from this because the Michigan situation last year was unique, 2 events for the price of 1 plus a third for $500 leads to teams participating in many more events before Championships.
In 2008 7 of the 12 attended 2 events, 1 attended 1 event and 3 attended 3 events. Here's the interesting thing about the teams that attended 3 events, 2 of the 3 won all 3 regionals they attended. The other won 2 of the 3 and was in the finals of the third. These teams are not good because they go to a whole bunch of competitions, they are good because of their hard work and the organization they have built.
In 2007, 11 of the 12 attended 2 Regionals. The last attended only one.
The FiM system is an attempt to level this disparity. Michigan teams are getting many more matches for their money than other teams.