[nikeairmancurry]

Ok, I've discussing this issue with some outsiders to FIRST and heres a quick run down of what some others on the outside thinks.

-Anyway to bring the competition level up altogether as a whole would be great.
-Not all teams can nice high level support in a down economy.
-Reguardless teams will be better in a 5th week/Championship, then week one.
-Where are big money teams, who already go to 3 regionals and have practice being hurt in this system?
-If it saves money why not try it?
-There will be disadvantages to every system (Like BCS for college football).
-Change is sometimes not a bad thing.
-It's a suggestion, it can be changed.

None of this outlines one side or another, there just comments from others. Those including two highschool teachers, a high school athletic director and few others who know of FIRST from being invited to see an event in the past.

The one the strikes me the most are the last three. There is no perfect way for FIRST to be run to make everyone happy. There may be many others out that that have had there own idea of how FIRST could change for the better. To do agree, that the 6 week deadline does put pressure on a team to work together to get it done. Yet, the robot is not the only thing in FIRST that has a deadline on.

Mr. G, has a suggestion that he feels would make FIRST better, why don't others just suggest ways of taking that idea so that it would work. Like in anything in a business, sports and congress, a bill in its original form is sign less that 5% of the time. It goes through many revisions until there is a agreement. Who knows he's idea may lead to something that does help all teams in long run, but it doesn't mean his idea is the right way.

So instead of saying why its doesn't work, use cooperation to maybe come up with something that does help everyone. Those who have finical issues, to those rookies and small teams where its just hard to get the money to participate. Working together is the way to go. Disagreeing you nowhere.