
28-03-2010, 21:20
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no bag, vex only, final destination
AKA: Pinecone
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,797
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Re: Why Give Open Bids to the Championship?
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
But the fact of the matter is that so many teams aren't like them. Didn't win but did really well. 330 in 2009, 968 in 2007 and 2009, 40 in 2007 and almost in 2009, 854 in 2007, 610 in 2009, 1626 in 2007, and more. These teams all would have done far better than the other teams there.
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So basically, under either system you won't get all the best robots.
So why not go with the system that lets more people experience the FIRST Championship?
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