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Great ideas - but, maybe more than Dave really wanted.
Problem: Growth rate too steep for any reasonably "fair" solution, so as stated by Dean last year "nothing in life is fair".

Stating that - but, trying to be as fair as I think FIRST should be.

1) No free rides
2) Method: Lottery,
# of balls in selection process could be influenced by performance
# of balls could be influenced by last time a team went
# of balls could be influenced by history/inspiration
# of balls could be influenced by years in program status (rookies from the previous year - not the same year, as they have enough to do just to get ready for a regional comp)
obviously the # of balls system needs to be worked out still

3) Timing of lottery: Lottery for the next or following year is done in the Fall BEFORE the registration process begins and allows teams enough fund raising time as they would already know if they have been selected to go.

I know that this cuts out the "best performers for that years challenge", so what - maybe that is the part that is clouding up the "Inspirational" part of the "Finals".
I would eliminate the name "Championship - leads people to believe that the only thing that matters is winning" and I can't believe I am saying this as I am a very competitive person (too much so at times), and "Nationals - not inclusive enough". I'd run the event like a super regional and NOT have the winners compete for a single "championship title" - does that really add value? Wouldn't teams still be inspired without it? End with divisional winners and the ever lasting question - I wonder who would have come out on top if ...

That's it - Good Luck Dave and the team

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