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Limiting the Nationals

I have long been an advocate of limiting the size of the Nationals.

The 4 divisions this year went a long way toward putting the fun back in the Nationals (imho), but they are only a stopgap measure when you consider the real implicationions of 40% compound growth.

I believe that limiting the teams that qualify for the Nationals is in the long-term best interest of FIRST.

There are a number of reasons for this but I believe the best two reasons are that #1 it will increase the prestige of the event if the club is somewhat of an invitation only affair and #2 it will make the Nationals a more TV friendly event. I know I sound like a broken record to most folks who are regulars on these forums, but I believe that TV coverage of FIRST is (or should be) a major major part of FIRST's plan to succeed.

I don't know if or when FIRST will limit the size of the Nationals, but the sooner they can find a way to address the roadblocks to implementation, the better.

Joe J.
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