ok..
I'd have to say I sort of like the current system. All teams should have the chance to attend the championship at least every other year, regardless of how good they are.
However, as said, you
do want the best teams to be there. Therefore, keeping a points system in place is also a good idea. However, I would also like to see more of the regional awards have a greater influence in qualifying a team.
Next (while i understand this would be hard to do for 2004), I would support having "super regionals". Or 2 sub-championships and then one final. (One west & one east coast. I know it must be hard for underfunded teams out west to afford going x-country for nats)
However the
one thing I would really like to see is being able to know if you can go as early as possible. It makes it so much easier to know how you can allocate your $$, etc. I understand that this then makes it hard for teams who all of a sudden qualify during a regional.
My $.01
