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[JackS]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

One thing I think we're learning from this is how portable the competitions are and how flexible the venue is/can be.

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

we are seeing the portability/adaptability of the competition.

I'm not sure I understand your point.

Shouldn't FIRST be requiring the venue to place everything in the dome? If FIRST really wants to emulate mainstream sports events, how can it justify keeping it's main event away from the limelight? In this case, FIRST should be rigid, not adaptable, in requiring all of the fields in the dome, especially FRC.

At the same time, if this is a venue issue, why isn't the venue doing everything possible to appease FIRST in hopes of keeping the event in the future? It would make no sense for the venue to anger FIRST and risk losing the event in the future.

Something I am speculating here, is that two fields are being moved outside of the dome to accommodate the Collegiate FIRST competition. FIRST really needs to ask itself, Is this experiment really worth putting FRC in the back seat a little bit? I don't know. To me FRC is the bread and butter of the FIRST organization, and FIRST is missing out every time it doesn't maximize FRC's exposure.

-Jack