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[Taylor]

Originally Posted by sgreco

I didn't say it was easy to change the field, nor that it was an effective means of creating a game. You alluded to the fact that FIRST doesn't have a lot of money ("FIRST is not made of money"). I was simply saying that FIRST has plenty of money to make a new playing field if they so desire.

But the teams that participate don't necessarily have bottomless coffers. There has been an overt shift toward creating some of the major components of the field consistent (overall dimensions, placement of alliance stations) so teams don't have to recreate the entire field year after year for their practice areas.
I believe something was stated by FIRST in 2008 or 2009 to that effect, but I don't recall exactly where.