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Originally Posted by BrendanB
2012: 1519, great robot they qualified at their second regional(NCR). 2614 would have received 1519's spot but it would have gone to 1771 due to 2614's win in Pittsburg. 2791 or 885 could have received the slot if 1519 hadn't taken it.
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Can anyone see a bunch of teams left out in the cold try to jump on Chesapeake for a last chance regional situation? I think having MAR and MSC the same weekend diminishes that, but cash-rich teams in the northeast or deep south trying to put a quality robot in CMP could sneak into Baltimore.
2614 also won the RCA in North Carolina. Why couldn't FIRST retroactively reward a Wild Card to a team in Pittsburgh because of this? This could all become very confusing endeavor to understand. VAR was weaker than the tea they serve in the college cafeteria last year, but 384's EI and tournament wins would have allowed the alliance captain 346, one of three robots that kept the regional OPR average from flatlining, got left out in the cold and fell to like, 30th in the highly competitive DCR. I do support the idea of wild cards, and as I hinted earlier, this is a step in the right and expected direction.
Is the Wild Card system the one FRC deserves, or just the one it needs right now?
I think that is important to note that winning teams have won without bending the rules. GP allows you to go ask, investigate and take pictures. Learn from others when you have the chance. - Al Skierkiewicz [more] 
23-09-2012, 10:26
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