championship divisions?

[avanboekel]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Still only 393 teams registered.

394 now. I highly doubt we'll get the division list until we get all 408 teams in TIMS.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by avanboekel

394 now. I highly doubt we'll get the division list until we get all 408 teams in TIMS.

408? Where'd you get that number?

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by dodar

408? Where'd you get that number?

Volunteer information disseminated a layout of America's Center with 102 teams in each division.

[Banderoonies]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

hmmm....from the usfirst.org web page

PDOException: SQLSTATE[00000] [1040] Too many connections in lock_may_be_available() (line 167 of /var/www/html/includes/lock.inc).

I guess we're getting close?

anyone get in yet? I still can't

[avanboekel]

Originally Posted by Banderoonies

anyone get in yet? I still can't

Back up

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Banderoonies

anyone get in yet? I still can't

sits quietly in study hall killing the f5 button on my computer

[zachmartin1806]

I got in but no divisions yet...

[Boe]

i got back in to also, and no divisions thats dissapointing

[Banderoonies]

Originally Posted by Boe

sits quietly in study hall killing the f5 button on my computer

I''m with you. In a meeting, cant concentrate.... all I can do is F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

[EricLeifermann]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

Volunteer information disseminated a layout of America's Center with 102 teams in each division.

102 per division also makes it a 17 match cycle count and no need for surrogate matches, if you went less teams you would have to go down to 96 teams(384 total teams) in each division to not need surrogate matches. We also don't have space for 432 teams (108 teams in each division)

[Banderoonies]

Originally Posted by avanboekel

394 now. I highly doubt we'll get the division list until we get all 408 teams in TIMS.

We may be waiting forever for them to hit 408. The number seems to be creeping up slowly. Not many can plan a trip and get their school boards to approve it in only one week

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Banderoonies

We may be waiting forever for them to hit 408. The number seems to be creeping up slowly. Not many can plan a trip and get their school boards to approve it in only one week

not to mention ship the robot in time....

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Banderoonies

We may be waiting forever for them to hit 408. The number seems to be creeping up slowly. Not many can plan a trip and get their school boards to approve it in only one week

I will say that HQ not following the removal of merit bids from the pool by Week 2 or 3 at the latest and inviting off the waitlist accordingly, they have put themselves and teams in a sticky situation. I imagine a number of teams are getting the call and having to turn it down. On 422, it took a tidal wave of sponsor support, parent involvement, and school administration bending their own rules in a span of 36 hours.

[Donovan0217]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

102 per division also makes it a 17 match cycle count and no need for surrogate matches, if you went less teams you would have to go down to 96 teams(384 total teams) in each division to not need surrogate matches. We also don't have space for 432 teams (108 teams in each division)

This may cause complaints by some teams, but couldn't they just use 396 teams and have 2 divisions with 102 teams and 2 divisions with 96 teams?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

I will say that HQ not following the removal of merit bids from the pool by Week 2 or 3 at the latest and inviting off the waitlist accordingly, they have put themselves and teams in a sticky situation. I imagine a number of teams are getting the call and having to turn it down. On 422, it took a tidal wave of sponsor support, parent involvement, and school administration bending their own rules in a span of 36 hours.

Planning ahead is not unreasonable. A number of teams scheduled their trip to the Championship months ago, having no idea if they'd actually be going. It's easier to cancel a school field trip at the last minute than to try to get one approved on short notice.