Dominant teams who are not as dominant as they used to be

[M. Lillis]

Originally Posted by Bdf809

I think the team that the title of this thread fits perfectly is 177. 177 was incredible, making it to Einstein SIX consecutive years! Now, they haven't even qualified for Champs in 2012 or 2013. I'm not sure what changed, perhaps they lost a major mentor or something.

We haven't lost any mentors in recent years (I believe we have actually gained a few). We actually have not won a regional since 2006. Every year since we either got in off the waitlist or qualified from winning the previous year (2008, 2011). Since waitlist invites have declined in recent years, we have not gotten the chance to go. Hopefully our luck turns around in districts