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Re: FRC Blogged-Something New--Early Release of Event Dates
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Re: FRC Blogged-Something New--Early Release of Event Dates
Not as bad as New York, where anything north of the city is considered "Upstate".
If it is held in Champaign, there's always the Black Dog Smoke & Ale House. Yum! |
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What I think is more likely, sadly, is that local organizers are pushing for this rule but haven't heard a rejection of the idea from FIRST yet. Quote:
I've heard of interest from Palmetto and Pittsburgh teams, as well as a small number looking to come from MAR or FINE. I hope they all have a chance to come, but I'm curious - who's coming from Wisconsin? I'd be thrilled to see a Wisconsin team all the way out here, but it's quite the drive (easily 12 hours minimum) so I don't have great expectations.It's not really "northern" New York - it's kinda more like east central NY, but it is "upstate" in that it's not part of the NYC metropolitan area I guess. |
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Would teams from Alberta be able to opt in? Right now with PNW going to districts, it's quite the trek for an Alberta team to find a second regional. (Even the PNW events are pretty far.)
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Thanks DevenStonow. I figured there had to be some practice time. I guess we have to plan on being there the evening/night before, but at leave after school ends for the day to make the school happy. Which is okay; most of the locations are within an hour, and, except for Lewiston, within two hours. Doesn't make the choices any easier.
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same for Teams from Bangor and points Downeast in Maine.....
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To clarify some earlier discussion in this thread - today's blog confirms that no teams located outside of a district will be able to "opt-in" to any district. Not unexpected, but this clears up some of the confusion with the PNW region.
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I'm excited to see the first (I think it's the first) mention of inter-district play for 2015. That is something we are all looking forward to! |
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I just had dinner there last night!
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I understand where FIRST is coming from, but I especially feel bad for our close friends in Idaho. I hope that FIRST is able to come up with a solution to district borders soon, seeing how restrictive it is becoming. On a less discouraging note, I am super excited to see several new events pop up in close proximity to my house! It's astounding to think how fast Washington (and Oregon) have grown! |
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Not exactly - if one region allowed it I would be petitioning FIRST to make the rules consistent across all regions. I wouldn't want to actively deny anyone something they had just because my team doesn't have that opportunity. I also doubted that special permission for particular teams was going to happen at all based on statements from and about FIRST HQ's position on the matter.
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This is a devil's advocate post not a literal gripe post. |
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...because sometimes life's not fair. Frank blogged that they would have a solution to this for 2015. As irritating as it may be for some teams, this upcoming season will be the last time it's an issue. These last few transition years have been tricky in several ways with FIRST making gradual changes each year towards the district system. Thankfully, these changes will make FIRST far more stable and cost efficient as it continues to grow.
Last edited by BJC : 15-08-2013 at 17:58. |
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