FRC Blogged - 2014 FIRST Championship Eligibility

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Racer26

The truth of the matter is that we DO need more than 400 teams at Championship.

I have proposed a solution that provides 4 divisions of 140 teams with 12 qualification matches each.

Each division running 2 fields, as the 2004 and 2006 Toronto Regionals were done, provides nearly double match throughput. It requires fewer volunteers than adding more divisions, avoids lengthening Einstein, as well as avoiding noise pollution issues associated with having 8 different divisions crammed too close together.

We've outgrown the old CMP model. Something drastic has to change in the next 2 seasons. It makes the most sense to make such a change in 2015 when the control system is already being revamped.

Objectively speaking, what percentage of teams *should* be able to go to champs, in an ideal world (For example, The state of Rhode Island gets converted into one giant conference center with an attached indoor Olympic stadium that could hold over a dozen FRC fields)?

IMO, the answer isn't 100%. If it was 100%, then why call it champs? There needs to be a selection process, and getting there needs to feel like an elite accomplishment. It isn't 50%. I would even say that it isn't 25%.

How does 15% sound to everyone?