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Originally Posted by grstex

What if, maybe, increasing the percentage of teams going to champs is a GOOD thing?

It is. Just not at the cost of splitting champs.

Originally Posted by grstex

What if, maybe, giving mid-tier teams, who aren't world famous, a chance to see and interact with elite teams, even if its just one, helps inspire them?

It probably will. Just there is a higher chance of being inspired at a single championships.

Originally Posted by grstex

What if, maybe, those teams learn something from this interaction with even one elite team?

They can, will, and have done this at regionals and District champs, nothing unique about champs other than more elites in one place which two championships doesn't do.

Originally Posted by grstex

What if, maybe, those mid-tier teams act on this new knowledge and start to vastly improve?

They will, just probably to a lesser extent. Many teams have shown that this is the case, and have fantastic seasons.

Originally Posted by grstex

What if, maybe, they become the "new elites?"

They will, they have before.

Originally Posted by grstex

And finally, what if, maybe, they become the new source of inspiration in FIRST?

Every team is an inspiration in FIRST. They will just become a larger one.

The problem is NOT that:

- More teams are qualifying
- The venues are closer (to some teams)
- It dilutes quality of the event

The problem is:

- You are making an event where the entire world meets in one place non-existient or exclusive to semi-championship winners
- You making the best event in the world more meh.
- You split the community in half. Which is never a good thing
- You might devalue HOF teams by adding two a year.
- It removes some of the most inspirational teams from your event.

Good things are:

- Provides another avenue for average teams to be elite.
- Closer to some teams.

Everyone is focused on the wrong problems here. Nothing is worth splitting the community for. We simply can't do that. Having two championships isolates north from south.