ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Steven Smith

World Championships, not Champions.

Which is more relevant? I'll let you be the judge.

Personally I'm mostly peeved about not getting to compete at an event with 254 and 1114. Both for me and for my students. Even my least engaged students were asking me "How are 254 and 1114 doing? When do they play? I want to watch 254 and 1114 play." Why do they have to choose? Or worse, not even get to choose (not that I mind 1114).

But then I think about it a bit more. A championship with all of the best teams will be limited in size, probably around where the current championship is, 600 teams. FRC in Michigan is going to keep growing. Quite possibly we soon wouldn't be able to compete at that championship because we're not good enough. That would suck.* Maybe I can settle for just one of 254 or 1114.

Maybe this is a decent compromise. Maybe it's not. I go back and forth.


*Don't say "they maybe you should do [whatever] to get better." That's a solution for one team, but if everybody gets better, it's the same situation. A smaller % of teams get to be at the united championship.