Split Champs in '17 and '18

[JohnSchneider]

Originally Posted by logank013

With 800 teams at two champs locations, I assume it will be 400 at each. In total, will they have 8 divisions with 100 each? or 16 with 50 each? or 12 with 67ish each? or another split up? Does anyone know for sure? thanks.

My guess is we go back to 4 divisions with the "old" divisions being at one champs and the "new "divisions at the other. I believe the current 8 division system was just to hold us over. And test how divisions of the current size/dilution would play out.

Originally Posted by JesseK

The timing conflict with VEX is a pretty unfortunate scenario. I doubt it was a direct intention - the IFI sponsorship is significant and reaches every team in FRC. I really do wonder about the thinking behind the dates though.

Timeline:

Vex Schedules Worlds 3-4 years out.
FIRST then schedules Worlds for the same weekend those 3-4 years
Vex bends over backwards to move the weekend so that teams can do both (Keeping in mind VEX encourages FRC participation with its VEXPro line)
FIRST then splits champs and books it for the weekend VEX worlds is after VEX already bent over backwards.

It would just appear that FIRST is being reactionary and unwilling to make compromises like VEX is - malicious intent or not.