Split Champs in '17 and '18

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by SpaceBiz

The real world champion is what we all make of it. Our current system has the winning alliance's backup bot as the world champion. I don't think anyone would argue that any 3rd round pick is better than 254 or other top tier teams, but we as a community, myself included, see all four teams on that alliance as world champions, while no one else is.

For this reason splitting champs by ability or by region will always result in 8 world champions, it just depends on what YOU feel qualifys a team a champion. In much of sports there is more than one champion by virtue of more than one championship. Take swimming for example.

Along with the world championship, their is also the Olympics. You could argue a swimmer that wins gold at either is the world champion. This does assume however that everyone can compete at either championship.

This is a team sport, not individual, just like football. So we call Peyton Manning the Super Bowl champion, but we also call the Broncos' back up offensive tackle the same thing. Let's not diminish the role of anyone team member of the winning alliance. So we have had one winning alliance. It is an easy concept to convey.

And most sports skip their world championship in Olympic years to avoid any confusion. Track/athletics does this and soccer/football doesn't have the World Cup then.