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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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I would say under 10. You forget, there are around 90 teams in the Twin Cities, only 2.5 hours away. I bet a bunch of them would be willing to take that as a second play, especially considering that the other nearby regionals (Duluth, Wisconsin, Midwest, etc) have all been full for ages, and Iowa, despite being a rookie regional, was almost at capacity last year. This area has needed more events to accommodate growth, the event won't be nearly as empty as you think.
Is it possible he meant "Super Regional South", or the South Championship? Not the Seven Rivers Regional, which has very confusingly similar initials, but I don't see where the second S comes from.

I wouldn't be surprised if South Championship just plain does not fill up all the way, with a limited process for switching to that championship and two of the larger district regions, plus WI / MN teams competing Week 7, being ineligible.
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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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Is it possible he meant "Super Regional South", or the South Championship? Not the Seven Rivers Regional, which has very confusingly similar initials, but I don't see where the second S comes from.

I wouldn't be surprised if South Championship just plain does not fill up all the way, with a limited process for switching to that championship and two of the larger district regions, plus WI / MN teams competing Week 7, being ineligible.
Ah yes, I did mean this. Sorry for the confusion Jon!

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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

That makes a bit more sense then! I don't think I've heard it called Super Regional before... even though there are two, FIRST still calls them champs, so why would we invent new terminology to confuse people with?
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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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That makes a bit more sense then! I don't think I've heard it called Super Regional before... even though there are two, FIRST still calls them champs, so why would we invent new terminology to confuse people with?
Some people prefer more accurate designations. It's arguable which one is more clear.
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Some people prefer more accurate designations. It's arguable which one is more clear.
Seeing as FIRST clearly calls both Championships and no where in FRC even mentions the "Super Regional" term, I don't really see that as all that arguable.
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I hope/suspect that Hall of Fame and Founding teams will be given an option year to year though I also hope/suspect that FIRST will try to ensure some level of balance in the Hall of Fame teams.
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Seeing as FIRST clearly calls both Championships and no where in FRC even mentions the "Super Regional" term, I don't really see that as all that arguable.


Community-invented terminology for something that FIRST has already provided terminology for only leads to confusion.
FIRST has taken feedback in the past on what event designations could be. District Events were once proposed be qualifying events, and district championships used to be called different things depending on the geography of the region.
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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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Community-invented terminology for something that FIRST has already provided terminology for only leads to confusion.
The same argument can be made for changing the common definition of a word to have a different meaning:

From Miriam Webster's Definition of "Championship":
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an important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a particular sport, game, etc.
(Note the singular use of team, or in our case substituting alliance would be appropriate.)

While Super Regional may not be FIRST's approved term, it does more aptly describe the event.
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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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Community-invented terminology for something that FIRST has already provided terminology for only leads to confusion.
I'm calling them the "North Conference" and "South Conference" Championships.
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I'm calling them the "North Conference" and "South Conference" Championships.
I've been saying North and South Half Champs since the term "Half Champs" was coined.

I think 6 is still open as a bet, so I'll take that.
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I'm calling them the "North Conference" and "South Conference" Championships.
Is this where I get to talk about Conference pride?

"The NCC is overrated"
"The SCC is top heavy"
"We need to schedule more OOC events"
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Re: [BLOG] Week 7 Events and FIRST Championship Attendance

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Is it possible he meant "Super Regional South", or the South Championship? Not the Seven Rivers Regional, which has very confusingly similar initials, but I don't see where the second S comes from.

I wouldn't be surprised if South Championship just plain does not fill up all the way, with a limited process for switching to that championship and two of the larger district regions, plus WI / MN teams competing Week 7, being ineligible.
I've been using the abbreviation 7R for Seven Rivers. Not an official abbreviation.
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