New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

No, I'm not missing that point. I'm looking beyond that point. What do we do when no schools, no matter what their resources, can join FRC because there is no place for them to compete?

Thus my disagreement with "certain states like Michigan" which do not have FTC. But that still doesn't address the concern of how to allow FRC for schools that can afford it.

There is no FTC events in New Hampshire either ... that being said, that does not preclude having a FTC team in New Hampshire.

I guess the question I have is:

With such great support for FRC, why can't Michigan have FTC for those that cannot afford FRC.

Again, create a tiered structure so that those that can afford/have support will have an FRC team while those who cannot afford/don't have support for an FRC team could have an FTC team.

I mean, Is there a law or ordinance against FTC in Michigan? or is it just that they all want to play in the big leagues even if they cannot afford it?

Again, I wish 'FIRST in Michigan' all the success and I hope the orgainizers have done their homework because the devil is always in the details.