[FRC Blog] 2015 FIRST Championship (and beyond) Eligibility

[Jon Stratis]

Happy Championship and may the odds be ever in your favor!

[Jacob Bendicksen]

...we will likely need to change eligibility rules, so some teams that have been eligible in the past will no longer be eligible.

Is he talking about Hall of Fame teams losing their auto-bid, or just saying that the current system will be in flux? I'd hate to see that happen, but that was my impression from reading it.

Other than that, excellent changes overall, especially with wild cards.

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

Is he talking about Hall of Fame teams losing their auto-bid, or just saying that the current system will be in flux? I'd hate to see that happen, but that was my impression from reading it.

Other than that, excellent changes overall, especially with wild cards.

I think it means that any of the eligibility criteria could change. HoF teams, original and sustaining teams, past year's Champs winners and champs EI may or may not be affected. They may choose to reduce the number of teams that make it from each regional (3-4 winners + chairman's + EI + RA) by eliminating eligibility based on one or more awards or position in the alliance or something.

The point is, I don't think he's specifically stating that any specific eligibility criteria is going to change in the long run, just that something is going to change. We just don't know what that something is yet.