Folks, we seem to have a slight problem. And it’s not on our end, it’s on FIRST’s end.
Very simply, the FRCLinks method of getting the team lists goes to the older version of the site. The older version and the newer version are not always in sync. So, we’ve had some picks that are rejected because they aren’t on the newer version.
Until further notice (or FRCLinks updates their links to the new pages), we will be using the NEW page for event team lists. If someone claims a team using the OLD list (and the team isn’t shown on the NEW list), we will consider that an invalid claim until the NEW list is updated. If you post in the thread that such-and-such a team is on the OLD list, we’ll play the waiver game* at a later time.**
*Waiver game: Teams that become available after a draft are “waiver” teams. Because I’m lazy, the priority this year will be reverse order of signup to start with. Highest priority to make a claim gets the team, as long as the claim is made within 3 days from the first claim being made.
**Palmetto gets a grandfather clause, and maintains current status.