If we get too many first teams you think it might be only Prime number teams are guarantied a spot at nationals?
i would like that (179=Prime#)
Oops, I accidentally voted yes, but I meant to vote no.
Prime numbers…come on now, thats just random.
No. Two reasons:
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It’s a ridiculous rule.
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201 is not a prime number
Yeah… That’s pretty absurd…
I really hope you’re just joking…
And it’s actually spelled… oh nevermind…
I don’t like it…especially because we have an even number.
How about we go with an ACTUAL random number generator?
[edit]Better yet, let’s use palindrome numbers - numbers that read the same way forwards and backwards![/edit]
Ummm… NO!
I would say yes, as long as you define “Prime number teams” as
'teams who have won the chairmans award in the past
or
teams who existed in the original year of FIRST
or
any team on which Ken Wittlief is a member
are hereby defined to be PRIME TEAMS’
:c)
*Originally posted by KenWittlief *
**I would say yes, as long as you define “Prime number teams” as'teams who have won the chairmans award in the past
or
teams who existed in the original year of FIRST
or
any team on which Ken Wittlief is a member
are hereby defined to be PRIME TEAMS’
:c) **
LMAO :rolleyes: :yikes: 
I agree 
*Originally posted by KenWittlief *
**I would say yes, as long as you define “Prime number teams” as'teams who have won the chairmans award in the past
or
teams who existed in the original year of FIRST
or
any team on which Ken Wittlief is a member
are hereby defined to be PRIME TEAMS’
:c) **
prime numbers = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31, 37, …
*Originally posted by Tytus Gerrish *
**prime numbers = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31, 37, … **
3 X 9 = 27
I think this thread belongs in the chit chat forum now, unless there is any more constructive discussion with this prime number suggestion.
I seriously hope you’re kidding. I mean, last year , odd numbered teams got to go, and this year, if only prime numbered teams got to go, it would make it really difficult for even numbered teams to get to nationals (again). Now, if you said all non-prime numbered teams, but then again thats more than half so that doesn’t help anything now does it?
hmmm, how about all rookie teams that won awards at their regionals last year? or all teams that have doubled in size since last year (the whole spreading the spirit of FIRST thing)? That would work for me lol 
But seriously, while doing the even/odd thing probably wont be feasible this year, any serious ideas that they might very well do, or that may be fair for ALL teams? (should I start another thread with this?)
*Originally posted by Ken L *
**3 X 9 = 27**
Woops! sorry
Im, not kidding, THere are alot of Teams now a days,
do you think that there will be a time when instead of even or odd that only as few as prime number teams go to natonals?
Prime number teams Came out of Dean’s mouth, not mine its just an example of a way to select the teams that get to go to natonals
*Originally posted by IMDWalrus *
**[edit]Better yet, let’s use palindrome numbers - numbers that read the same way forwards and backwards![/edit] **
Yes, definitely!
Last timeI checked FIRST had not yet posted the criteria for who gets preference to attend the Championship this year
and there may be good reason for that.
Last year they opened registration up to anyone (the weekend of the Canadian regional)
which means they were not able to get enough people with the restrictions they had.
Also keep in mind, in the past, going to WDW was a big deal for the students, not only were you at the championship, you also got to spend the weekend at the park, sort of a reward for being on the team
last year, there was only one day at an amusement park in Houston (6 flags?)
this year, at Atlanta, the championship will be about the championship only (as far as we know right now)
so it will be interesting to see how many teams really want to spend the extra money to travel all the way to Atlanta, instead of attending a closer regional instead.
The problem with prime number teams is that prime numbers are always the same, so we’d be stuck looking for another method next year. I mean, if you say “Odd numbered teams for odd numbered years” you have a system that works for any amount of time. The prime number idea would only work for one year. Plus, 95 isn’t a prime number.
*Originally posted by Tytus Gerrish *
**Prime number teams Came out of Dean’s mouth, not mine its just an example of a way to select the teams that get to go to natonals **
Why do I seriously doubt that? Dean would never suggest something as ridiculous as letting prime number teams go. It’s not even close to fair by any stretch of the imagination, and it’s a very arbitrary choice. Plus, Dean wouldn’t say anything, even if he was considering it. Something blatantly false like that isn’t even worthy of the Rumor Mill.
I so! heard dean say that ,Jokingly of course
*Originally posted by Jeff Waegelin *
**Why do I seriously doubt that? Dean would never suggest something as ridiculous as letting prime number teams go. It’s not even close to fair by any stretch of the imagination, and it’s a very arbitrary choice. Plus, Dean wouldn’t say anything, even if he was considering it. Something blatantly false like that isn’t even worthy of the Rumor Mill. **
Jeff since when are you best friends with Dean and know everything he says… If i remember correctly (which I’m pretty sure i am now) he did say a comment like this at a time. I remember reading a transcript from one of his [Dean’s] speeches and remember him listing off ways that they [FIRST] could consider a team be viable for a spot to nationals. Thus yes it was a sort of joke as some were far fetch and went into ideas that were funny to hear from him (ex. teams that own segways…etc) but i don’t think that Tytus is lying about dean saying it as a joke. but i personally don’t think it would work either because that would limit it to about 100 or so teams and wouldn’t change as amounts of teams increased.
~Mike
P.S.~ This post is not meant as a flame to anyone and i don’t want this discussion to turn into a flame war.
I prefer all teams that don’t have a team number 179 
I disagree with where the author put this. This post belongs in the rumor mill at best, if not chit-chat. The championship event forum is here for serious discussion - not clutter.
No… just no…
That’s like saying all teams evenly divisble by 32.782 should go to Nationals.:rolleyes: