Too successful of an event?

Head Foolz said:

Okay, so here I stand on my soapbox. There is an event in my area/state that is really well run. So well run that newer teams or teams looking to try it for the first time are essentially locked-out. The event (name withheld to protect thyself) has a policy of accepting applications for the current year event, however, all teams that competed in the year prior get 1st dibs regardless of when they put their app in, as long as it is received by a set cutoff date. Now, if a returning team does not, there is a waiting list that the reps take from. This waiting list is anywhere from 10 – 100 teams deep, you only move up if someone is selected or does not pay the entry fee just to be on the waiting list.
You by now are saying no big deal and suck it up. Well my issue with not allowing first come first serve until the event reaches its team limit is; THIS IS A STATE QUALLIFIER. So the teams that are locked-in (per se) are placed in an advantage to earn points over other teams that are locked-out, trying for the state title.
We are a rookie team and are realistic on our expectations and even next year in our sophomore season, but we may need this event in year 3 or more. Just sayin….

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hogzillas said:

My $.02 is if there's so many teams trying to get in every year & you've got a backlog, you might want to expand it unless there's a space limitation of some sort or it's already so large that it is unwieldy to handle ie American Royal type thing. I'd say it's a good thing to have demand but at some point that lack of supply to fill the demand begins to have a negative effect long term

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