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MacintoshJosh wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:55 pm

MitchinhoGray wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:23 pm This is complete speculation, but it may be possible that the state sends the team with the lowest score across any regional competition in their state. This has never happened with scioly, but I personally experienced it with a different competition last year. Last year, it was a snowstorm that prevented the state competition from taking place, so state organizers just looked at regional scores and gave our team (historically second best) the national bid.
Again, this wasn't for scioly, so this is just speculation.

Which state were you Mitchinho?

TheWood wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 4:41 pm I don’t think they’ll let anybody from SoCal compete. If the health risk of having people compete at their state tournament was too great, the health risk of allowing a team from that region compete is likely too large as well.

MitchinhoGray wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:23 pm This is complete speculation, but it may be possible that the state sends the team with the lowest score across any regional competition in their state. This has never happened with scioly, but I personally experienced it with a different competition last year. Last year, it was a snowstorm that prevented the state competition from taking place, so state organizers just looked at regional scores and gave our team (historically second best) the national bid.
Again, this wasn't for scioly, so this is just speculation.

smayya337 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:51 pm

MitchinhoGray wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:23 pm This is complete speculation, but it may be possible that the state sends the team with the lowest score across any regional competition in their state. This has never happened with scioly, but I personally experienced it with a different competition last year. Last year, it was a snowstorm that prevented the state competition from taking place, so state organizers just looked at regional scores and gave our team (historically second best) the national bid.
Again, this wasn't for scioly, so this is just speculation.

I really hope SOINC doesn't run it like that—whoever has the easiest regional basically has a free pass to nats in that scenario, and that's not necessarily the best team in the state.

CPScienceDude wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:14 pm I'm thinking the bids will go to the next state in line to get a second.

Unome wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:40 pm

smayya337 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:51 pm

MitchinhoGray wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:23 pm This is complete speculation, but it may be possible that the state sends the team with the lowest score across any regional competition in their state. This has never happened with scioly, but I personally experienced it with a different competition last year. Last year, it was a snowstorm that prevented the state competition from taking place, so state organizers just looked at regional scores and gave our team (historically second best) the national bid.
Again, this wasn't for scioly, so this is just speculation.

I really hope SOINC doesn't run it like that—whoever has the easiest regional basically has a free pass to nats in that scenario, and that's not necessarily the best team in the state.

SO Inc is unlikely to be directly involved in how a state chooses their representative.

CPScienceDude wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:14 pm I'm thinking the bids will go to the next state in line to get a second.

This is my prediction as well. I can't think of the last time something similar happened - I've heard only vague stories so I would guess it's been at least 10 years since a state has canceled.

TheSquaad wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:06 pm

Unome wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:40 pm

smayya337 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:51 pm

I really hope SOINC doesn't run it like that—whoever has the easiest regional basically has a free pass to nats in that scenario, and that's not necessarily the best team in the state.

SO Inc is unlikely to be directly involved in how a state chooses their representative.

CPScienceDude wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:14 pm I'm thinking the bids will go to the next state in line to get a second.

This is my prediction as well. I can't think of the last time something similar happened - I've heard only vague stories so I would guess it's been at least 10 years since a state has canceled.

So Texas likely gets its second bid back? That'll be interesting.

bernard wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:11 pm

TheSquaad wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:06 pm

Unome wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:40 pm

SO Inc is unlikely to be directly involved in how a state chooses their representative.


This is my prediction as well. I can't think of the last time something similar happened - I've heard only vague stories so I would guess it's been at least 10 years since a state has canceled.

So Texas likely gets its second bid back? That'll be interesting.

None of this is "likely" as the decision rests somewhere between the state and national organizations, and we have limited "data" to guide our predictions for what their decision may be.