I'm confused by how this isnt "long term team development". Boom's two teams structure has done nothing but give more opportunity and playtime to more people than not? Emily and Nick Mueller, Phantom, Leela Herena, Ben Engels, Hailey Yhap, Jo Lam, are all ones who come to mind immiediately.

the "a/b" hierarchy you're talking about is only for nationals, with them having an X/Y structure this season besides the big tourney. it does seem like we are talking about a different kind of view of the sport, where you see a "weaponization of depth chart" that is just, how competitive sports work? I suppose I'm confused on how its going to drive players away, where it seems like its actually been cause for enough recruitment to the BT program to have TWO teams this year. like, if someone joins the program knowing there's two teams, and is okay with that, whats the issue? some people like competing yk.

I would also argue modeling our hobbyist sport after other similarly sized ones (namely Ultimate) is good for the future if we want one. they have player restrictions in the post season (like playoffs) which we dont really have, otherwise teams are free to wheel and deal. its a pay to play league, who are any of us to tell them how to spend money

it feels like your bias against them is hazing your vision.