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I sent this in a message to someone, but it is part of my point, so I'll post it here too. I know my NCAA example isn't perfect--I was just trying to point out that lots of people said VCU didn't even deserve to be in the tournament and I feel like they've more than proven they deserved to be there. Just like they say teams don't deserve to go to Worlds.
As for Worlds, these teams are PAYING to go. PAYING. If you could pay an entry fee into the NCAA tournament I'd bet a lot more teams would go. But NCAA is HUGE. So they make enough money from advertisers, networks, and fans--they don't have to make money from the athletes. We don't have that luxury. So Worlds has to make money from someone. At Large bids=revenue. When AllStar cheer gets so huge that networks are vying for the chance to get to air Worlds, and advertisers are paying millions to advertise for 30 seconds during the broadcast, and thousands of people are buying t-shirts, hats, coozies, etc. that say "Cheer Extreme" on them...then maybe we can re-visit this issue and have a more strict method of handing out bids.
As for Worlds, these teams are PAYING to go. PAYING. If you could pay an entry fee into the NCAA tournament I'd bet a lot more teams would go. But NCAA is HUGE. So they make enough money from advertisers, networks, and fans--they don't have to make money from the athletes. We don't have that luxury. So Worlds has to make money from someone. At Large bids=revenue. When AllStar cheer gets so huge that networks are vying for the chance to get to air Worlds, and advertisers are paying millions to advertise for 30 seconds during the broadcast, and thousands of people are buying t-shirts, hats, coozies, etc. that say "Cheer Extreme" on them...then maybe we can re-visit this issue and have a more strict method of handing out bids.