Originally Posted by BJC (Post 956214)

Thanks alot and We love you guys. However, this goes deeper then just my team. In future years I think division finalists should be given roped off seats in order to be able to see Einstein. Not to mention if your robot was fielded. Think about it, what if your robot was fielded on Einstein but you could bairly see it. To me this would be extreamly disapointing (the not being able to see part, not the being on Einstein part;) ) It just seems logical that the teams who just missed being on Einstein should be able to watch it play out.

I don't think any bad can come from implementing something like this and it adds a bonus on to being the finalist other then a metal.

As to the saving seats rule. I think that most teams do this without realizing it. Despite any rules that are/might be put in place we will always see some of this. In the mornings I see many teams guilty of this including my own. I think most teams have come to accept this as just the way things are. So to sumerize, leaving things in the stands overnight such as roped off areas to save spots is unacceptable. However, I don't find anything wrong with putting sweatshirts and such over chairs in the beginning of the day as long as you're willing to share with other teams that might want to use some of those seats for scouting, viewing, ect.

my 2 cents