[Tom Line]

I feel very sorry for the refs. As I said in a thread at the beginning of the season, wouldn't it be horrible if the win on Einstein comes down to someone who deploys .5 seconds early and doesn't get called on it?

Some method should have been made to do this automatically - perhaps a pressure plate that the minibot had to depress (much like the one at the top of the tower), Laser switches around the mast, something. The game idea is phenomenal, but the implementation is tough on those volunteers. A camera looking down from each match running labview vision detecting if someone breaks the white circle might have worked as well.

Gracious professionalism will be absolutely crucial this year.