[Vermeulen]

1. I definitely expected there to be less tubes on the ground. I thought that there would be some ubertubes left over on the ground, and possibly some from accidentally dropping the tubes, but I never thought that people woulf be throwing.

2. I'm not rethinking strategy much. We have a solid tube hanger, even if it can't floor load, and out deployer has worked great in testing. We assumed that minibots would be game-changers, and so far it looks like that was a reasonable assumption.

3. We're still focusing on improving our minibot in between now and Thursday.

4. Watching a few matches, I've noticed that the midfield is a tight fit, especially with the poles. Smart defense there could help hugely.

5. This year hasn't been the most exciting I've seen. I've only seen 1 minibot race, and hanging tubes just isn't as exciting as, say, kicking a ball 50 feet into the goal, or making a shower of orbit balls. I saw one match at New Jersey where the final score was 1-0, with no penalties, ubertubes, or attempted deployments.