[GaryVoshol]

I thought it was a great show. They edited the order of the matches, so that all the games of one semi-final were shown before the other semi-final, which was good for the general audience.

Some good human interest stories too - rookies from Suttons Bay, Gina and Russ Sweet, the 47+65=51 merger. Maybe next year one of those stories can focus on Chairmans and other not-directly-related-to-the-robot activities.

While the importance of Ubertubes was stressed, I don't think the autonomous aspect was emphasized enough. I'd also have liked to see more on the design/build process (although that was touched on in the Suttons Bay story).

The high-def video was great - no comparison to the YouTube and other videos we usually see.

The commentators did a good job with it. Heather did some good sideline interviews, and the other announcer (can't remember his name) made some insightful comments and questions for only having seen the game for such a short time. And of course Paul is Paul - if anyone still doubts the rationale for having a good strategist behind the glass, just listen to his commentary. I never dreamed that the coaches were thinking all those things that he came up with. And he didn't even get on the referees, well, not too much ...

I think it was a great showcase of the competition. If it gets done again, there will be time for a little more depth so that viewers can get the idea of what kind of full-season commitment the students and mentors make.