[Jeff Rodriguez]

Has anyone read this yet?

Each elimination round will be comprised of 2 matches. The elimination matches will be scored
exactly like the qualifying matches except that the points will be referred to as Elimination Points
(EP’s). Both teams in the losing alliance get their own alliance score in EP’s. Both teams in the
winning alliance get their own score plus twice the losing alliance’s score in EP's. A tie awards the
total of the match points to both alliances in EP's. After the two matches are completed, the alliance
with the highest combined total score advances to the next round. In the event of a tied score, a third
match will be played to identify the winning alliance. In the event of additional ties, more matches
will be played until the winning alliance is identified.

This is, in my opinion the worst change this year. To me, this eliminates the 'dominating' robots, such as beatty from last year. Teams that come up with crazy ideas that work wonders should be encouraged, not shunned, as this seems to be doing.