[omalleyj]

The number one thing I liked was: the bridge method of coopertition made coopertition virtually mandatory without rules to mandate it.
Teams figured out early on that you had better be discussing coopertition strategies in queue or earlier.
There was a slight negative side-effect of sometimes arguing with your own alliance as to who 'got to' cooperate.
Interestingly to me, was the fact that, in quite a few matches, teams cooperated instead of winning. (i.e. the match was within 10 points and their own bridge was empty) Largely because (IMO) it became a big negative to promise to cooperate and fail to follow through.
I am interested to see if FIRST can come up with something so effective next season. And how the teams will adjust to it.