[AllenGregoryIV]

I've only been involved since 2003 as well but I think that's where we have to start anyway since that was the introduction of autonomous. Maybe even 2005 when we went 3 v 3, as before that the games were very different.

I loved Aim High but the offense/defense rounds were very confusing for casual fans and it made autonomous worth too much. My problem with Breakaway wasn't really with the game design as much as I felt that robots looked to similar to the casual fan. If you got up close to the robots with their bumpers off you could see all the differences but if you just watched a web cast it was a lot of similar looking boxes kicking balls.

I think Rebound Rumble as it was played at IRI was the best and most dramatic FRC matches in history. The defense was challenging to perform but some teams played it very well throughout the year (ex. 16, 4334, and down here in Texas, 457). I loved watching teams fight for the middle bridge (ex. 341 vs. 233 so many times this season). Last second balances and human player shots decided matches at the buzzer. I think it’s one of the first times that the human player involvement made sense and was balanced.

Once I saw 148, 2936, and 922 pull of the first triple balance at Alamo I know it was going to be a very good year to be an FRC fan.