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After hearing what Libby had to say, and the story about the Rockwell Collins rep, I'm definitely in agreement; The airplanes need to stop.

If you think Einstein takes too long: Sorry, but that's just how it is. Would you rather they sped the whole thing up, but had inaccurate scores? It takes a certain amount of time to reset the field, even more so this year, where the discs need to be counted, hanging points need to be checked, and then hanging robots safely removed, and more robots loaded on, and more driver stations connected. That's not even mentioning that in between finals matches, teams need to make sure their robot is ready, which includes changing batteries, charging air tanks, and the like.

Those same delays exist at Regional events, it's just part of how the game works.

Whining "but we were a little bored and had to wait for the match to start!" is no reason to disrespect our sponsors, volunteers, VIP's, and fellow teammates.

That said, I'm all for reorganizing the Einstein ceremony to the way regionals are; Final matches followed by awards.