[JesseK]

Heh, this thread has uncovered a few issues, most of which have been addressed.

- Teams are usually not 100% honest about their capabilities because they're almost always trying to make themselves look good or haven't performed appropriate testing. A vast majority will say 'that cannot happen' or 'yea, but we fixed it' and thus it's really up to fate. I think the best approach it to be watchful after the first time it happens, weary that they couldn't fix it after the 2nd time, and politely assertive after the third. Scouting will be key.

- There will be scenarios, like many years, where a team will feel it may mathematically advantageous for them to keep a ball away from their own alliance in order to lose a match to fall in ranking and thus be available for a 2nd-round pick. It's been publicly discussed before and this year will be god-awful for the alliances which have a team member who exploits it. Hopefully this doesn't happen.

Single-solenoid valves are probably the simplest way of auto-ejection, but such a setup could potentially complicate setup and execution of autonomous. If the ball can't nestle nicely in the carriage ready for launch in steady state, then there's another variable for a consistent and reliable autonomous score.