[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by Hallry

From when bumpers started in 2006 through 2009, they could be any color of your choice (they could also say other things in addition to your team number). Other means (flags, posts on the Lunacy trailers) were used to identify alliance members. It wasn't until 2010 that bumpers became regulated as blue and red to signify alliances.

I think the bumper rules as of lately were the correct step that should not be reversed. It is much easier to tell who is on what team at all times, from queueing to mid-match.

The only way I could see a return to any-bumper-color-goes is in two situations:
a) There are NO alliances whatsoever, everyone plays by themselves against everyone, so you already know bumper colors don't matter
b) There are pre-determined roles that each robot must play, say in a 3v3 match each robot has a "attacker" a "defender" and something else, which is permanent through the match. This would require up to 6 different indicators for a robot to have, and asking for 6 sets of bumpers is ridiculous, so they switch to something else (like flags)