[Gutherie88]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

That's what I'm saying - to be picked, you have to accept. To be a backup, you should also have to accept (as in have the opportunity to decline).

One problem that could possibly come about from this is the ability of an alliance captain to pressure the first choice backup robot to deny the offer in order to receive a more well equipped backup.

Giving the head official the authority to decide whether the first backup can be given the choice to accept or decline would be a smart decision.

If the first choice is given the option to say no, and proceeds to decline, the team cannot accept any other offers to be a backup robot. Similar to a team outside the top eight during alliance selection.