[orangemoore]

I think that it is wrong to say that FIRST didn't think of this strategy before the season began. They want to make it clear that close looped scoring is not legal. No team posed the question they answered. They simply were making a statement in the Q&A.

I think it is also important to point out that FIRST has said many times in many forms (including the game manual section 1.6) that teams must stay up to date with the Q&A. There is only so much they can do to let teams know about new rules and updates. They really didn't change anything besides clearing any possible confusion about their intent.