[Jeff Waegelin]

I thought the IRI way was great! It made it so much more exciting during the finals. The only proof you need is in the final round. During the FIRST season, a close match like Finals 1 would have meant certain victory for 494's alliance. With best of 3, 308's alliance was able to pull off two amazing performances, and take the win. That kind of excitement is how a FIRST competition should be... 3 great matches, not one match followed by de-scoring. Elimination Points inhale audibly. Best of 3 was the right way to go.