While I agree that some changes could be enacted to decrease the expenditures on the field, I belive that FIRST is actually doing very well in this area. Those that said that the field border is reused as well as the control systems would be correct, and as for salvaging field components? Many people on delphi asked if FIRST had a mental block when we saw this years resemblance, in some aspects of play, to past years games. Based on this I do not think that FIRST could viably keep every team returning, we would though , year after year if they did this. I did very much like the notice of the carpet though, maybe re-using carpet sections, they might already, would be a possibility. I just don't know whether the off-season storage and maitinance costs make this worth the time of effort.

Just my 3.41 cents

Actually Zone Zeal involved three goals and balls lined along the sides of the arena. I think you may be talking about the game one year previous to zone zeal.