[gail]

I love that FIRST has made a game where winning autonomous matters. What I do think is a problem, however, is that the computer does not always assess correctly which alliance won automode. That the decision is incorrect is often obvious to the teams, the refs and even the spectators.

The effect of an incorrect determination as to which alliance won automode is far greater than the 10 points. It's about the strategy the team plays for the duration of the round. This is true if you think you are ahead by the 10 points, or if you are forced to play offense first because it determined incorrectly that you lost. The 10 point swing at the end when they finally get it right cannot begin to compensate the teams for this.

I am hoping from now, through the end of the FIRST season, the refs will stop the play for however long it takes to manually figure out who won autonomous mode, and even reset the scoreboards, if necessary. Getting it right is far more important than the minute or two we may have to wait.