What we have here is a no win...
Robots being no shows or DNF is a fact of the game and life.
I must strongly object to the idea of making one of the other bots from the match sit out.
There really isn't a way to make it fair for the alliance thats forced to compete short handed.
There are a few things that could be done to make it feel better.
1. Award extra bonus points to the alliance that wins a match shorthanded.
2. Let the short alliance invite a replacement bot from the same color alliance to fill in. The fill in team should be rewarded for filling in at the last moment.
3. If the same robot no-shows twice in the season... pack it up and send it to storage.
FYI... In motocross if you no show for a heat, you no go to the main.
Anyhow... them just my thoughts on the matter.
