[XaulZan11]

Well, after looking at a picture, I counted 9 members of one team and 6 non-drive team members of another team. So, its clear to me that teams had more than the 7 plus the one media pass. Were all the people working on the robot or significantly changing the results on the field (ie strategy)? Can't tell, but it certainly is possible.

I think it would be pretty easy to follow the rules as everyone has the same colored shirt. I know I noticed around 10 people from one team while watching from the upper level. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a special media pass zone for picture taking and filming? If so, then there is no reason that the person with the media pass is outside of that spot.

For the 'sister team' issue, I don't think there is anything around this other than making sure only necessary people are on the field. So, say team 46 (somehow) lost in their division semifinals, then none of their team should be on the floor of the georgia dome. This way, there is no way they could help their sister team with strategy in the finals.

This would create some hassels and the volunteers would need to keep tabs of who should be on the field or not, but it is possible to do. I'm not sure if its worthwhile or not.