. As neat as these ideas are, next year's game will be something crazy. No doubt. And my ... expectations for next year's game are...
1. The carpet will make a huge return. I think FIRST will not experiement with another flooring for a while.
2. I expect the game element to NOT be a ball. We got away with round shaped objects for two years, and I don't think we'll be lucky enough for a third year.
3. I expect for the last seconds of the match to also count a lot more. This year, while the super cell did make/break some matches, I don't think it played THAT big of a role in the larger scope of the matches. So I think that the last second bonuses will also be more influential.