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Oh well, I may as well throw in my 2 cents.
We realized that lifting the goal with the old rules was the "differentiator" this year and were also looking at a design to clamp the pipe and lift the goal. It was going to be more complex than I would like and would probably make it much more challenging to stay under the weight limit. We had a design but I was getting headaches trying to find a simpler, more elegant way to do it. Now I can throw away the design and hard thinking that went along with it. Oh well.
But, I accept this new ruling as a bonus that we will happily accept and find another way to differentiate our design. Life goes on.
In regards to it making it harder on the referees - I disagree. I think this rule makes it easier. Here is why. I Imagine with all the pushing and shoving that will occur that in many cases a goal will get wedged on top a robot frames. Also, the complex goal lifting mechanisms would have been harder to judge if they "accidently" or "purposely" made contact with the steel angle when grabbing or lifting..
Raul
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