RACK & ROLL Reaction

[LauraN]

Well, in regards to the complaints about the ease of scoring: I think this complaint comes up every year. That's most of the fun of FIRST- the games are complicated and dynamic, it's not like most traditional sports where you can easily keep track of goals scored. The scores go up as well as down, since there are usually ways for teams to "descore" the other alliance's points, plus the bonus points really make the last few seconds exciting. Also, the games only last a few minutes, so it's not like there's time to stop and explain and discuss the penalties and validity of the apparent scores as they happen (like when game pieces aren't fully within the goals or are touching other field elements and they aren't legally scored) So you know what? For better or for worse, I don't think there will ever be a FIRST game that's easy to score as a spectator.

I do agree, however, that the ability to only see one side of the rack during the match is going to make things very hard for everyone, and I'm not quite sure I like it. =/