I'm against the 4 person bye proposal for several reasons: First, field event athletes need the first round to "check out" the ring or runway. I know these are experienced athletes, but far too often I witness athletes struggling with a recently acid washed ring or finding their mark on a runway. Second, the selection process to determine the 4 athletes "earning a bye" will create a controversial environment and most likely a court injunction and lawsuit. Lastly and most importantly, this is an overreaction to last year's olympic trials where quite a few "favorites" did not advance out of the rounds to the finals. Reminds me of the ridiculous long jump proposal to end fouls by creating a takeoff area. Perhaps the next idiotic proposal will be to give a bye to the National Team for the ranking American athlete in each event.