Originally Posted by BoilerMentor (Post 1351844)

The blue alliance should have been red carded in the final finals match.

Intentionally tipping a robot falls well within the bounds of an automatic red card especially considering it had happened in the previous match with obvious consequences. Behavior like this on the part of a team or alliance is despicable and goes against the entire concept of this program. I've seen rough play before, but intentionally tipping over a robot goes above and beyond. I know, as many have already pointed out, that the outcome would not have been changed. This behavior needs to be publicly discouraged and the shame of losing a finals match in that way would have likely made it clear that it isn't okay.

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell (Post 1351848)

Not quite. The manual says:


G27



Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of ROBOTS via attachment, damage, tipping, or entanglement of ROBOTS are not allowed.

Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL and YELLOW CARD

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell (Post 1351848)

Not quite. The manual says:


G27



Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of ROBOTS via attachment, damage, tipping, or entanglement of ROBOTS are not allowed.

Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL and YELLOW CARD

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux (Post 1351867)

What I observed from the stands - in Finals match 3, the referee pointed at 4296 after 4143 was tipped while waiving the red alliance flag, then made an X symbol by crossing his arms. I have never been a referee before so I'm not sure what that call means, but maybe someone else could elaborate?

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell (Post 1351848)

Not quite. The manual says:
G27
Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL and YELLOW CARD

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell (Post 1351870)

I've also never been a ref, but I believe that's supposed to mean a technical foul on the team he was pointing at.

Originally Posted by 1975Flyers (Post 1351919)

Typical sporting event. Refs let them play. The game gets a little more physical. Both sides feel like they are the one being wronged. Both try defend their actions and believe they can call out the other teams intentions.

Originally Posted by Tom Ore (Post 1351731)

Apparently the refs discussed this after the match and decided not to call it because they didn't call it when 4296 was flipped twice and 1986 was flipped once. Definitely a very rough elimination round.

Originally Posted by Cataclysmatic (Post 1351836)

I believe that was ruled as a regular foul, resulting in the 20 points for red, and the technical from the ruled intentional tipping with 50 points to blue.

Originally Posted by BoilerMentor (Post 1351844)

The blue alliance should have been red carded in the final finals match.

Intentionally tipping a robot falls well within the bounds of an automatic red card especially considering it had happened in the previous match with obvious consequences. Behavior like this on the part of a team or alliance is despicable and goes against the entire concept of this program. I've seen rough play before, but intentionally tipping over a robot goes above and beyond. I know, as many have already pointed out, that the outcome would not have been changed. This behavior needs to be publicly discouraged and the shame of losing a finals match in that way would have likely made it clear that it isn't okay.

Originally Posted by JeremyLansing (Post 1351963)

I'm curious where you guys heard this, because they sound mutually exclusive. I find it hard to believe the refs would call intentional tipping on 4296 after no-calls on 3 previous tips.

Originally Posted by wesbass23 (Post 1351868)

Does anyone have video of any of the elimination matches? The stream was rather blurry and stopped streaming toward the end.