Originally Posted by Tyler D (Post 607439)

one of our losses in the qualifying matches at waterloo we scored 78 points and still lost 90-78 us (1901) were with 854 and 1503 against 1114, 188 and 2166. If we could have just scored one more ringer we would have tied, if we could have got a spoiler we would have won. Just a heads up for teams going to Atlanta, look out for 1114. they were incredibly maneuvrable and nearly impossible to defend against.
Heres a link to the match if any one want to see it.

Originally Posted by EmilioM (Post 607067)

Close loss: When allied with 1332 and 980 against 1572 2193 and 835, 1332's rails for their roll-out ramps deployed early incurring a 10-point penalty (at the time) for extending beyond the 6-foot box... Come the end of the match, we lift both robots 15" unfortunately, the aforementioned rails hung over and were incontact with the ground, negating our successful lift of 1332. The score pre-penalties was 32-23 our alliance, but then when the penalty was assessed the final score came out to be 22-23. Ouch! However we later learned that 1332 was in fact NOT in violation of the 6-foot box rule and shouldnt have been assessed the penalty, thus giving our alliance the win. Unfortunately, this was discovered after 2 more matches had been played and, according to the head ref, the ruling could not be changed (similar to challenges in pro football)... This should be the subject of another thread in its own right: Overrulings that could swing the match even after more matches have been played.

Originally Posted by Christina (Post 607797)

I'm going to address this...because I'm the one who saw the penalty...and I want you guys to have the real story.

We did not give a penalty for 1332 this round. We actually gave the penalty for 1717. When 1717 deployed their ramps, the corner of the ramp came out of the home zone. I'm the one who flagged it, so the head ref came over to me and another ref asking what had happened since 1332 wasn't 72" and I had told him that the penalty was for 1717. He was so relieved because he thought that he had made a mistake that cost the win for a then undefeated robot.

The head ref did say that 1717 was a very gracious team and that they handled the situation very very well, so kudos to you guys!

*does the penguin dance*