Re: 2010 Sacramento Regional
 

<G34> FINALE PERIOD ROBOT Protection - During the FINALE, ROBOTS in contact with their TOWER or in contact with an ELEVATED ALLIANCE partner may not be contacted by an opponent. Violation: PENALTY for inadvertent contact; plus a RED CARD for obviously intentional contact.

There would be no way for the active defense to be judged an accident.

Re: 2010 Sacramento Regional
 

The typical process for the Tator is to extend the arm and hook to full height (the thing is long enough to lift from the floor too), lay the assembly on the tower cross bar and then retract the arm - setting the hook. The hook and arm were laying on the cross bar - unfortunately the hook was not set so as the warrior borgs pulled away from the Tator - the tower the arm and hook bounced along the face of the bar.

Re: 2010 Sacramento Regional
 

I'm familiar with G34 yes, what I was saying is that even if all four of the refs that were watching the taters being defended somehow missed that their hook was indeed in contact with the tower, then it would have been hooked on the tower and held them up, wouldn't it?

I'm not trying to provoke any arguments, but I feel that mwibbels is saying the reason that 3256 won is because the refs were wrong and didn't see something, and I disagree with this because it's pretty much talking down on not only the three teams that won, but the refs and everyone involved in that decision.

Re: 2010 Sacramento Regional
 

I can only trust the judgement of the referees in the matter.
The head ref explained the call, and as I recall indicated that
they were watching carefully, and their decision is final, isn't it?

Eugene