[mott]

Aaron,

Thanks for posting these links. While these videos don't give us the best perspective (from mid-field) there is one thing I noticed that has yet to really be brought up in this discussion regarding the Finals matches.

In Match 3 of the Finals, each team was called for 1 3-point penalty (unless I've totally lost my mind). Watching the video seems to indicate that the Red Alliance was called for a Feeder Lane violation at about 2:27 into the video by the official at the far end, right side of the screen (and the head ref).

However, at 3:53 of the video, it appears obvious that the Blue Alliance is called for a G23 by the midfield official on the left side of the screen. He waves his flag and points right at the robot in contact with the Red Alliance tower during the End Game. You really need to start watching the video earlier than the 3:30 mark to see that machine drive into the tower (during a time when it isn't illegal) but then, once the End Game begins, the G23 is called.

Here's the interesting thing...Refresh yourself with the G23 rule:

<G23> Contact (via ROBOT or GAME PIECE) with the opposing ALLIANCE‟S TOWERS is prohibited. Violation: PENALTY plus RED CARD

The above (pasted from the 2011 rule book) seems to indicate that a G23 should have resulted in a Red Card in addition to the Penalty. No Red Card was issued or we know what that would have meant in the Elimination Round.

Maybe having access to all this video isn't such a good thing after all...