[EricH]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

What? Wait a minute? Since when did we start deciding tied elimination matches based on obscure rules, rather than playing a tie breaking match?

Okay... I know the rule must have been changed at some point and I must have missed that in the rules book (and likely a lengthy discussion on CD)... but that is the part of this blog post that really bugs me. Bring back "Finals Match 4"!

After the 2010 IRI eliminations, IIRC. You know, the one that had 3 or 4 ties in the elims at various points, leading to hours-long delays in ending due to the replays (I think one of the semis went to 5 or 6 matches)? I think after that is when FIRST said "You know, I think we can do this better" and implemented the tie-breakers, for the 2011 season. Of course, we were all so riled up about the minibots that year, and the coop bridges (and Einstein) the next year, that there was no lengthy CD discussion about the tiebreakers.