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Originally Posted by lineskier
Based on what I saw at UNH, I would say no. The refs were doing a really good job of only calling egregious violations. Also, it is certainly possible for a team to make up for these penalties even in the elims. Take for instance our first semifinal match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8HCV...lMsJyhDvk57J7Q
We racked up 70 points in penalties and still won the match. Also note that this was against the alliance that inevitably went on to win the banner (after going through 3 semi final match 3s due to replays).
I was very impressed with the reffing, and never felt that a penalty we were called on wasn't warranted. Even when it altered the outcome of a match, I think the calls were fair.
Take for instance this match:
In a game with 60 point cycles and 75 points up for grab in autonomous, the 50 points is just enough to make it hurt when it happens. I equate the 50 point penalties to pass interference call. They can certainly affect the outcome of a game, they are sometimes controversial, but if they were less they may not be enough of a deterrent. |
Agree with MathKing (Bob). UNH fouls seemed very reasonable, even with the 5 match Semi. The UNH officials did a great job and made the right call. You guys played us very hard and it was fun.