[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by bduddy

I was on the field, and this is what I heard. After being given the backup robot coupon, Mark asked which team they wanted to replace, and he firmly believed that he was told that 1323 wanted to replace themselves. He immediately called for the backup team. When 1323 presented themselves and the misunderstanding (or whatever you want to call it) was discovered, he was originally going to allow them to compete, with the loss of their timeout, but after discussion with several people, it was decided that 1323 must be replaced by a backup robot.

As for the red alliance wanting 1323 to stay (which I also saw), I firmly believe that the other team, in any competition, should never be but in a position where they decide if a foul applies or not. Maybe you think it would have helped in this situation, but it only leads to bad thongs down the line. Anyway, this is only my opinion and I have no idea why they were not listened to.

Thanks for the explanation.

Good FRC teams don't like to win via factors other than playing better than their opponents. Winning due to technical fouls, red cards, disabled robots, etc. detract from the quality of the victory.