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Originally Posted by compwiztobe
When you say that the events of the match were merely unfortunate and that the Head Ref was justified in making his decision, you are either suggesting that they did not deserve a fair shot, or you are suggesting that they got a fair shot. From what I saw, they did not get a chance to be beaten fair and square. If you think what happened was fair to Team 967, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
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Since 2008 (That year: KING TeC, Senior in HS) I've always remembered what my mentor said to me, "You can build the best robot in the world, but you need a bit of luck to win these competitions." That year, our robot crashed into the field at full speed and was disabled in match #3 of the finals in Wisconsin, leaving our teammate Team 93 to score solo for 2 minutes while we watched helplessly from the divers station.
What happened at North Star, and moreover seems to happen consistently at North Star is teams that "should win" expect to win.
No one here on the forums is saying that Team 2175 (winners of Northern Lights), Team 967, or Team 4607 deserved to lose or that the ref made the correct call. The ref made the call on the information that was available to him at that moment. Hind sight is ALWAYS 20/20. In 2011, there was a double red card at North Star that lead to an amazing upset (2177 was apart of the upsetting alliance). I can only imagine the backlash that created for their team and their alliance. (For those that don't know, a red card in elims = auto disqualification for the entire alliance (auto-win for the other), double red card = not a good situation).
WINNING IS NOT WHAT FIRST IS ABOUT. Gracious Professionalism is what we strive for here. we are all on the same team.
To 2175, 967, and 4607, if you guys believe a call was made incorrectly, then please use the proper channels to air your grievances. Don't take it out on the forums and more importantly the teams that played their hearts out, and gave it their all (likely including sweat and blood) to be where they are today.
Good Luck to those moving on to Champs,
To the Minnesota teams that qualify, see you at MSHSL!
Nate Vetter
KING TeC Alumni - 2169