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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
Let me be clear about my surprise. IN GENERAL, I think it is bad for FIRST to have the mood of a head ref. determining who wins a tournament or not. And that is exactly what we have as far as I can see.
The rules should be clear enough to both the participants and those enforcing the rules that every regional anywhere on the planet is playing the same game.
That was not the case last weekend.
I would have thought that FIRST would have quickly responded to this situation.
Dr. Joe J.
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Did you play last year's game at all? The mood of the head ref definitely played a huge factor. Heck, whether assists were counted depended on where on the field it occurred with some refs not counting assists and others counting them.
I'm sure I could find examples of this going back many years. FIRST's rules are not, never have been, and never will be perfect.