[Andy Grady]

Just one final comment before this thread closes. I just want everyone to understand that I know that the referees have the most difficult job and were trying thier best to make the correct decision. According to the rules set forth by Battlecry staff at the begining of the day, the call that was made was correct. That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is the fact that from the begining of the day on, we all knew what was going to happen. After talking to 121 on various accounts during the day, it really did look like they were being picked on, and when it did happen, when you actually looked at the faces of the kids on the team, they were all in dismay, because they just felt the pressure the whole day, and knew it was comming. Then the result of the whole fiasco was just a complete mess, and it marred what really up until that point was an exciting and fun competition. The purpose of this thread was to warn competition organizers of the problems involving wedgebots, and to be very careful when changing any rules reguarding them, due to the fact that it can make teams feel singled out, or feel like they have been treated unfairly, which leads to the issues that fell on Battlecry.

Thank you Brandon for giving everyone the oportunity to vent out a little before closing this thread. Hopefully, if nothing else, people at the competition will understand the frustrations of the teams affected by the rulings and why we were all upset, even if our reactions should have been more gracious than they were.

Thank you,
Andy Grady