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Originally Posted by Andy Baker
while there is no penalty for a yellow card in a qualification match, it WILL make an impact on the decisions of a picking team: "should we pick team A or B? they both are good... but team B got a yellow card... hmmmm"
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this happened with a team at IRI. they were debating between their pick of two different teams. Team A could/had run the field collecting balls and capping. Team B did well capping and could hold balls, they just didn't have the same dominating style of Team A. The only problem was, Team A didn't play smart, at all. And that was reflected in their yellow card (where Andy literally chased them off the field to explain their warning to them...good job AB). The drafting team drafted Team B who played well and faught hard and were only three balls and a hang away from winning it all.
seconldly...this thread rocks. really great comments from everybody. keep it up!
finally...I agree with Chris Hibner's philosophy, as long as it is done right. The 25 pts for tipping should be "intentional tipping". I know, I know...what is "intentional"? But at Nats, we had two robots in one match drive up us...we stopped driving...they didn't...and they tipped. That isn't intentional...and if you'd see our robot...you'd know we didn't design it with that in mind, the other two teams just had bigger wheels. To think that we'd have to make 10 balls just to alleviate the pain of our opponents tipping makes me scared...especially when we weren't good at getting balls and I wasn't that good of a shooter (it would have taken about 12-14 balls for me to hit 10). Pass interference isn't pass interference if both players honestly go for the ball. Refs at football games make snap decision calls, and they aren't nearly as smart as our refs (sorry if I offended football refs...my uncle is one). Our refs can take the time they need to talk it out, talk with the teams involved (never seen that happen at a football game) and make a fair call. Once again, American football rules over European football.
