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Originally Posted by nobrakes8
...Team 1071 is like a 14ft target, team 69 intentionally tipped us while we triped breaking their triple play and capping 7 goals on the center goal. (we're not exactly happy with them, although after our 90pt match with them, we'd be their partner)
I also noticed like team 1453 knock over team 230, although that didnt seem as intentional as 69 knocking us over.
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Having just joined the CD community recently, I did not see this until now. In hindsight, the fact that team 69 and 1071 teamed up in the finals might make all this seem ironic.
However, for what it is worth, I have been involved with FIRST for 10 years now and have seen and been involved with dramatic and defensive play for much of it...anyone from team 121 from WAY BACK would remember the year of the "flipper", one of the years that tipping machines over was actually legal. Good defensive play makes for great crowd pleasing action, and many times, it is the right strategy for winning.
All of this to say, I am sorry that you feel like we intentionally tipped you, and we lived with the decision of the referees, but I feel like you need to know that our coach did not say to the drivers, "Hey, yank over team 1071!" The tipping happened, but the intent was not there.
Thanks again for graciously accepting our alliance offer and thanks for helping to make the UTC finals matches one of the more talked about this year.