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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
I think the card system was used very well at VCU.
414 received a yellow card in the qualifications for "excessive violent actions" (or something like that)
122 received a yellow card in the qualifications for having their ramps deploy outside of the home zone for the 3rd match in a row
843 received a red card in the finals for intentional tipping of 1610 (albeit, the video suggests it wasn't intentional, intention is almost impossible to interpret, especially in the heat of the moment)
I would have liked to see a couple more penalties (not cards) for ramming, but it wasn't a huge deal. Us and another team literally exchanged paint (or stickers to be more accurate) on more than one occasion after they hit us. Regardless though, the officiating at VCU was consistent and well coordinated.
The card system should not be as liberally used as some seem to wish it to be. Cards are, and should be, a last resort to stop particularly egregious and/or repeated offenses. I think the system was modeled after the IRI card system (which has worked outstandingly), and with some minor refinements will work just as well as it.
Also, doesn't it seem like we get this thread pretty much every year? (with the exception of 2005, when we got a too many penalties one)
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414's card was appropriate. They rammed and slammed a whole match. 122's yellow was a hard sell for some but understandable with the ramps.
843's Red was appropriate. (you hit something holding something high in the air that's shaking, tipping ensues 90% of the time easy.)
The card system was not overused at VCU. A few instances were worthy of penalties but not quite card offenses. There is some room between penalties and cards for some form of penalties for those ram and slammers.