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Originally Posted by EmilioM
Close loss: When allied with 1332 and 980 against 1572 2193 and 835, 1332's rails for their roll-out ramps deployed early incurring a 10-point penalty (at the time) for extending beyond the 6-foot box... Come the end of the match, we lift both robots 15" unfortunately, the aforementioned rails hung over and were incontact with the ground, negating our successful lift of 1332. The score pre-penalties was 32-23 our alliance, but then when the penalty was assessed the final score came out to be 22-23. Ouch! However we later learned that 1332 was in fact NOT in violation of the 6-foot box rule and shouldnt have been assessed the penalty, thus giving our alliance the win. Unfortunately, this was discovered after 2 more matches had been played and, according to the head ref, the ruling could not be changed (similar to challenges in pro football)... This should be the subject of another thread in its own right: Overrulings that could swing the match even after more matches have been played.
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I'm going to address this...because I'm the one who saw the penalty...and I want you guys to have the real story.
We did not give a penalty for 1332 this round. We actually gave the penalty for 1717. When 1717 deployed their ramps, the corner of the ramp came out of the home zone. I'm the one who flagged it, so the head ref came over to me and another ref asking what had happened since 1332 wasn't 72" and I had told him that the penalty was for 1717. He was so relieved because he thought that he had made a mistake that cost the win for a then undefeated robot.
The head ref did say that 1717 was a very gracious team and that they handled the situation very very well, so kudos to you guys!
*does the penguin dance*