[nightdragon]

[quote=4throck;618954]I have to say I agree with this post. We were at Curie too, and as the competition went on, the play got more and more violent. Let's just say that no one was surprised when the Curie alliance got DQed at Einstein for playing the same way they had been playing. By not calling it, the refs allowed it to escalate. It is hard to say where the line should be drawn, but the rough play exhibited throughout the finals crossed it, especially when it came to ramming and pinning.

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Let me start by saying that we did not intentionally try to tip 71. That is not how we played during the matches at Curie, Buckeye, or Florida. Sorry for tipping you guys over. I would really like to find video of exactly how it happened. It definitely took away a match that could have had another great finish like in the second match...you broke our hearts!

I respect the refs decisions, but sometimes there are occasions where mistakes are made. Some can seriously hurt an alliance, others may hurt a teams reputation, but we have to respect them.

Last year at a regional, the previous match score was posted for ours. We protested and the refs claimed it was the right score. When asked to see the sheets that they wrote the scores down on, they could not find them. Later, one of our sponsors told us that they realized their mistake later and that the sheet was never lost. It puts a sour taste in your mouth, but we continued on the best we could.