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Originally Posted by IndySam
But if through the course of the competition no ref ever penalized them or even just warned them then they must correctly assume that they are playing within the rules. So you can’t blame them either. In their shoes I would have done the same thing.
My point of starting this thread was to show how difficult a referee’s job can be. We have the benefit of pictures and videos and we as a group can’t agree on what is correct. How can we expect a ref to decide in the heat of the moment and get it right every time?
Big thanks to the men and women who step and do this thankless job!
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I would have to agree with you on all points. The least that can be said is that the call was not made consistantly. I was at two regionals and the championship and saw many hours of webcast and could easily find countless other similar instances where this call was not made. There is a reason the Head Referee's call is final. I prefaced my remarks with IMHO fully realizing as you have stated so well that the referees did not typically make this call thoughout this season and 177 was only behaving as they had been permitted to in the past. Frankly, I am surprised that 177's arm held up so well! Incidental contact was given rather broad interpretation this year by the referee's. I am just a die hard bumper to bumper, pushing from one end of the field to the other fan of this type of defense. Alot of pushing without anybody's robot getting broke (drivetrains excepted).