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Unread 16-03-2008, 04:38
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Re: Silicon Valley Regional 2008

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Originally Posted by zpatzer View Post
The reffs don't even let you point out the call in time. They strand you in a box as long as possible since they are always skeptical and unwilling to regard teenage opinions. If there wasn't so much haste in posting the results, our patiently waiting alliance would have been addressed immediately after the match finished. However, having said all this, the matter has passed. Congrats to the winning team. If the rules were bent for the final match at SVR, I think FIRST should consider bending them for us going to nationals where we can have a real rematch, hopefully with more reliable penalizing.
I have something to add along the lines of that. In the haste to get 80 matches in on time, the field staff and queuing people rush you off the field. I was scolded repeatedly to "watch the score from the other side." I don't understand how the student captain is supposed to contest the score if they can't hear both the score and the penalties announced. When I did get to talk to the head ref though, I was satisfied with the explanation though not necessarily happy with it. However, it is all said and done, and we have to just move on and try to get a more consistent ruling somehow. I hope FIRST does take the unusual step of allowing the blue alliance's teams to get the opportunity to go to the Championships.