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Originally Posted by waialua359
Heres the problem: These referees (who are trying their best) who have just the slightest inconsistencies in how they call penalties has a HUGE impact in the W-L column of the respective matches. I have never seen a game where penalties consistently affect whether teams win or lose.
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this recalls the 2005 game where "being in the box" for picking up tetras on the loader was called in ridiculous fashion and different throughout the country
the only way we will ever get past this sort of ridiculous nonsense is to have a game where the rules are not subject to the interpretation of the referees- aka: less of them and no contest. Since we have refs involved in making the game each year you can be assured that they will ALWAYS be center stage in whatever FIRST comes up with.
if the rules are so complex they require a special interpretation forum and committee to determine them there is something wrong with the game. When you watch a regional and 90% of the rounds have penalties assessed then that game has rules issues. What is essential and what is picayune?
how about a game where either the task is done or it isn't? The refs are nice folks but this is a game played with machines and not people.
as I've stated previously- this game " inhales audibly" - for just the above reason. JMO
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