[Raul]

First thing I want to say is: I miss Lunacy where penalties were rare and matches were not decided by the refs. G46 reminds me of the cross the line in reverse penalty in 2008.

Secondly, when was the last time there were 15 occasions of DQ's in the first day of a regional and some much higher number (not sure how many) of yellow cards? Does that tell you something?

I agree that refs deserve some love. It is a tough job, especially when the GDC makes a game like this that has the potential for so many penalties. However, it is the ref's responsibility as a volunteer to know the rules well. Just because they are volunteering, does not mean they should be allowed to be negligent in their duties.

Hey folks, keep in mind, we are not disputing a judgement call here. We are talking about the interpretation of update 16.

I am hopeful that the head ref met with FIRST officials tonight and got clarification.

For those of you out there who are just saying - don't run over a ball. Have you played yet? Do you know how difficult it is to not ride up on a ball when it goes against the bump and you do not even know it is there and you give full throttle to get over the bump? Try it. Unless your robot has no opening at all to let the ball in for kicking, it is very difficult.