[thefro526]

As I read this thread I couldn't help but feeling a bit angry at what happened.

I'm not angry towards the actions of team members, the lack of professionalism shown by some, or the protest towards the result of a tie. After reading into what happened, I cannot say that I would've been anymore professional in that situation, and I feel that a lot of the tension between teams and people were indirectly caused by issues on the field. (Long days full of frustration will begin to tire even the best people to the point of snapping.)

What makes me angry is this: We, (FIRST in the USA & Canada), have event after event, both on and off season and I've never heard of a Regional running so far behind that teams only got three matches. I almost feel like the Israel FIRST community has gotten the short end of the stick by not having the proper time to test and debug their unique version of the control system. (Never knew about the difference in radios) I feel like next year FIRST should aid in the Hosting of a Pre-Ship Scrimmage for the Israeli teams so that this can be avoided.

And the idea of having a match decided by a coin toss is something I cannot wrap my head around. I understand that a replay of a match would delay the event substantially, but deciding a match by a coin toss just doesn't seem like the way to go. I know that I would've been livid if I were on the losing side of this coin toss, and I actually applaud the team that chose to sit on the bump peacefully before going off the handle on those in charge.

Regardless, I think we as a FIRST community should do everything in our power to make sure that this NEVER happens again.