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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
I am not really sure what you mean by that paragraph. If they had not given us the time out then, 87 would have not moved, and we would have suffered a humiliating defeat. However, with us getting it, we ended up with a loss of 7-8, which I consider quite good against the champs of two regionals.
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If the refs disallowed the cascading timeout the #1 alliance may have suggested that both alliances immediately E-stop their robots. A very boring two minutes and fifteen seconds would then ensue with the match ending in a 0-0 tie. Your alliance would have then had the full reset time, plus potentially the #1 alliances timeout. This scenario is a good indicator that the rule is not a good one as enforcing it will result in greater delays if the alliance decides that they truly want to give the opposing alliance as much time as possible.
I also want to point out that me pointing out the rules was not intended as any disrespect towards the #1 alliance or towards the referees/event officials. I have great respect and admiration for both the gesture made by the #1 alliance and the referees for allowing it, I feel that this rule is unnecessary and should not be in the rulebook.