The Dark Side of the 2013 game

[Ben Martin]

Originally Posted by coalhot

EDIT: I was sitting right behind the section that was cheering when 225 was tipped. It's quite rude to hear this. The teams in the area are better then this. I'd also like to think that the refs had warned the alliance that tipped 225, and that they would have red carded the alliance if it happened again. Tipping the robot one can be an accident, but once it happens multiple times, it becomes a strategy. Also, I'm glad that 225 was able to garner a strategy to prevent themselves from being tipped.

For what it's worth, of the three times we tipped (from videos I have watched) only the time in Chestnut Hill SF2-1 could be considered the fault of the opposing alliance.

Regardless of how the crowd reacted at Chestnut Hill, the event staff, volunteers, and the drive teams I worked with were extremely gracious at both events.