San Diego: Tech Foul in Finals

[David8696]

Originally Posted by Brandon1266

On behalf of 1266, the alliance captain of the winning alliance, I'd like to apologize for the technical foul call. While we do accept it as a victory because it was still a very close game, we are a little offput because it sort of seems like we didn't really "win" it. I would have liked to see a 3rd match played, with a matchup like that you guys really deserved it.

I guess we will just have to hope that technical foul calls will be more refined by Las Vegas, and that we're more aware of what exactly was the foul and sooner. Let's keep in mind though that the refs are doing their best, and that we're fortunate to have dedicated people like that in FIRST.

This is one of the most Gracious Professional posts I've seen in my time in FIRST. On behalf of the W.A.R. Lords and the FIRST community, I'd like to thank you for exhibiting exactly the values FIRST most tries to promote. And I completely agree with you about the refs; I just think it's too bad when the outcome of a match and even a regional is placed on their shoulders like this.

Originally Posted by Racer26

...at least when I'm only seeing this one video, which changes angle at an inopportune time for optimal viewing, and never really gets a good angle on the HP in question; perhaps the refs could see something that this video didn't capture.

One of the team parents actually got a video from directly behind the ref; it's uploading to youtube right now, and I'll post it as soon as it finishes. It's always good in these situations to consider how it could be seen from as many angles as possible. However, I will say that in my personal (and admittedly biased) opinion, this does nothing to support the idea that it should have been called a foul.