Did the refs make a good call in the semi-finals of the Cleveland Regional

[Gadget470]

Well, I just reviewed the video, and it is obvious that the Field Gate closer stepped on the HP pad, bell rang to start autonomous, then the member of #85 went to the pad.

However, 85's bot was the first to the stack thus starting the team off with a major advantage. At this point the drivers of the red alliance should have made the decision to notify a ref what happened. I don't think they would ask for a replay if they had won.

I'm surprised at the reaction of the Blue Alliance in this thread, very calm and collected with a 'it happens..' attitude. I have not seen a post by the winning alliance though.

I feel Blue should have been awarded what they had earned, but I'm glad they are being professional about their undeserved loss.