I was a ref with Andy in Portland. The call was tough, but most teams responded graciously and, by the tone of this thread, still do. I have to disagree with Andy on the booing...it really did disturb me. As many have also mentioned, this was the first time I had heard booing at a competition. I've probably been to close to twenty events. I'm hoping it was a rare event, and not a sign of FIRST getting too big.
A note to Corey (referenceing the quote below)...first abandoned the disabled robot clause as of last year. The rules state that the third robot in the alliance will play in the second match, no exceptions. So in the second match, they should have rotated...the refs made good by requiring the rotation in the third match.
Eric.
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Originally Posted by Cory
My team, along with team 256 (thanks for picking us!), and team 254 made it all the way to the finals. When we got to the finals, we and 254 ran the first round, because 256 was broken and trying to fix their bot. We lost (I think?) this round, and moved to the second. Since 256 was still broken, we went again and won (Or was it the other way around?) For the third and final match, we were all set to go with us and 254 again, since 256 was broken. According to the rules (and as Mark Leon said during one match today) if a team breaks down, they do not have to play during the eliminations matches. However, certain individuals complained to the referrees and we had to take our robot off the field, resulting in the opposing alliance having a 2-1 advantage, and us losing.
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If you don't like getting tipped don't build a robot that tips. - Koko Ed [more] 
23-03-2004, 16:41
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