This year we need instant replay

[Stu Bloom]

NO !

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Stu Bloom

NO !

Yeah, what Stu said.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Yeah, what Stu said.

Wait a minute, did Dave just say something flat-out? Like something that didn't cryptically refer to a hint that will still not make any sense whatsoever four weeks into build?

I knew that slice of pizza I had the other day tasted funny.

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Wait a minute, did Dave just say something flat-out? Like something that didn't cryptically refer to a hint that will still not make any sense whatsoever four weeks into build?

... Unless, of course, he was referring to something else Stu said in a different post.

[Tim Delles]

I must agree with Jay on this one. Being a 229er, in High School and now as a mentor, we have always been told that the refs do there best job. There should never be argueing about what a ref calls, they are doing the best that they can. As Andy and some others said, if you think there should be Instant Replay put into the game, just think about what the refs already have to go through. In addition it would go against the rules of FIRST, were every year it is known that the refs decisions are final, as there decisions and calls should be respected anyways.

[Rich Kressly]

Stu for President!
Please go see the other 437 threads where I explained my views on this topic.
We are SUPPOSED to be actively engaged in a culture-changing activity that focuses on what is truly important in our society so all of mankind makes progress.

How on EARTH would instant replay ever help get that done?
It would only INCREASE the incidences of red-faced people who want to have calls changed (because we've elevated the importance of the on-field competition) and ultimately we'd become this angry bunch of individuals, lose the overall message, and turn into what we all see WAY too much of in our community athletic programs.

We are different, on purpose, for a reason. No one in FIRST should EVER forget that.

OK....rant over.... carry on

[Jessica Boucher]

Ok, is everybody breathing? Good, you better be.

This is a subject that comes up every year, and as many posts previous have stated, it's not entirely feasible for all of the competitions to make this accommodation due to various types of limited resources: time, volunteers, and money.

There are many ways to make a difference in the refereeing process, many of which have been stated, and some of which have no place at this time of year. It is, quite honestly, too deep in the schedule to make a global accommodation for this in 2006. If you would like to recommend it for 2007, I'm sure your local team forum would be happy to listen, which is the most appropriate time frame for this request to be handled correctly.

Thank you for bringing it up for discussion, but the question has been explored, a general consensus has been achieved, and there are many more productive ways to spend our time right now. Let's move on.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

I think the bottom line is: Who really cares?

Build a robot.
Go to the event.
Have Fun.

If winning that individual match is more important to you than being there in the first place, then I believe you've got your priorities in the wrong spot.

[Jay Trzaskos]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Yeah, what Stu said.

Originally Posted by Billfred

Wait a minute, did Dave just say something flat-out? Like something that didn't cryptically refer to a hint that will still not make any sense whatsoever four weeks into build?

Of course, it's so simple... Dave's just copying what Stu said!! Next year we will have 2 of the exact setups on each side of the field, whichever alliance is Red go's first... they have 30 seconds to do a task and then the Blue alliance must do the exact same task on their side of the field in the same order. They then have the next 30 seconds to complete another task. Then the Red alliance goes again, copying what Blue did in theirs second 30 seconds. after that comes autonomous... using only sensors !!!


... nah, just kidding. But back to the task at hand.

JT