Duct Tape Issues?

[Joe Menassa]

In NYC there was a team that had a similar way of picking up balls as us. It used the same material but instead of sewing the fabric together they used duct tape- they passed inspection and eventually made it rather far. The refs did not say anything when confronted and actually said that it is ok if it is just a quick repair. (even though it was on the entire time) But in UTC during our first championship match our thresher got ripped and there was no time to fix it. We grabbed a roll of duct tape and asked if it was ok to make a quick repair like they said in NY and the reffs denied our plea. We are not angry or anything but it is just another example of how the regionals vary with their enforcement of rules.