Post-Championships Performance Analysis and Awards

[C.Lesco]

At MSC how did blue alliance pull 55pts of penalty, it all seemed good minus the CDF propped up, but thats not 55 pts worth. I expected 1 bot to be flipped, another on fire and a fist fight while crossing over the outerworks after the match was over for 55pts of penalty. Could somebody explain?

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by C.Lesco

At MSC how did blue alliance pull 55pts of penalty, it all seemed good minus the CDF propped up, but thats not 55 pts worth. I expected 1 bot to be flipped, another on fire and a fist fight while crossing over the outerworks after the match was over for 55pts of penalty. Could somebody explain?

With 55 seconds remaining in the match, a blue robot pushed a boulder under the CDF preventing the red alliance from crossing it. G12-1. The situation was never corrected so the fouls piled up, one every five seconds. You can see the head ref waving his flag each time. MSC Q130.

[TJP123]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

With 55 seconds remaining in the match, a blue robot pushed a boulder under the CDF preventing the red alliance from crossing it. G12-1. The situation was never corrected so the fouls piled up, one every five seconds. You can see the head ref waving his flag each time. MSC Q130.

That's a tough one to take. The boulder rolled under there when the sally port door pushed it. No robot ever touched it, and I don't see how you could call that deliberate.

[Peyton Yeung]

I think it was inadvertent since it looked like the robot was trying (but failed) to pick the ball up after it was stuck under the CDF.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung

I think it was inadvertent since it looked like the robot was trying (but failed) to pick the ball up after it was stuck under the CDF.

I don't think the blue robot, that appears to touch the stuck ball at 1:35 in the video, was deliberately trying to jam it under the CDF. But I can understand how the referees might have seen it that way, and they certainly had the best view. In any case I agree it is a tough call to take.