pic: The NUTRONs 4 Banner Season

[Brandon Holley]

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[alexander.h]

What can I say ... wow, simply wow ... congratulations for such an amazing season! I wish you guys luck in St-Louis!

[bkahl]

What a season! 125 sure seemed to enjoy the change to Districts in NE! Congrats on everything guys, see you in Boston!

[DampRobot]

Is this some kind of record? What are the records for most blue banners or regional/district wins per season?

[Jim Zondag]

Great job, Awesome season!
Look forward to seeing Nutrons in St Louis.

[bkahl]

Is this some kind of record? What are the records for most blue banners or regional/district wins per season?

469 also had 4 last year including their win at the District Championship.

[Jefferson]

Is this some kind of record? What are the records for most blue banners or regional/district wins per season?

There are a handful of 5 banner seasons. 1114 did it in 2012.

Congrats to 125. That's quite an accomplishment.

[Steven Donow]

Is this some kind of record? What are the records for most blue banners or regional/district wins per season?

359 won three regionals and a regional chairmans in 2010.


Thanks for all the kind words. It's been a wild, crazy three weeks. Sometime this week or after the season I'll probably post a whitepaper of some sorts with all of our Chairman's stuff (essay, binder, presentation script, video, etc...)

[Jim Zondag]

469 got 5 Robot Win Banners in 2013:
Winner -Detroit District
Winner - Troy District
Winner - Bedford District
Winner - Michigan State Championship
Winner - Archimedes Division

[AdamHeard]

469 got 5 Robot Win Banners in 2013:
Winner -Detroit District
Winner - Troy District
Winner - Bedford District
Winner - Michigan State Championship
Winner - Archimedes Division

Can't forget 67 getting 6 in 2009.

[alexander.h]

Can't forget 67 getting 6 in 2009.

Could you elaborate a bit more on that?

[AdamHeard]

Could you elaborate a bit more on that?

3x District Wins. Cass Tech, Lansing, Troy.
1x State Champs win
1x Division Win
1x Champs Win

For future reference, frclinks.com is an awesome tool. frclinks.com/tba/67/2009 will pull the above.

[alexander.h]

3x District Wins. Cass Tech, Lansing, Troy.
1x State Champs win
1x Division Win
1x Champs Win

For future reference, frclinks.com is an awesome tool. frclinks.com/tba/67/2009 will pull the above.

Wow! Thanks!

[pandamonium]

Brando

Congrats to you and your entire team. You guys continue to raise the bar. The chairman's win is especially cool. I look forward to seeing you guys in st Louis!

[DonRotolo]

Congratulations NUTRONs on your Chairman's win. The other blue banners are just the icing on the cake.

[brandon.cottrell]

3x District Wins. Cass Tech, Lansing, Troy.
1x State Champs win
1x Division Win
1x Champs Win

For future reference, frclinks.com is an awesome tool. frclinks.com/tba/67/2009 will pull the above.

Personally I liked when they won both World Champs AND The Chairman's Award in 2005.

[Joe Ross]

Remember that 125 still has 2 events left.

Here are the records per year through the 3 alliance era.

2013 - 469 - 5
2012 - 16, 1114 - 5
2011 - 1114, 254, 111, 359 - 4
2010 - 1114 - 5
2009 - 217, 67 - 6
2008 - 1114 - 6
2007 - 190 - 4
2006 - 217, 1114, 25, 111 - 4
2005 - 67 - 6

The other 6 blue banner seasons not already mentioned broke down as:

217 in 2009 (5 events):
Cass Tech District: Winner
Troy District: Winner, Chairman's Award
Michigan State Championship: Winner, Chairman's Award
Championship: Division Winner

1114 in 2008 (4 events):
Waterloo: Winner, Chairman's Award
Midwest: Winner
Toronto: Winner
Championship: Division Winner, Winner

67 in 2005 (4 events):
Buckeye: Winner
Great Lakes: Winner
West Michigan: Chairman's Award
Championship: Division Winner, Winner, Chairman's Award.

[cjl2625]

Wow! Great job guys, can't wait to compete with you next week!
http://i.imgur.com/FSzJwgR.png
And also a great job to 558 and 3467 with 3 blue banners.

[BrendanB]

Wow! Great job guys, can't wait to compete with you next week!
http://i.imgur.com/FSzJwgR.png
And also a great job to 558 and 3467 with 3 blue banners.

Thanks for the shoutout. While I can't speak for 558 (but I'm sure the same holds true) 125 has been an amazing role model for teams in the Northeast. Aside from always being ready to help teams and host events they have made the finals at 10 of the last 11 regionals/districts they have attended! A record like that is for the elite teams! It also looks like they hold the record for the most banners before District Champs or Champs only matched by the dominate 1114 Overdrive performance.

Congratulations 125 you guys earned it! But I still think you are crazy! ;)

[Robotmmm]

I would think that 125 at least has the most Blue Banners in 3 weeks record! That is crazy stuff, they must be exhausted!

Congrats to a fantastic team, so well deserved!

[Bmarshall645]

Congratulations guys

[Nuttyman54]

I would think that 125 at least has the most Blue Banners in 3 weeks record! That is crazy stuff, they must be exhausted!

Congrats to a fantastic team, so well deserved!

1983 pulled this feat last year, winning 4 banners at 3 consecutive regionals. It's an incredible feat, congrats to 125, hope to see you guys at Champs!

[Coach Norm]

118 has three blue banners each this year as well.

Alamo Winners
GKC Winners
Lone Star Winners

[hadynbrouwer98]

Congratulation 125! How was pine tree with out 2386? :D

[Adam Freeman]

How is a team with 4 blue banners (3 competition related) not ranked in the Top25?

Congrats on a great season so far. Good luck this weekend!

[waialua359]

How is a team with 4 blue banners (3 competition related) not ranked in the Top25?

Congrats on a great season so far. Good luck this weekend!

Popularity contest, i.e. household name as part of the metrics?
Timing of wins?
Unlike real top 25 rankings in sports, there are teams that drop heavily just by not competing the following week. Or move high up after just 1 win out the entire 6 weeks.

Maybe other metrics need to be considered instead of just voting? Voting would work better if everyone was required to submit their votes.

[waialua359]

[cdm-description=photo]40314[/cdm-description]

Why post now?
After St. Louis, its possible to have a total of 7. :)

Congratulations on your successes the past 3 weeks.

[ThunderousPrime]

[cdm-description=photo]40314[/cdm-description]

Congrats on your spectacular season! It was great pairing up with you guys last year at Boston! Your robot is killer as usual.

I'm curious why you switched your drive team the week before district champs. Was it a "spread the wealth" ideology or was it some other reason? Also was the decision made ahead of time or not?

Good luck at District Champs and hopefully Championship as well!

[Joe Ross]

Why post now?
After St. Louis, its possible to have a total of 7. :)

9.




Here's a list of teams with 4 prior to District/World Championships.

2013 - 1983
2011 - 1114
2010 - 359, 1114
2008 - 1114
2006 - 1114

[Coach Norm]

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Very Impressive. Congrats to you and your team.

Is Seven in order?

[Brandon Holley]

Wow! Great job guys, can't wait to compete with you next week!
http://i.imgur.com/FSzJwgR.png
And also a great job to 558 and 3467 with 3 blue banners.

This screenshot is truly amazing to me. To even have our number up there with some of these hall of fame and perennial powerhouse teams is a massive honor.

Congratulations 125 you guys earned it! But I still think you are crazy! ;)

I can now say competing for 3 consecutive weekends (with the 4th coming this weekend) is in fact crazy. We're certainly enjoying the ride, but it may be one of those where one ride is enough.

Why post now?
After St. Louis, its possible to have a total of 7. :)

Congratulations on your successes the past 3 weeks.

Thanks Glenn. We're preparing as hard as we can and will give it our best shot to keep adding.

Congrats on your spectacular season! It was great pairing up with you guys last year at Boston! Your robot is killer as usual.

I'm curious why you switched your drive team the week before district champs. Was it a "spread the wealth" ideology or was it some other reason? Also was the decision made ahead of time or not?

Good luck at District Champs and hopefully Championship as well!

Going into the season we knew we were not going to attend a 'travel' regional for the inaugural NEFIRST season. We decided on 3 district events with hopefully a DCMP after. After NEFIRST opened registration to all teams for a 3rd event, there were still several open slots at events left over. We found out it was feasible for us to register for a 4th event and decided if we did so, we wanted to try something new and send an all-girls squad.

The rookie drivers were slated to drive at Pine Tree as soon as we signed up for the event. The success at previous events was not going to be a factor in who we had drive in that event, as we only signed up for the 4th one for them.

The 'rookie' drivers looked anything but that on the field and kept our streak alive. One of the most proud moments I've ever had as a member/mentor of a FIRST team.

-Brando

[Andrew Schreiber]

So, we've played 4 districts but we've also had an entire districts worth of replays (12), and a preseason event on this bot (10 matches). With our 54-18-0 record that comes out to 94 matches of Aerial Assist under brutal New England defense.

Just some fun facts.

[Robotmmm]

I also heard that two of the drivers on the rookie drive team were also your Chairman's presenters! What a fantastic weekend for those ladies!

[Steven Donow]

I also heard that two of the drivers on the rookie drive team were also your Chairman's presenters! What a fantastic weekend for those ladies!

Thanks Mrs. Mmm. We're so proud of them this weekend and can't wait for next weekend.

I'll assemble our chairman's material later (censoring out full names) but for now, heres our video (http://www.youtube.com/v/O3ayRmI5W6w?autohide=1&version=3&autoplay=1)

[rsisk]

Inspired!

[Rosiebotboss]

Having known these mentors from the time they were freshmen at Northeastern and seeing them mature into the mentors they are gives me extreme pride in working with them as a Senior Mentor (and friend) in many of the endeavors they have accomplished. From organizing Beantown Blitz to hosting Getting in Gear ( a preseson training seminar) this group is just beginning to hit their stride as mentors.

To the students from Boston Latin, Revere and Brookline HS --I hope you appreciate what you have. (I know you do!) Great job! A 3peat and a CA is no small task. Hang on, the ride is just beginning.:)

[bkahl]

Love the theme!

[EricWilliams]

What an awesome run! Congratulations and the very best of luck throughout the rest of your season!