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Gary Dillard
07-02-2011, 13:01
OK lets get this started - can't believe there's not a thread going already.
Who's coming, where are y'all staying, what are y'all doing (y'all is acceptable grammar in the south)?
ATannahill
08-02-2011, 07:26
OK lets get this started - can't believe there's not a thread going already.
Who's coming, where are y'all staying, what are y'all doing (y'all is acceptable grammar in the south)?
Y'all got that right. (Actually y'all is only for talking to multiple people.)
Krunch is excited to be attending. It looks to be a great event with 48, 71 and 801 being part of the 49 team rookie event.
Logan Byers
08-02-2011, 08:50
Team 1747, Harrison Boiler Robotics (HBR) will be making the trip down from West Lafayette, Indiana. This will be our first regional outside of the Midwest (although not very far). Can't wait to compete against a different region and make new friends with other teams. We will definitely be bringing our Indiana friends though, with 71, 234, 829, 1024, 1766, and 1741 also attending.
Yes Hoosiers are excited to be invading The Smoky Mountain regional. Will Tennessee ever be the same?
The Digital Goats will be staying at Hampton Inn & Suites Knoxville North I75.
ttldomination
08-02-2011, 09:23
Team 1261 is coming up to Knoxville. Closest 2nd regional we could find. And I must say, we've never been in the company of such world class teams at a regional...should be fun.
- Sunny
dustinjones36
09-02-2011, 20:52
Team 3000 from Jeffersontown High School in Louisville, KY will be at SMR. Looks like it will be a good time. This is our 3rd year and 3rd different regional, having attended St. Louis back in '09 and BMR last year.
OK lets get this started - can't believe there's not a thread going already.
Who's coming, where are y'all staying, what are y'all doing (y'all is acceptable grammar in the south)?
Gary
I know you are orginally from south Florida (that not the true South) and only a resent transplant to Alabama. So to add to what rtfgnow wrote.
Y'all is for a small group.
"All Y'all" is for a large group.
I hope to stop by for your open house on Saturday.
Go GATORS
Jim
Gary Dillard
14-02-2011, 12:53
Y'all is for a small group.
"All Y'all" is for a large group.
I never said Anglish was my best subject. I hope all y'all will forgive my ignurnce.
Andy Baker
14-02-2011, 13:28
You guys get to deal with Ed Sparks as your Lead Robot Inspector and me as his right hand man.
Go ahead, try to slip a Globe motor by us!
Andy B.
You guys get to deal with Ed Sparks as your Lead Robot Inspector and me as his right hand man.
Go ahead, try to slip a Globe motor by us!
Andy B.
sure globes but illegal pneumatics parts............................................. .......................................:)
Let me know if you guys need more help.
1249, 337 and our rookie team 3514 from West Virginia and 3821 our rookie team from Kentucky will make the trip, and I passed Andy in NC regional inspection last year, so if i build it according to the manual, then i can practice with an approved robot and not still be in line late Thursday evening.
Looking forward to meeting new people and seeing some old friends
Gary Dillard
15-02-2011, 07:50
You guys get to deal with Ed Sparks as your Lead Robot Inspector and me as his right hand man.
Go ahead, try to slip a Globe motor by us!
Andy B.
No globe motors? Did they change the rules? I guess I should go ahead and read the manual. Next thing I know you'll be telling me that tape is legal.
ATannahill
15-02-2011, 08:32
No globe motors? Did they change the rules? I guess I should go ahead and read the manual. Next thing I know you'll be telling me that tape is legal.
Tape, legal? Right after they double how much we can spend on an individual item.
Bacon is going to Palmetto, but I got permission to play hookie and go to Smokey Mountain instead. Not sure what volunteer role I'll be assigned, but I'm sure I'll be busy! Can't wait! :]
Ed Sparks
21-02-2011, 22:09
You guys get to deal with Ed Sparks as your Lead Robot Inspector and me as his right hand man.
Go ahead, try to slip a Globe motor by us!
Andy B.
Everybody better bring their "A" game if Andy is in the house ....... :D
ratdude747
22-02-2011, 22:12
My team, 2783, was going to go, but a prospective sponsor who looked promising backed away and we had to settle for Boilermaker only and world.
I will have to watch the webcasts of this...
Ken Streeter
25-03-2011, 10:40
Is anybody aware of plans for the Smoky Mountain Regional to be webcast?
The NASA list of FRC Webcasts (http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php) doesn't yet go out to week 5...
BrendanB
25-03-2011, 10:47
Is anybody aware of plans for the Smoky Mountain Regional to be webcast?
The NASA list of FRC Webcasts (http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php) doesn't yet go out to week 5...
The webcast lists aren't finalized until Thursday/Friday of that week! :o
martin417
25-03-2011, 10:51
You guys get to deal with Ed Sparks as your Lead Robot Inspector and me as his right hand man.
Go ahead, try to slip a Globe motor by us!
Andy B.
We haven't been inspected by Andy, but Ed is a very fair and knowledgeable head inspector. We missed you at Peachtree. (Not a knock on this year's Peachtree inspectors, they did a great job).
Ed Sparks
25-03-2011, 11:52
We haven't been inspected by Andy, but Ed is a very fair and knowledgeable head inspector. We missed you at Peachtree. (Not a knock on this year's Peachtree inspectors, they did a great job).
It was sad for me to miss Peachtree. I've been the LRI there since the beginning ...... but LIFE got in the way this year. I knew you would be just fine because the crew at Peachtree are well oiled and don't need much from me.
See 'ya soon at SMR ..... looking forward to it!
Travis Hoffman
25-03-2011, 13:05
Is anybody aware of plans for the Smoky Mountain Regional to be webcast?
The Regional Director told me they were working on one, but I've not heard definite confirmation.
CoachPoore
28-03-2011, 11:39
1519 is looking forward to meeting new teams and making new friends this week. If anyone needs robot parts, help with your robot or with software (C++ or Java) please come to our pit and we'll do our best to help out.
Chris Fultz
28-03-2011, 20:32
Is anybody aware of plans for the Smoky Mountain Regional to be webcast?
The NASA list of FRC Webcasts (http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2011_frcwebcasts.php) doesn't yet go out to week 5...
We are working with the Regional staff and NASA and plan to support the webcast. We wil post the details as soon as we have them.
torihoelscher
28-03-2011, 21:16
EEEEEk I am so excited y'all. Im bringing my own cowgurl boots. <3 I grew up in the redneck country of north carolina. <3
I am so excited for the competition!! I cannot wait to see the beautiful mountains and robots.
torihoelscher
28-03-2011, 21:18
Also if any team needs help with LabVIEW I would love to help. :)
Woooo!!! 8 hours till my team begins our trek up to Knoxville!
ttldomination
28-03-2011, 21:46
Woooo!!! 8 hours till my team begins our trek up to Knoxville!
Wow that's a healthy 11 hour drive. We'll be leaving Wednesday evening. The team's 4 hour drive doesn't seem so bad now.
- Sunny
Ya, we hope to get to our hotel between 7-8pm
torihoelscher
28-03-2011, 22:23
We are doing about an eleven hour drive as well but we are leaving around 6:15 am. I am very excited!!!!!!!!
The Florida teams have it easy, only 11 hours to drive.
1519 has to drive 16 hours from New Hampshire! :p
ttldomination
29-03-2011, 10:06
1519 has to drive 16 hours from New Hampshire! :p
You guys should invest in a rolfcopter. It makes the longest of trips insta-short.
We are working with the Regional staff and NASA and plan to support the webcast. We wil post the details as soon as we have them.
I hope the plan is broadcast on Thursday as well. Even though it's just practice, it's still Knoxville action!!!
- Sunny
Richard Wallace
29-03-2011, 10:29
About eight hours for the St. Louis area teams, 931 and 1208. Driving by way of Mt. Vernon, IL --> Paducah, KY --> Nashville, TN then eastward to the most beautiful mountains I know. Wish I were going ... :(
Travis Hoffman
29-03-2011, 11:21
48 is leaving at 10 PM Wednesday night, arriving 9-ish hours later via Akron, OH; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; and Lexington, KY...just in time to hit the ground running on Thursday.
Is brushing one's teeth permitted in the pits? :rolleyes:
ttldomination
29-03-2011, 11:42
Is brushing one's teeth permitted in the pits? :rolleyes:
You can, but toothbrushes and toothpaste are not permitted.
- Sunny
48 is leaving at 10 PM Wednesday night, arriving 9-ish hours later via Akron, OH; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; and Lexington, KY...just in time to hit the ground running on Thursday.
Is brushing one's teeth permitted in the pits? :rolleyes:
Yes but you have to buy the water from the venue.
Gary Dillard
29-03-2011, 12:28
We're leaving after school Wednesday for the long 3.5 hour drive.
torihoelscher
29-03-2011, 13:00
We're leaving after school Wednesday for the long 3.5 hour drive.
Well at least you live closer than us (Tarpon Springs Florida) I cannot wait until this competition! I cant wait to wake up early and do what I love the most: Robotics!!!
ttldomination
29-03-2011, 13:06
Anybody got any guesses about the weekend?
1261 preliminary scouting tells me that it's going to be CRAZY. The number of capable robots in attendance is somewhat insane.
For me, I could name like 16 teams that could all win, but I think it's going to come down to the minibots. Besides that, it's like tossing 4 coins to see which teams are going to take it away this weekend.
- Sunny
Travis Hoffman
29-03-2011, 13:19
Anybody got any guesses about the weekend?
1261 preliminary scouting tells me that it's going to be CRAZY. The number of capable robots in attendance is somewhat insane.
For me, I could name like 16 teams that could all win, but I think it's going to come down to the minibots. Besides that, it's like tossing 4 coins to see which teams are going to take it away this weekend.
- Sunny
Here are the 10-point OPR and above teams for the Smoky Mountains Regional (the *official* name of the event, by the way!):
(taken from Bongle's Week 4 list):
Team Number OPR Rank OPR Max
234 10 57.10
1519 57 40.13
71 93 33.21
1421 113 31.02
1592 123 29.12
1261 127 28.84
931 146 27.68
48 167 25.59
1208 224 21.67
1024 241 20.77
829 268 19.33
801 275 19.00
337 338 15.71
34 457 11.24
How many of those have been upgrading their abilities since they last played?
How many who have competed but who are not in the list above have done the same?
Additionally, 26 of 47 teams competing have not yet played, so who knows what great robots and minibots lurk within that group?
This should be a fun one! :)
1249 will be leaving in the morning for our four hour trip. We have worked on minibot deployment and claw since pittsburgh, practice bot works a lot better with the changes. Small but necessary changes to be more competitive. Looking forward to the new region and new friends
About eight hours for the St. Louis area teams, 931 and 1208. Driving by way of Mt. Vernon, IL --> Paducah, KY --> Nashville, TN then eastward to the most beautiful mountains I know. Wish I were going ... :(
We have room in our bus for you!
Richard Wallace
29-03-2011, 14:04
We have room in our bus for you!Thanks for the offer and I would love to be able to accept! Actually, I would ride in your bus luggage compartment, hitch-hike, or hop a freight train to get there ... if I could take the time away.
But, after spending the last three weekends at FRC events (Waterford, St. Louis, Niles) I fear my boss at work would fire me, or my more important boss at home would shoot me, if I were to go a-roboting for a fourth straight week. :eek:
(And yes, I still plan to be at the Michigan State Championship, and at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis. :) )
Anybody got any guesses about the weekend?
1261 preliminary scouting tells me that it's going to be CRAZY. The number of capable robots in attendance is somewhat insane.
For me, I could name like 16 teams that could all win, but I think it's going to come down to the minibots. Besides that, it's like tossing 4 coins to see which teams are going to take it away this weekend.
- Sunny
you have teams there that can put up 50 without a minibot. Get ready!
ttldomination
29-03-2011, 15:28
you have teams there that can put up 50 without a minibot. Get ready!
Yeah, for sure. I have a feeling that the qualifications won't be a walk in the part either.
Man, this is going to be one hell of a first year regional.
- Sunny
Travis Hoffman
29-03-2011, 16:10
48 and 379 are both staying at the Clarion Inn Knoxville. Anyone else staying there?
There is a Quaker Steak and Lube right next to the place - we hail from the area where the original QSL originated. Nice to see our wing joint travels well.
829 is at the Hampton Inn on Pratt Rd. So we're on the other side of 75.
Nathan Streeter
29-03-2011, 16:29
Although I can't join the tie-dye blue crew of 1519 for the trip to SMR, I'm very excited to watch the webcast! As has been mentioned, there are plenty of capable teams attending... it should be quite competitive!
Best of luck to everyone! As has been mentioned above, 1519 will certainly be eager to help as much as we can! :-)
Andy Baker
29-03-2011, 16:39
My daughter (Rachel) and I will be staying at the Best Western Knoxville Suites on Pratt Rd, near I-75.
Andy B.
1249 and 337 are staying at Comfort Suites East, just hope parking is not that crazy around the convention center
torihoelscher
29-03-2011, 17:07
Hampton Inn in a mystery place.
Looks like the party is on Pratt road!
Gary Dillard
30-03-2011, 08:34
We're at the Sleep Inn North on Central Avenue Pike. A small but determined contingent.
Ken Streeter
30-03-2011, 15:07
The advance crew for 1519 just arrived at the Red Roof Inn on Crosswood Blvd! Seems like we're the only team in this hotel.
It's nice to see buds and leaves on some trees, and no snow banks!
dustinjones36
30-03-2011, 19:48
Team 3000 mentors checked in at the Best Western Cedar Bluff this evening. Our team is staying a little closer to the convention center at the Sheraton with their teachers.
Gary Dillard
30-03-2011, 22:18
We made it.
Realized on the way here that we didn't pack our cart. I didn't see it at the Pit, I wonder if we shipped it in the crate?
Might mean a trip to lowes tomorrow.
its da PAT!!!
30-03-2011, 22:25
The Goats have a cart you guys can borrow after we unpack if you would like to use it.
randomunchies
30-03-2011, 23:26
I do believe 1261 is staying at the Residence Inn on Langley Place.
Good luck to everybody, I'll be looking forward to watching the feed. I expect some intense minibot races :)
BrendanB
30-03-2011, 23:44
Here is the link to the webcast. http://www.tnfirst.org/ It will be through ustream but it isn't up yet.
Nathan Streeter
31-03-2011, 00:02
Here is the link to the webcast. http://www.tnfirst.org/ It will be through ustream but it isn't up yet.
Awesome, thanks!
Btw, Brendan, you're only two posts away from post # 1519! :D
BrendanB
31-03-2011, 00:07
Awesome, thanks!
Btw, Brendan, you're only two posts away from post # 1519! :D
Nice one cybersonics! :P
I'm saving post 1519 for a special occasion! Or maybe just tomorrow!
EDIT: I remember hearing about the post your number game back when I had like 40 posts and never thought I'd hit 1000k...
Amanda Aldridge
31-03-2011, 01:02
EXCITED to be heading out in about 7-8 hours on my first trip for FIRST since 2005!!! :ahh:
Teamless, although I'll probably be hanging out with the 71 people. :) My triumphant return, lol.
AND just confirmed hotel ressies for the championship last night, so 2 FIRST trips in one year!!
Nathan Streeter
31-03-2011, 09:45
Some helpful links:
http://www2.usfirst.org/2011comp/events/TN/schedulequal.html\
http://www.tnfirst.org/
Webcasts:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/first-tn-2011
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/first-robotics-smokey-mountain-regionals
I have no idea why there appear to be two ustream webcast feeds... The first one there is already on-air though, just without any real footage yet (practice matches aren't scheduled until 10).
I'm not sure how that gets done, but it'd be great if the nasa site and mmrambotics could put that first webcast link up for SMR! :-)
ttldomination
31-03-2011, 09:56
Webcasts:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/first-tn-2011
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/first-robotics-smokey-mountain-regionals
I'm not sure how that gets done, but it'd be great if the nasa site and mmrambotics could put that first webcast link up for SMR! :-)
It appears the second link isn't broadcasting yet. I'll get the first link to the mmrambotics dude.
- Sunny
EDIT: The link is up on mmrambotics.
Richard Wallace
31-03-2011, 12:35
I see the 1421 pit. Nice 'bot and nice team colors!
Will the camera move?
Oh, yeah! I see my own team's pit behind 1421 on the next row -- sponsor banner is prominent.
ttldomination
31-03-2011, 14:22
I just heard there was a crazy score posted of like 119 to 90. Any confirmation/information on this match?
Richard Wallace
31-03-2011, 14:59
Not such a crazy score if four good robots were on the field. There are some fast scorers in this field, and minibots are getting pretty good in Week 5. I expect to see very high scores in the semis and final.
rarprrydude234
31-03-2011, 14:59
I did get a text from some of my teammates that we (234) were in a match with 71 and posted 118-90 for the score in a practice match but unsure who the other bots were... I was told that our mini bot got third and 71's got second but do not quote me on this...
Vikesrock
31-03-2011, 15:10
I did get a text from some of my teammates that we (234) were in a match with 71 and posted 118-90 for the score in a practice match but unsure who the other bots were... I was told that our mini bot got third and 71's got second but do not quote me on this...
According to the Twitter feed:
119 Blue - 71 234 3843
90 Red - 48 79 3214
Dancin103
31-03-2011, 16:29
Nice one cybersonics! :P
I'm saving post 1519 for a special occasion! Or maybe just tomorrow!
EDIT: I remember hearing about the post your number game back when I had like 40 posts and never thought I'd hit 1000k...
Hmmmm? Did I miss something? lol
Vikesrock
31-03-2011, 16:32
Hmmmm? Did I miss something? lol
The post he quoted was Nathan Streeter's 103rd post. I was confused for a while too, until I noticed that.
Dancin103
31-03-2011, 16:33
The post he quoted was Nathan Streeter's 103rd post. I was confused for a while too, until I noticed that.
Hahaha ohhhhh I missed that. Thanks! I started reading through all the posts and was like ummmm what? Thanks!
Cass
ttldomination
31-03-2011, 21:17
Anyone have a match list they'd be willing to share online with us? Apparently FIRST is trolling and the match list isn't up on their website, yet.
- Sunny
Andrew1261
31-03-2011, 21:47
Sunny-
I'll get it to you tomorrow morning.
Ken Streeter
31-03-2011, 22:01
Anyone have a match list they'd be willing to share online with us? Apparently FIRST is trolling and the match list isn't up on their website, yet.
A hard copy match list was handed out to all of the teams in attendance. I just finished taking photos of our copy. I'm sorry, but we had already marked up our copy by circling our matches.
Below are links to photos of the Smoky Mountain Regional Match Schedule for qualification matches:
Page 1 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page1.jpg)
Page 2 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page2.jpg)
Page 3 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page3.jpg)
ttldomination
31-03-2011, 22:17
A hard copy match list was handed out to all of the teams in attendance. I just finished taking photos of our copy. I'm sorry, but we had already marked up our copy by circling our matches.
Below are links to photos of the Smoky Mountain Regional Match Schedule for qualification matches:
Page 1 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page1.jpg)
Page 2 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page2.jpg)
Page 3 (http://www.mechanicalmayhem.org/images/SMR-2011-Schedule-Page3.jpg)
Wow, thanks a bunch.
Our head scout, *cough* Andrew *cough* is a bit preoccupied at the moment.
List is much appreciated.
- Sunny
randomunchies
31-03-2011, 22:22
I'd like to double Sunny's thanks. Those of us stuck here in GA are dying to know what's going down up in Knoxville.
The Lucas
31-03-2011, 23:42
According to the Twitter feed:
119 Blue - 71 234 3843
90 Red - 48 79 3214
Looks like we will get to see parts of these alliances again in the quals.
Q48: 71 vs 48 79
Q69: 71 234 paired
ttldomination
31-03-2011, 23:55
Looks like we will get to see parts of these alliances again in the quals.
Q48: 71 vs 48 79
Q69: 71 234 paired
The last match looks intriguing.
71 1261 and 1519 are together. I don't want to toot my own team's horn, so I will say that if at least 71 and 1519 come to play, which I'm sure they will, we're gonna have a hefty score on our hands.
- Sunny
Nathan Streeter
01-04-2011, 07:54
The last match looks intriguing.
71 1261 and 1519 are together. I don't want to toot my own team's horn, so I will say that if at least 71 and 1519 come to play, which I'm sure they will, we're gonna have a hefty score on our hands.
- Sunny
Yeah, although I'm also on the same team, when I saw that, I was impressed! Alliance OPR at prior competitions of 100+!
Richard Wallace
01-04-2011, 15:28
Q48! Four minibots up, 87-114!
EDIT: here are the Friday evening seedings; the FIRST site is not responding for me now, but I happened to have a current window open.
Rank Team Wins Losses Ties Played QS RS
1 234 7 0 0 7 14 25.14
2 71 6 0 1 7 13 41.57
3 547 6 1 1 8 13 26.75
4 801 6 1 0 7 12 44.28
5 337 6 1 0 7 12 34.85
6 1741 5 2 1 8 11 44.5
7 1766 5 2 1 8 11 24.37
8 48 5 2 0 7 10 32.57
9 931 5 3 0 8 10 31.75
10 79 5 3 0 8 10 31.25
11 1592 5 2 0 7 10 26.85
12 3824 5 2 0 7 10 21.57
13 1655 5 2 0 7 10 19.14
14 2918 5 2 0 7 10 16.28
15 3227 5 3 0 8 10 14.87
16 1519 4 3 0 7 8 33
17 1249 4 4 0 8 8 29.12
18 1261 4 2 0 6 8 26.5
19 451 4 4 0 8 8 25.62
20 2393 4 4 0 8 8 25.5
21 3821 4 2 0 6 8 25.42
22 3797 4 3 0 7 8 21.57
23 3628 4 3 0 7 8 16
24 3675 4 4 0 8 8 11.12
25 829 3 5 0 8 6 35.37
26 1466 3 4 0 7 6 22.57
27 3844 3 5 0 8 6 18.5
28 3861 3 5 0 8 6 17.25
29 3140 3 5 0 8 6 14.25
30 1208 2 4 1 7 5 33.85
31 2973 2 4 1 7 5 26.71
32 379 2 6 0 8 4 35.87
33 3856 2 5 0 7 4 35.14
34 1747 2 4 0 6 4 32.57
35 1421 2 5 0 7 4 29.71
36 3843 2 5 0 7 4 28
37 3783 2 6 0 8 4 24.75
38 3000 2 5 0 7 4 23.71
39 34 2 5 0 7 4 23.57
40 3214 2 5 0 7 4 23.42
41 3829 2 4 0 6 4 20.42
42 3516 2 5 0 7 4 16.85
43 1024 2 4 0 6 4 13.28
44 2817 2 5 0 7 4 13.25
45 2775 2 6 0 8 4 10
46 2974 1 7 0 8 2 17.87
Fireworks 234
01-04-2011, 18:35
Q48! Four minibots up, 87-114!
If I'm not mistaken that was (48 or 79), 71, 931, and 1747!
Go HBR :)
Travis Hoffman
01-04-2011, 18:54
If I'm not mistaken that was (48 or 79), 71, 931, and 1747!
Go HBR :)
48 and 79. Fun match. Barely lost to 71's minibot.
It was a fun day today. :)
Gary Dillard
01-04-2011, 21:20
Our team is doing great.
Unless you include the robot; it's not exactly having a stellar performance.
dustinjones36
01-04-2011, 21:59
Our team is doing great.
Unless you include the robot; it's not exactly having a stellar performance.
Sound familiar to us as well...... Maybe we'll be able to turn it up tomorrow morning. Autonomous has been giving us fits.
What was the star of the show, given that this is an inaugural event here in Tennessee, is that our Emcee, Blair decided to dress the part and show up in a completely orange body suit (in honor of UT). Fortunately, he was wearing a covering which soon became known as the "Skirt of Indiscretion". However, I'd like to call it the "Hundertmark". Attached are a couple of pictures.
JaneYoung
02-04-2011, 00:13
What was the star of the show, given that this is an inaugural event here in Tennessee, is that our Emcee, Blair decided to dress the part and show up in a completely orange body suit (in honor of UT). Fortunately, he was wearing a covering which soon became known as the "Skirt of Indiscretion". However, I'd like to call it the "Hundertmark". Attached are a couple of pictures.
Did he wear it the whole time?
Jane
ttldomination
02-04-2011, 01:47
Did he wear it the whole time?
Jane
Nope, only for the first few matches and the opening ceremony.
- Sunny
Dancin103
02-04-2011, 17:28
Congratulations to the winning alliance 71, 48, 2974 as well as the finalists 801, 234, and 1747. Also a BIG congratulations to 79 for winning Chairman's.
Congratulations to all it was a fabulous regional and everyone worked very hard! :)
Nathan Streeter
02-04-2011, 20:15
A big congratulations to the winning alliance of 71, 48, and 2974, they were definitely a very strong alliance! The finalist alliance of 801, 234, and 1747 also performed very well, giving the winners a great challenge!
Similar congratulations to Chairman's winner, 79... You guys are one of those "Chairmans" teams that can always be expected to be a very strong contender for the award!
I'm really proud of Smoky Mountain's two Deans List winners, Ishi Keenum (1466) and Sarah Bell (1519)! Although I only know Sarah, I can safely say that they both do great things for their teams! Sarah's really grown and become a leader in her years on 1519; she also has helped several FLL teams personally. Congratulations to both!
The #6 seeded alliance - 1592, 1024, 829 - also merits congratulations, they put together an alliance to match any other from the 6 spot! Having the red-card call reversed after several matches for that first quarter-final between their alliance and our alliance (1741, 1519, 451) must've been really hard... Having been on the "wrong" side of a very similar situation, I know it's really rough! The #6 alliance showed that red-card or not, they had what it took! They performed very well, winning the QF's and nearly making it to the Finals (in which I think they'd have stood as good a chance as #1 or #2 did). I hope there's no hard feelings on either side... 1592, 1024, and 829 showed they were the stronger alliance regardless!
For the record, seeing all 6 ubertubes hanging in QF4-2 was great!! :-)
On behalf of 1519, many thanks to the event volunteers and organizers! I believe I can speak for all on our team, when I say it was a great experience, despite our own on-field mishaps!
XaulZan11
02-04-2011, 20:35
Congrats to 71-48 and 2974. It was fun to root for two of my favorite teams. Was 71 broken in the third finals match or did strategy call for them to play defense?
Congratulations to 79 for winning Chairman's.
Chris Fultz
03-04-2011, 10:22
This was a great event.
The depth of high performing teams was awesome - I think there were 8 very strong and very balanced alliances and any one of them had a shot at winning this event.
The venue and organization was top notch. I really like beign able to easily move from the stands to the pits to the playing field all at one level.
My only suggestion would be more places for food purchase and more options. With limited time to go anywhere outside of the venue the concession area got very crowded.
I hope this event fits into our 2012 schedule - we would love to go back.
Travis Hoffman
03-04-2011, 15:27
What a great rookie event!
I first would like to thank all the veteran team students and mentors who swarmed all over the pits helping out the rookies and younger teams, of which there were many. That is always a great dynamic to see when a bunch of vets travel to first-year events, where the percentage of rookie and "first and only event of the season" teams is usually high. Many smiles were generated among the young teams as a result of your efforts.
Thanks also to the volunteers (including those of the non-Tennessee variety - Rocky Top!) and sponsors who made this event possible. The venue was wonderful (although I second the more/cheaper food options request), the city excellent, and the experience most fun. We also hope to return to Knoxville in future seasons. :)
Congratulations to Kevin Kelly of 234 for the Regional Woodie Flowers Finalist award, and a big congrats to Team Krunch 79 on their Chairman's Award. Your team members were *everywhere* helping out this weekend - much deserved!
Next, I want to thank the great Team Hammond 71 for selecting us as alliance partners. Thank you for putting your trust in us.
I enjoyed how 71's coach Brian Beatty worked so well with our coach Keith Rising and 2974. All complemented each other well, keeping the strategy flexible to keep us on the rails. According to Brian, this was the "hardest he had to work" at coaching in a long time. When you see the Beatty Beast having to instantaneously switch to playing DEFENSE (can I get three smiles up :) :) :) ) after an autonomous mishap damaged their arm...and then absolutely ROCKING at it...and then quickly fixing their arm before the next match...and then STILL deciding to play a lot of defense later on in the finals...you know it was quite an unusual event! Tube starvation for the win!
Thanks to Team 2974 for serving as an excellent partner. Creating traffic for the opponents, setting picks to free 71 and 48 from the equally-strong opposing defense, scoring in autonomous exactly when we needed it - y'all did a great job - welcome to St. Louis!
Thanks to all we faced in the elimination rounds, especially our outstanding finals opponents 801, 234, and 1747, and all 24 elimination round teams really, for putting on a VERY entertaining, hard-fought show for the crowd. So many close matches, all kinds of strategies, both offensive and defensive - we had em all hanging on the edges of their seats to the end!
Blair commented on the overall quality of teams at this regional. I had the same impression. Top 10 teams have 30+ OPR - this rivals Connecticut and other veteran events noted for their "high quality". Here's the list of 10+ OPR teams for TN (using OPRnet):
1 71 66.3664
2 234 58.7022
3 48 55.9505
4 801 40.4798
5 1592 38.6289
6 931 35.8018
7 337 35.395
8 1208 35.0099
9 829 33.3516
10 1024 33.1398
11 1519 25.9286
12 3824 25.8579
13 1741 24.7754
14 1421 19.9655
15 547 16.1886
16 2918 16.0502
17 34 15.6595
18 1261 15.4081
19 379 14.2061
20 79 13.3139
21 1249 11.9186
22 451 10.3362
22/46 teams competing = 48% of competing teams with 10+ OPR
Finally, I'd like to thank and congratulate my teammates on Team 48, especially the pit crew, minibot team (go Bubbles! - our almost all-Tetrix minibot), and drive team, whose hard work between Pittsburgh and this event surely paid off on the field. Time to focus now on even more continuous improvement at North Carolina...and then St. Louis! :)
Travis Hoffman
03-04-2011, 15:59
Congrats to 71-48 and 2974. It was fun to root for two of my favorite teams. Was 71 broken in the third finals match or did strategy call for them to play defense?
71 damaged their elevator in auton in SF1-2 (which they repaired before the next match), and switched to rockin', blocking D. They proved awesome at it, so much so, they actually played it at times during the final two matches.
In Finals 1, it was very evident we could not maintain a straight up scoring battle with 801/234/1747, so we went with something else. After Finals 1, the strategy tended more toward tube starvation, defense, and unleashing the 1-2 minibot punch at the end. Worked for me! :p
LOL, I absolutely loved this event.
What an amazing event. The way everything ran on time. You would not have thought it was a rookie regional. All the amazing machines. All the great teams. The smoothness the event ran because of all the amazing work of all the volunteers.
Thanks to teams 71 & 48 for looking way down in the seedings. and seeing us. We are proud to have played our supporting role on the winning alliance with two amazing teams.
You can say I am just amazed.
sportzkrazzy
04-04-2011, 21:24
A big congratulations to the winning alliance of 71, 48, and 2974, they were definitely a very strong alliance! The finalist alliance of 801, 234, and 1747 also performed very well, giving the winners a great challenge!
Similar congratulations to Chairman's winner, 79... You guys are one of those "Chairmans" teams that can always be expected to be a very strong contender for the award!
I'm really proud of Smoky Mountain's two Deans List winners, Ishi Keenum (1466) and Sarah Bell (1519)! Although I only know Sarah, I can safely say that they both do great things for their teams! Sarah's really grown and become a leader in her years on 1519; she also has helped several FLL teams personally. Congratulations to both!
The #6 seeded alliance - 1592, 1024, 829 - also merits congratulations, they put together an alliance to match any other from the 6 spot! Having the red-card call reversed after several matches for that first quarter-final between their alliance and our alliance (1741, 1519, 451) must've been really hard... Having been on the "wrong" side of a very similar situation, I know it's really rough! The #6 alliance showed that red-card or not, they had what it took! They performed very well, winning the QF's and nearly making it to the Finals (in which I think they'd have stood as good a chance as #1 or #2 did). I hope there's no hard feelings on either side... 1592, 1024, and 829 showed they were the stronger alliance regardless!
For the record, seeing all 6 ubertubes hanging in QF4-2 was great!! :-)
On behalf of 1519, many thanks to the event volunteers and organizers! I believe I can speak for all on our team, when I say it was a great experience, despite our own on-field mishaps!
No hard feelings at all. Thanks for the compliments as well. All six ubertubes and all 4 minibots being deployed was a pretty awesome thing to witness. Hope we can be on the same side of the glass as you guys someday because you guys are definitely a team that can compete with the best. You should really try coming down to Florida one year and we will show you around.
torihoelscher
04-04-2011, 21:44
COngrats to all the teams participating!! I had a blast watching all of you guys competing.
Congrats to the winning alliance, you guys really did a great job.
Congrats to all of the award winners :)
I have videos of some of the awards but not all because of the room on my SD card but I will have them up on Youtube soon. !!!
sportzkrazzy
04-04-2011, 21:56
The regional as a whole was probably the best first year event we have ever attended. Team 1592 had an awesome time and will probably be coming back sometime in the future. The kids had a blast in the very relaxed atmosphere and also loved the competition that the veteran teams brought to the table. Thank you to all who made this event possible.
I would also like to thank our alliance partners
Team 1024- You guys are probably the lowest seeded scoring powerhouse I have even seen. Luck did not fall your way on quite a few things that weekend but our scouts did not over look you. With a mini bot that could climb the pole in the blink of an eye and a top tear scoring robot to match it we were lucky to pick you up that late in the alliance selection. You guys where a very valuable asset to our alliance and when you switch over to defense it looked like you had been playing it for a lifetime. You definitely slowed down our opposition and gave us a chance to keep up with the best. As soon as i saw the three of us score all of our ubertubes with the aid of the golden foot of truth I knew we would be a difficult alliance to beat.
P.S. defiantly the most unique arm design I have seen all year.
Team 829- All i can say is wow. How were you guys still available.... You were on our first pick list. I don't know what the other teams were thinking passing you guys up. Your ability to floor load coupled with your consistent ubertube scoring made you a valuable asset not to be missed by our scouts. Not to mention the fact that you guys had 931 minibot. Whats not to like?
(shout out to other teams going to the championships- If you have the chance stop by there pit and check out the honey combed aluminum they use. It is probably the most unique building materiel I have ever seen used on a FRC robot)
You guys our awesome people and we really hope to be on the same side of the glass as you guys again someday. Who knows maybe we will get lucky and make it off the late notice wait-list lol.
Also would like to congratulate the first place alliance on the win(71,48,2974). They deserve it because the second place alliance(801,234,1747) was a scoring power house.
This was a rookie regional? You would never know it. Fantastic venue and volunteers (even though the pit announcer's Elmo imitation got old by Thursday afternoon :) I would recommend this regional to all teams. I hope this regional fits our schedule again next year.
Even though our qualification schedule was reminiscent of the 2007 AOD, I was very proud of how our team pushed through and never stopped trying to do our best.
Special thanks to 931 for loaning us a minibot. They even let us use it against them. GP at it's finest.
What a great alliance, I really thought we had a chance to win out of the sixth spot. My friends on the #1 alliance told me they were rooting for the #2 alliance to beat us because they didn't want to face us in the finals.
1592, thanks for picking us. Your whole team was a joy to work with and it was so much fun being aligned with our practice partners from 1024. As a group we battled through great adversity after that first match fiasco and showed what we were made of.
To our buddies from 1741, absolutely no hard feelings, we love you guys.
Travis Hoffman
05-04-2011, 10:17
...(even though the pit announcer's Elmo imitation got old by Thursday afternoon)...
Elmo? I thought it was more like a possessed version of Mickey Mouse. I was about to go find some D-con.
Sorry I jinxed your arm/auton that one round, by the way. You obviously got it together after that - fine showing by the Goats in TN!
Also, gotta say, if we hadn't been picked by 71, all three of the teams in your alliance were high on our list, starting with 1592 at the top.
Elmo? I thought it was more like a possessed version of Mickey Mouse. I was about to go find some D-con.
Sorry I jinxed your arm/auton that one round, by the way. You obviously got it together after that - fine showing by the Goats in TN!
Also, gotta say, if we hadn't been picked by 71, all three of the teams in your alliance were high on our list, starting with 1592 at the top.
The jinx was OK because our minibot worked!
1592 was great, with a little luck they easily could have been the #1 seed.
They will be a force to reckon with in St Louis.
Thanks for all the kind words. Our luck seemed to turn around by the end of SMR hopefully it will continue in St. Louis.
The regional was very well run, I would have never guessed it was a first year event. Congratulations to all teams who made it to eliminations those were some hard fought matches.
To 1741, 1519, and 451 absolutely no hard feelings. We have always enjoyed competing with and against 1741. We also made a great new friend in 1519 this weekend, it was a lot of fun running in qualifications with you guys and hopefully we can meet up again in St. Louis.
To 1592 and 829, we made for a very strong alliance. We were on edge of our seats when it came time to pick knowing our friend 829 was still left. Figuring out how to line up to score all three uber tubes only made this alliance even stronger. It was great working with both of you and we look forward to hopefully seeing you again this summer at IRI.
Allison
The jinx was OK because our minibot worked!
1592 was great, with a little luck they easily could have been the #1 seed.
They will be a force to reckon with in St Louis.
Thanks for the kind words, but as of right now we are not invited to St. Louis. Our Lead Mentor on the non-mechanical half of the team told us she received an email on Friday that we are so far down the waitlist that we were picked to be put on the short notice list for attending if some teams dropout real late. *crosses fingers* Hope we get invited.
Thanks for the kind words, but as of right now we are not invited to St. Louis. Our Lead Mentor on the non-mechanical half of the team told us she received an email on Friday that we are so far down the waitlist that we were picked to be put on the short notice list for attending if some teams dropout real late. *crosses fingers* Hope we get invited.
That's a shame, we got the same email.
I don't think we will be able to accept a last minute invite :(
Kyle Love
05-04-2011, 20:37
This regional did not seem like a rookie regional. I was lucky enough to be asked to drive coach 1747 over my spring break and I do not regret it at all. As others have said, more food options would be great, but that's the only real suggestion I can come up with.
I hope next year I can convince whatever team I will be involved with to attend this regional.
I want to thank 234/801 for having faith in us in the eliminations and choosing us to ally with them. It was an awesome alliance with awesome communication. I hope that I can work with these two teams in the future.
I also want to thank 234 mentors and Allison Babcock for helping us figure out our electrical and CAN issues.
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