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Team 2468 is looking forward to Louisiana and seeing all of the teams there!

Good luck to everyone competing!

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Team Driven FRC1730 is looking forward to Bayou. We haven't been before and hope it is as awesome as all the others. Our students look forward to meeting new people and helping where there is a need.

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This is the first trip for 2468 to Bayou as well. We are looking forward to seeing some old friends and meeting many new faces.

Anyone know or can help us out a little bit on the robot parade? Suggestions, ideas, examples from the past?

Coach Norm

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Mardi Gras beads :)

Some throws work also.....some older Louisiana teams can help better

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Bayou regional is definitely an exciting one! Each day there's a robot parade to get things started and get everyone hyped up! You can decorate your robot and cart however you like, but they do limit on what you can throw. Usually they throw small stuffed animals and beads. I may be wrong, but from what i can remember candy isnt allowed to be thrown. Last year my team had small frisbees with our team number on them that we handed out during the parade.

There is always something happening, whether its teams chanting, the big dance group at the bottom of the stands, or the conga line going through the stands! whatever it is, youre guaranteed to have fun!

I cant wait to be back and meet all of the new teams that are coming this year. Just want to welcome everyone in advance and hope you all have a great time! Team 2080 Torbotics will always be there to help anyone in need, so come see us if we havent already found you first! Good luck everyone!!!:D

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Usually for the robot parade some items are handed out to the teams.

If any of the out of state teams have questions whether it be where to eat or where to go message me and I'll help with anything. 1912 is excited to be competing with so many great friends and teams. It also looks like there will be 2 wildcard spots opened up by 2468 and 1311.

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I also went ahead and typed up a quick fact sheet for teams attending, 56 teams should be joining us making this the largest Bayou ever, and it just keeps getting bigger. There are 7 rookie teams, 4 from Louisiana, and 1 from Mississippi, Florida and Texas. 8 states will be represented in total.

Teams who have already competed at at least once are bold, rookie teams are in italics, and qualifying CMP teams are underlined.


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364
456 Orlando 29 of 62
590
945 Orlando 60 of 62
1311 Palmetto 46 of 67 (SF) RCA
1421 Orlando 27 of 62 (QF)
1730 GKC 7 of 58 (SF)
1818
1912 Orlando 37 of 62
1920
1927
2078
2080 Orlando 42 of 67
2183
2190 Alamo 10 of 64 (SF)
2221
2242
2468 Alamo&Hub City | 3 of 64 | 4 of 42| (F) (W) RCA, Hub City Champion
2817
2918
2973 Smokey Mts 17 of 49
2992 Arkansas 9 of 39 (F)
3039
3227 Arkansas 32 of 39
3319
3337 Alamo 11 of 64 (QF)
3350 Arkansas 34 of 39
3468
3606
3612 GKC 11 of 58 (QF)
3616 Dallas 39 of 45
3753
3783 Arkansas 20 of 39
3937 Arkansas 10 of 39 (W) Arkansas Regional Winner
3946
3959 Crossroads 41 of 45 (SF)
3961 Arkansas 30 of 39
3991 Arkansas 33 of 39
4053
4087
4107
4209
4316
4336
4353
4721
4805
4832

4978
5028
5040
5055
5168
5169
5325

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1311 is excited to be heading down to New Orleans!

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3612 competed at GKC
3937 is qualified for CMP - AR winning alliance

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Thank you Mrs. Meredith, I knew I missed a couple teams!

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Tiger Robotics is excited for our third year at the Bayou Regional.

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Bayou is always like coming home. We are looking forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones.

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3753 has competed at Bayou 3 times previously, and we were the winning alliance captain last year.

We absolutely love Bayou!!!!!!:D MysterE said it best, going to Bayou feels like coming home every year:)

See yall in a couple of days!

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Bayou will always be our favorite regional. No offense to all the other great events, but New Orleans is our home. And from all the events around the south, the MC at bayou is one of the nicest guys you'll meet. Mr. Chris Is always there to make the atmosphere amazing. Even for us, we always go out and get a nice meal somewhere in New Orleans. The homecooked cajun food is always a hit for those from out of town (our favorite is Mr. Ed's, about 15 minutes from the venue). The parade sure is unique and always opens up the day on a good note. Beyond that, the Pontchartrain Center is a wonderful place for an FRC event.

Can't wait to see everyone!!! Good luck teams!!!

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1319 Flash is a late entry to Bayou this year. They were quarterfinalists at both Peachtree (1 of 64) and Palmetto (7 of 67).

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2992 is extremely excited to return to Bayou after going to our first out-of-state regional in Arkansas. Though it's already been said in this thread, Bayou is our home and we can't wait to get back to the Pontchartrain Center for the largest Bayou yet. See you guys there!

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We are very excited to say that we are indeed finally going to Bayou! We've heard great things about the regional and can't wait to meet some teams we don't always get to see in the Peachtree/Palmetto circuit. :)

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Hmmm..

We have never been to Mr Eds... When do y'all go?

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Team Driven 1730 students just loaded the bus in a downpour of rain, but that didn't dampen their spirits as they are excited to head to the Bayou Regional. See you all in 14 hours.

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We probably going Friday after the awards ceremony. Around 7 I guess. It's our favorite. Come join us!

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Does anyone know if there will be a webcast for those unlucky persons who could not make the drive down? :o

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NASA isn't listing any webcasts yet.

The Blue Alliance GameDay lists a stream from Code Red Robotics.

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The Offical Bayou Twitter tweeted this.

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Here's the direct link to the USTREAM. It is up and running. It is not the same link as currently referenced on The Blue Alliance GameDay.

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Thursday has been an interesting day of helping others so they can compete tomorrow. We have enjoyed making new friends and trying to help those who need it. The weather is great today. Hope tomorrow goes well.

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I see 1912 is sponsoring the live stream. Will you guys be uploading individual matches to youtube at a later point? If not, can I talk to you guys about bringing over an XHDD or something to transfer any official footage you guys have on hand? I like editing in the live match scores and alternate camera angles when we compile and post our own videos.

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Thanks for the link! Thanks to 1912 and 2771 for the great broadcast! I wish I could be down there for such an exciting regional.

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It has been a great regional so far! I would like to be the first to congratulate our own mentor, Mr. Allen Sorrell, on winning Volunteer of the Year. He has been an instrumental part of our team, the region and the Bayou regional itself. We couldn't be more proud of everything he has accomplished and couldn't be more thankful for everything he does for our team.

I would also like to congratulate Mrs. Shelly Gaydos and are great friends over at 2080 on her WFA win. There was nobody more deserving then her for the award knowing how much she does from the team from being the teacher sponsor to lead mentor.

Congrats to everyone who took home trophies and we look forward to another day of competition!

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Big thanks to 3937 Breakaway and 3616 Phenomena. You guys were great partners and it was apparent from the beginning.

Congratulations to 2080 Torbotics on winning chairmans. The amount of hard work and hours you guys put in is incredible.

364 is very excited to take our trip to nationals for the first time since 2011. We hope to see some of you there!

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Bayou couldn't have gone any better. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible. Congrats to 364, 3937 and 3616 for taking home the win. It was great playing with yall in quarters. Also a shout out to nick and the rest of our friends from combustion and team hero for teaming up with us in elims, I look forward to seeing all of yall next year and maybe some of you in St. Louis

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Bayou was a great regional this year! (Like always.) Congratulations to teams 364, 3937, & 3616 on your win! And congratulations to every other team as well. I also would like to thank all of the teams that attended and made Bayou the great regional that it is. All of the teams were graciously professional and it was great competing with all of you. I definitely can't wait to see everyone there next year!


On another note, does anyone know why the Rookie All-Star award wasn't given?

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Does anyone know if match videos will be posted? I'd really like to do some Picture in Picture from the onboard video on our robot.

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It was another great Bayou regional in 1912's opinion. Mr. Chris Copeland, who is the best MC in FIRST IMHO, did another amazing job. The judges did a great job deliberating and handing out awards. BLAST and Dr. Annette couldn't have organized a better regional.

First off, having 9 refs on the field was amazing, there was hardly ever a missed call and all matches were judged very fairly. Stephen had a great open book policy as Head Ref and made sure any questions or concerns were properly addressed. With all of the problems this year with fouls, we were lucky to get such an amazing crew together.

Thanks to Team Hero, 2190 for picking us to join their alliance, it was great working together and seeing you guys make it back to the Bayou for the first time since 2011. It was great seeing our relationship go from "Yeah 1912, that team that bent our frame" to great partners especially working in that last qual match.

I just wanted to acknowledge now team 456, a great team from Vicksburg, MS. Their safety program is the best (and cutest) I have ever seen. They are a team that displays gracious professionalism in every way. Our teams have grown very close after attending so many regionals together, and if you haven't competed with them yet then you are missing out.

Congrats to 364, 3937 and 3616 on the regional win. It was great to see 3 teams that I consider "Bayou teams" to win the regional. Y'all were a great alliance and were great opponents in the QF. I am also sure that 3959 was happy to take the wild card spot that was opened up by 3937. 1730 also received a much deserved EI, and I was certainly inspired by their team with their super handy iPad scouting app and elegant robot.

Also, congrats to team 2080. Picking y'all to join the alliance was a great decision, you did everything and more that was asked in the elimination matches. You guys deserved the RCA, working nonstop over the past few years to now reach over 6.5 million people!!! :ahh: I can't think of a more deserving team for the RCA. The Bayou is definitely sending the best teams to CMP and will represent the region great.

A very special congratulations to our own Alex Lew, keeping the Dean's list streak alive making it 6 Dean's List Finalist in 5 years for 1912. Alex is one of the most important members of the team, his outreach work, technical experience and passion for STEM is unrivaled. Seeing you develop from a shy, reserved freshman to the vocal leader you are today is amazing. I am so proud of you and everything you have accomplished. You will represent us great at CMP and whatever the future holds for you, it is great.

As a graduating senior, and someone who has been involved in FIRST for over 6 years, I couldn't think of a better regional to end my career as a student and driver. After driving in 8 competitions and attending 11 competitions, this was the best one I have ever participated in. I couldn't be more appreciative to everyone who has made these past few years the best of my life. By the end of Bayou our robot executed everything it was designed to do, and I am proud to say Apache has been the best robot the team has put together in recent history. (Hopefully the team will be able to make an IRI appearance for the first time)


P.S. Thank you to 1319 Flash for the donuts, we loved working with y'all and couldn't be happier you made the trip down.

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Team 3937, Breakaway, would like to thank all the volunteers, coordinators, and teams who help to make the Bayou Regional such a success year after year. I have been to this regional for five straight years now and have come to love the staff and key players. Thank you for all you do!

I want to thank team 364 for selecting us as their first pick and team 3616 for being such an incredible alliance partner. Each and everyone of our elimination matches were nail biters. The alliances were so even that anyone could have pulled out the win. Teams 3959, 2468, and 1927 made the finals the best I have seen in years. You guys have amazing robots and amazing teams.

Thanks again to the Bayou Regional, and team 3937 hopes to return again next year!

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2468 would to extend our Appreciation to the Bayou Regional. We had a great time competing and meeting so many new teams at the event. The event was very well organized and run all weekend long. It was our first trip to Bayou and it will definitely be in consideration in the future for us to attend.

MC Chris Copeland was great throughout the weekend, I just wish he had a few more hats and outfits to change into. He is so enthusiastic and committed to FIRST robotics and STEM education.

I could believe how fast scores were posted after each round. It was great to have nine referees and so many judges throughout the event.



Congrats to:

456 on the Gracious Professionalism award. 456 Mentors Chuck Dickerson (LRI) and Eddy Melton (FTA) were great to work with all weekend all long. No doubt why your team is so successful each year and that the Bayou event was so well run.

Mrs. Shelly Gaydos on her Woodie Flowers award and her team 2080 Torbotics on the Chairmans award. How many countries? How many hours of community service?

Tournament Champs: 364, 3937 and 3616 It was a pleasure to compete with and against you all weekend long. Great game plan and execution on the tournament win.

Team Driven 1730 was great throughout the weekend. Congrats on the EI award and punching your ticket for Champs. We love your FRC Scout app.

Thanks to 3959 Morgan Mech Tech for choosing us to participate on your alliance. We were impressed with your robot on practice day. You had a very had very consistent performance all weekend long. Too bad you guys lost one of your mecanum wheels during the Semi-Finals. You still continued to fight and battle thru Semis and Finals. Oh and BTW, congrats on the Wildcard for Championships from 3937 Breakaway. It was also great to meet and work with Ed Sparks for the first time at an event his team was participating in.

It was also great to partner with 1927 Tempest on the field throughout the eliminations. You guys did a great job with strategy execution throughout all the eliminations.

Norman

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We have reached 25 countries and we have had over 21,000 community service hours

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Thanks to teams 2468 and 1927 from 3959. You were awesome alliance partners. Our robots matched up very well. You guys are solid. We would choose you again in a heartbeat. That 265 point match was awesome. We all had a great time and learned a lot.

A special thanks to Coach Norm. You taught me a ton about how to lead an alliance. We would not have been the same without your leadership,direction and motivation. I look forward to many more years of competing with and against you.

I sure wish we had been at full strength during the finals. It would have been very interesting indeed. We took advantage of the 45lb rule and will be back at full strength for the Championships.

Congrats to teams 364, 3937 and 3916. You are all class acts. That was an amazing final and you guys displayed gracious professionalism in every way. I hope to see you again at the Championships.

Thank you to the Bayou Regional Committee for a first class event. We will certainly return again next year.

This is our first trip to the Championships in team history. We are very excited about it. We will definitely be prepared.

Tim Sharp

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To all of the teams that attended the Bayou:

Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. As one of the volunteers, we could not have an awesome event if it were not for the teams.

Thanks again!

BTW: This is my very first Chief Delphi post.

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Who won Rookie All-Star? It isn't listed on the FIRST website.

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They did not award a Rookie All-Star at Bayou.

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Any idea why?

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I am sorry so to hear that. You guys had a great bot, and I appreciated it when you guys showed it to me when I came by your pit on Saturday morning. I look forward to seeing you again at Worlds. You have a well machined robot and well organized and trained team!

I do not know what was going on with the mecanum in the finals. Our alliance partner 3616 was down a wheel as well! I can imagine how those things handle with one wheel out.

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(Emphasis mine..)

As a mentor of Norman's team for 8 years now, I've learned a thing or two about him. He is a paradox...both a big-hearted teddy bear and a fierce take-no-prisoners competitor. The thing I most know is that I never want to be on the opposite side of the field from him. :)

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It is a little late, but I want to think all of the teams for making Bayou so fun this year. I also want to congratulate teams 3937,364,and 3616 on there win. It was well deserved.