Team 254 Presents: Chezy Champs
 

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Team 254 Presents: Chezy Champs

When: Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31, 2014
Where: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California
What: A brand new offseason event hosted by Team 254, The Cheesy Poofs

Team 254 is excited to host its first ever FRC event, Chezy Champs! Chezy Champs will be a super affordable, highly competitive, fun packed event held at Bellarmine College Prep on August 30/31. We will be playing Aerial Assist with minimal rule changes, so make sure your bots are ready to roll!

We have not finalized all of the details yet, but we plan to have some of the following at the event:

• Celebrity MCs/announcers
• Properly-timed pedestal lighting
• Non-wooden field
• "Best lit pit" award
• More #ejswag than you can handle
• Mentor matches
• Exhibition match: Teh Chezy Pofs "Skystalker" vs. Teh Robnots "Paper Jam"
• Corndog vendor(s)
• Photo booth: Selfies with Mr. EJ.

(We're kidding about some of these details, but we're serious about the event! See you in August!)

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Will the lit pit award be granted purely on quantity of lights? or will clean backlit lettering be eligible as well?

How much bbq will there be?

What will the mandatory volunteer (that's an oxymoron!) deposit be?

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Any room for CT teams? :D

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I will be THERE.

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As long as you are not kidding about the Corn Dog venders its all good. Should be a fun event. I might have to come down to California to watch.

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Sweet looking forward to it. I hope the chezy fms is debuting there. I am willing to bet there will be a few wood bots showing up.

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I hope we can make it. Will there be inspections?

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Looks like fun I may have to come up and enjoy the the corndogs, they are Free right?

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Mentor Matches!!!

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
:P

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Will there be a webcast/recorded matches? This sounds awesome!

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Well you better not be kidding about this because I'm not flying out to Northern California without a guaranteed selfie.

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Been waiting to hear about this. I'd be down to volunteer, if help is needed.

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IRI rules apply.

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Hella awesome.

We will for sure be coming out.

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Can we request RC teach our students the finer points of speaking Cali first?

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Pit-lighting award qualifications are TBD

Lots of BBQ will be available. One free mentor corndog will be included. Teams with mentors named Jared get two free corndogs.

All joking aside, no "mandatory" volunteering is required. Any profit we make from the event will be refunded to the teams. Our registration fee goal is < $200 per team.

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Time to travel to Cali!

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696 will be there.

To whom do I send the check?

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We'll come to yours if you come to ours! But seriously, this sounds awesome and I can't wait! Wow, there's an offseason pretty much every couple of weeks in California. Chezy Champs in late August, our competition in Mid-September, CalGames in early October, Fall Classic and Battle at the Border in mid-late October, and the MadTown Throwdown in mid-November. Last year, it was easy for us to make all three NorCal events, but FOUR NorCal events within weeks of each other? Wow, this is going to be tough.

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I have been waiting for this for so long.
YES.
U will see me there

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And hot goal.

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Maybe 2 if we're lucky?

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Make sure to have veggie corndogs too!;)

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Question 1: Can we bring our own props to the selfies with EJ event?
Question 2: Is there a designated hashtag for instagram posts for said selfies other than #ejswag?

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#SpaceAgeSwag
#EdwinJamesSabathia

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#mistaEJ

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I've never been to California, let alone a west coast FIRST event... this may just have to be my first...

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Ditto

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Same here. Does anybody have an East - > West coast teleporter laying around?

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Barring something else coming up, I'm in. Need an MC?

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#BestCoastIRI

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That'd be one heck of a bus ride!

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Properly lit pedestals for all! :D

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You should come and MC a PNW event some time. We would love to have you come up here and bring some Canadian knowledge.


And yeah, a #BestCoastIRI would be awesome.

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I second this notion. Preferably HQ recordings if it's not too much to ask for. :D

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As long as you are not joking about these items we are there!

• Properly-timed pedestal lighting
  
• Corndog vendor(s)
  
• Photo booth: Selfies with Mr. EJ.

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Corn dogs and Mista EJ are no joking matter.

In all likelihood there will be no pedestal lighting and there will likely be a rule added that says you may pick the ball up at any time and may introduce it as soon as the ball on the field is scored.

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We would be definitely interested in making a drive out there to compete. We were just talking about competing in an off-season event as well.

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We can probably fit a few of you in. :)

(Still holding out my dream of a 254, 125, 195 alliance someday)

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With you guys, anything's possible.

Let's just hope our bus driver doesn't get taken away in an ambulance again in the middle of nowhere.

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Will "Shockwave" be making a appearance?

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"Shockwave" will be the primary means of distributing corndogs so not only will people not have to wait in line, but they won't even have to leave their seats!

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You have a local source! Rule one: don't say "Cali."
(Also, Southern Californians cannot endorse use of the word "hella")

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Rematch of Barrage VS Simbot Evolution commentated by the best MC in first ^?

In all honesty this sounds awesome! Can we please get a proper 720p 30 fps live stream with score though?

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...that would be legendary

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We were just having the off-season event planning meeting tonight too. GOLLY.

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Just to help you out, here are a few local corn dog venders :)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sticks-bay-area-2

Here's a link about SF corn dog day 2014: http://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/corn-dog-day-2014/

Also, are you guys looking for any volunteers?

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I think I may have to make the trip from Michigan...this sounds awesome.

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Barring any unforseen circumstances, 1678 would like to provide live streaming for this event. Our system is also FMS independent so live scoring will work regardless of the field configuration.

Example: http://youtu.be/oZ_iJ_e0v6E

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This sounds too awesome to miss, I'll be there! Let me know if you need any volunteers.

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The Robowranglers are discussing how to make this happen, we want in.

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This event may just become as popular as IRI and Battlecry in one day!

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1678 will definitely be there #einsteinroundtwo

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Team 766 will be looking forward to the selfies with EJ

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Absolutely, your system is slick. Cheesy Arena will expose an API you can get the scores from, or we can work together on the overlays.

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Corn dogs for everyone!

You guys need a GA?

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Wow a lot of teams want in. Looks like there going to have to be some sort of application process.

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Chezy Champs Invitational

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I second, this is worth a trip. And its like the perfect time of the year too. Can't wait, off to figure out how to get my butt out there.

EDIT:
UGH this is what dreams are made of

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Road trip? ;) :rolleyes:

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900 will be launching some balls out to the other coast for you guys to play with. That distance shouldn't be a problem for our shot. ;)

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45 hours from CT? Worth it.
I'll walk if I have to; it's only 986 hours by foot.

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SERIOUSLY In and Out needs to franchise. Enough of this it is a family run business and quality can't suffer stuff.

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There should be a match with the poofs comp bot, practice bot, and skystalker :D

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With all the incredible burger joints in California, I will never understand why anyone cares about In'N'Out.

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Never say this in California. EVER.

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For all of you un-initiated, Brandon has his priorities CORRECT!!

If you don't include a stop at In-N-Out on your way to this event, you will not have the complete California experience!
I grew up mere miles from the original location in So. Cal. Now I have one less than a mile from where I live.

Trust me when I say, "Double Double, Animal Style".

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I love you Bro, but DUDE!!!!?

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In'n'Out accounts for a lot of those incredible burger joints...

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While I'll confess I'm much more familiar with San Diego than the Bay Area, I can't imagine the Bay Area would be a subpar burger zone. There's a bunch of places in San Diego I'd rather grab a burger than In'N'Out. Gimme Slater's 50/50, The Counter, Johnny Rotten's or even Smashburger or Hodad's instead of In'N'Out.

Great, now I want a burger for lunch.

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MOTHER OF HODAD'S
But inNOut>=hodads;

Yes. If this is the half bacon half burger place that I'm thinking of this place is great.

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That's the place.

The only thing we've established is that this clearly means Chezy Burgers must be available in addition to corndogs.

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We're thrilled to have you all here.

Now, if you decide you like California and want to "extend" your stay (much like Pat, Jared, and I have), I have a feeling you would all look good in blue come FRC season next year. :D

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How do I sign up to volunteer? I'm doing Scorekeeping at my fourth event this year, at Minnesota state in a few weeks.

I'm a Minnesota volunteer, moving for work to the Mountain View area in July...

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EagleForce Blue!

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We are still trying to solidify the details of the event. As soon as we are ready we will post here, on our Facebook, and the new Chezy Champs website regarding how to volunteer.

Also, cool that you are moving here! We'd love to have you help at the event and welcome you to the Bay Area FIRST community!

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2478 would like to participate as well! We're considering a team Roadtrip ;)

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Please keep Team 4543 in the loop. We will have a whole new team to get up to speed.

Thanks,

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I think you are underestimating the amount of #ejswag I can handle.

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When will applications be available and cost? Would love to be there.
Mark Crusoe; First Team 701.

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Quick update on this event:

Volunteering: For those who have expressed interest in volunteering at Chezy Champs, a volunteer form is now available.
Invites: Invitations have been sent to 39 teams
Schedule: A more detailed schedule has been posted

All of this information is available at chezychamps.com. Let us know if you have any questions. 8 weeks to go...

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Where do we send the check?

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I've replied via PM. Information should be going out to all teams in the next couple of days.

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There's a slight typo on the volunteer form- I'm assuming the second "Saturday, 8/30, AM" times available check box is meant to be "Sunday, 8/31, AM"?

I'm excited. This is going to be awesome.

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Good catch. The form has been updated.

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The GameSense crew is really excited to announce that we will be doing live match analysis and commentary at Chezy Champs!

All six members of the GameSense crew will be in attendance, bringing you analysis and on-site event coverage from start to finish. We've been working hard with the Chezy Champs team to create a fun, professional and cohesive viewer experience for attendees and online viewers alike. All-new GameSense graphics will be integrated directly with the Chezy Arena field system for live-updating information on upcoming matches, team statistics, history and rankings, balanced with live interviews and highlight reels.

We're hoping to help make Chezy Champs the most viewer-friendly and entertaining FRC event ever, so make sure to clear your calendars! Check out Chezy Champs on August 30th and 31st, live in San Jose, CA or online at www.twitch.tv/FRCGameSense!

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Will there be a recording of the broadcast available? For those of us who won't have Internet access during the competition.

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Our live stream will automatically archive the entire broadcast and post it to our channel page. At this time, we have no plans to store the footage anywhere else. Now that we see there is some interest, we may make an effort to record and upload one long video of eliminations.

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Can you post a breakdown of the hardware you are using to run the stream?

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Would that channel-archive be affected by the new Twitch rules? Since there's no 'save forever' option anymore, having it someplace else would be pretty good to have.

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With the new twitch VOD rules too, the recorded video might get flagged for copyright music playing in the arena and be muted.

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When we (Texas Events) stream to Youtube we just get an audio feed with only the microphones and game sounds. We haven't had our live stream shut down yet when doing this. Over three events, we have had a few individual matches flagged for copyright because the music was picked by the microphone but most of them have been fine. I'd assume the Gamecast crew will do something similar to reduce/remove the arena music for their broadcast.

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Spencer,

We are renting a field from FIRSTWA including the AV case that was at IRI. Evan Morrison is coming down for GameSense and will help us get everything set up.

Nick

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We have a box that can record as a backup if you like. I believe it takes hdmi.

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Will there be Internet accessible for team use in the stands?

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To everyone who is curious about the broadcast recording and VODs:

There will be local recording of the stream, but we are still working out if it will be chopped and uploaded match-by-match in real-time, or if we're just going to record the entire broadcast in half-day chunks and deal with match chopping later. Rest assured, we will have a way to get the recordings on to YouTube without having to worry about Twitch's new VOD muting policy.

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Glad to see Gamesense being added in to the event!

Can't wait for CC!