Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Not quite the strategy you'd see in elims though :(

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Agreed. Not going to lie, of all four matches this season that included both 254 and 1114, this one is my least favorite.

That being said, the other three were on Einstein, so...

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Here's how I see it:

1. 254 - 1114 - 2451 - 179
2. 1718 - 67 - 125 - 2337
3. 4488 - 1625 - 1477 - 1241
4. 33 - 2056 - 624 - 51
5. 16 - 27- 195 - 330
6. 2590 - 368 - 225 - 2175
7. 359 - 148 - 233 - 910
8. 118 - 469 - 4039 - 1310

1 beats 8
2 beats 7
6 beats 3
5 beats 4

1 beats 5
2 beats 6

1 beats 2

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Who knows how many times a championship winner won IRI the same year?

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Only a handful of times right, last time was 04 with 71? 469 03?

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Here are the IRI winners - if someone wants to check!

2000 1
65
240
2001 308
111
469
85
2002 201
469
68
2003 308
27
469
2004 71
980
269
2005 33
233
868
2006 71
1625
910
2007 111
1114
494
2056
2008 67
330
987
68
2009 1625
68
469
16
2010 330
469
359
399
2011 33
2056
217
359
2012 2826
1114
4334
245
2013 1114
2056
1334
2337

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Going back to 2003 when IRI had over 30 teams I only count two according to the blue alliance. 469 in 2003 and 71 in 2004.

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

You got it. Even the most dominant championship winning teams in FRC history (71 - 2001, 71 - 2002, 1114 - 2008) don't win at IRI. 254 should just stay home ;)

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

I think that 33 and 2056 are too close in design to effectively fill separate niches on an alliance. My 2 cents.

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Every year from 2001 you have a team from Michigan in all the winning alliances maybe its a sign? just my 2 cents

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

2004?

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Put in CODE blocks for readability.

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

Indiana is adjacent to Michigan. Michigan has a plethora of teams. A large percentage of teams attending IRI are from Michigan (more than Indiana teams).

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

It's also fair to say Michigan teams are darn good (by many metrics).

Re: 2014 IRI Predictions
 

I didn't say they weren't. Though I wonder why that is. Do we only ever see the top Michigan teams, since they have to score well enough in their state to make it to World's? Is the district system enhancing the level of play because teams get to do multiple events and build on experience/improvements? Are the tech industries in Michigan more apt to help fund/mentor/support FRC teams? Is it that good teams bring up the level of play in their vicinity? [side story, the best defense I've ever seen on us was from a rookie, W.A.F.F.L.E.S., at world's in 2013. Their driver said they practiced defense by playing against 1114 and 2056...]

Michigan teams are good. Canadian teams are good. California teams are good. Really, though, IRI teams are good.