Bayou Regional 2015
 

Bayou will be fun this year !

Lots of great teams from the Gulf Coast states.
Has anyone posted reveal videos yet ?

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The Ninjineers are excited for our first time to Bayou! Can't wait too see what everyone has come up with. Best of luck to all the teams competing! :D

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Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new alliance partners :-)

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364 is excited for another great Bayou Regional. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the visitors from Texas and Florida, as well as old alliance friends.

The rankings will be really tight!

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The Mad Rockers will be rockin', hoping to show that our #1 seed last year wasn't a fluke (it kinda was last year, we weren't the best team but we were competitive and we think we're competitive again). Not too much left to tune up when we get there and we should be scoring lots of points. We're not real happy with the autonomous mechanism we withheld so we may wait and add it on later in the competition if we can improve it.

We're packing up Tuesday night - if anyone needs any spares of kit stuff or motors let us know and we'll try to throw it in - we're only using and bringing CIM's , mini-CIM's, snow blowers and plenty of pneumatics so we've got lots of other motors sitting around.

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So team 179 will be bring up our crew Tuesday and we will be bringing a lot of shirts to trade if anyone is interested in trading we will have shirts of all sizes and in 3 different colors (Our Black Thursday Shirts, our limited edition Dark Green shirts, and our traditional Lime Green Shirts) if you are interested comment below or PM me, no one will be denied based on team affiliation as I will be going around pit to pit taking orders on Thursday =D

(Personally looking for Larges/XL)

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4592 looks forward to this regional!

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I won't have one to trade, but I would be willing to buy a lime green XL.

I will be there for a while on Fri. and all day on Sat. You will have to look for our team number since our robot kinda blends in with all of the others ;)

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I'd definitely be interested in one of the lime green ones in a Large

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Team 179's robot will be going from one swamp to another as FRCTop25 says.

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Definitely looking forward to my fourth (and hopefully not my last) Bayou Regional. I see we have most of the usual suspects ready to roll along with some new faces. Team 3991 is ready for Recycle Rush Bayou Edition!

And I'll definitely trade for a green 179 t shirt. Those are legit.

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What our 2015 shirts look like. They're dri-fit also

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3946 will be in the house, with our brand-new trailer (took delivery Thursday; no time to wrap it this year, so it's still white), new uniforms, and unquestionably our best (and simplest) robot to date; a landfill miner with four actuators. We have been able to build and cap a stack of five in 2:15 in driver practice, or make two uncapped stacks of six (in case we have a canner for an alliance partner). We are also able to score yellow totes on the step. Ariana has shot a bunch of video, but I haven't seen any postings yet other than our impressions of the game.

Still tweaking! Our original tote-flipper idea didn't work, but one of our drivers decided to try something silly; push down on one long edge and retreat. After one successful and a bunch of failed attempts, we just added a bit of peel-and-stick foam rubber to the bottom of our flipper on Saturday, and it works like a champ. It also turns out to make an effective brake when we shove it into the carpet; good thing we can't do this while carrying a stack.

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Look out for 4587. We are looking to pick up another win in the great state of Louisiana (This time at a regional and not an off season). We will probably have a slow start on Thursday due to all the changes we are making, but we will be stacking and capping full force by the time Friday comes!

#TeamTexas
#TeamTether

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yikes ! looking forward to Voltages' robot !

Looking at wildcards, it looks like only 2383 Ninjineers are the only team bringing a wild card.

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Does anyone know if there will be a webcast? I know 3937 ran Arkansas' webcast, and 3847 has run webcasts before.

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I'm not sure, as far as I know we aren't doing it, but we'll bring the stuff in case we need to set it up.

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We haven't been asked either. Allen does a great job with their webcasts.

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I second the nomination :) Enjoy your added responsibility!

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I'll take one in a medium if you have it.

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I'll trade for a large one.

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3959 will be there and we're looking forward to it. We have a couple neat improvements to add since being a finalist at the Georgia Southern Classic. I'll be inspecting ...... no tricky business :D

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It was great seeing everyone load in tonight. Best of luck to all teams!

Here is a link to our Chairman's video if you are interested.
http://youtu.be/KgBm_yYNVCs

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I've been told this duty has fallen on the shoulders of Combustion. So their will be a stream, I don't have any more information.

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Webcast??????????????????

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I flew over the dyke

https://youtu.be/4bR1qcOqpDM

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OBTW, around here, we call them levees. Dykes are in the Netherlands.

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Webcast should be here:

http://www.coderedrobotics.com/2015-...otics-regional

But no sound yet...

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The #1 alliance has been up to a lot of cheesecaking with Flare their 3rd robot. They added a canburgler and a noodle defense system.

https://twitter.com/Spectrum3847/sta...678162944?s=03

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Much deserved Chairmans for 3337 Panth Robotics! Congrats!!!

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Barring a disappointment due to a misunderstanding, it was a great regional! Great to see so many great teams at the regional.

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Allen,
not sure why you need a noodle blocker.
A box on wheels can do the same thing.:rolleyes:

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They only deployed the noodle blocker once in the semis (?second round?); Robin got at least one noodle over it, and they pulled it the next match.

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I would like to extend a huge thanks to 456 for picking us at the #8 seed. They saw potential in us and we came extremely close at the end. Also, Tempest 1927 came out as one of the best 2nd picks, making stacks for us to cap after we made our first 6.

3937, 3039, and 3946, y'all's litter was crazy. You were also very consistent in making 4 stacks each round. Congrats to you guys.. one of the defending Bayou champs had to come out on top. ;)

I'd like to say thank you to everyone who makes Bayou possible. This was my last regional as a driver, as this is my senior year. Bayou has been one of the best experiences of my life (behind worlds in St. Louis).

Congrats to 3337 for Chairman's and 1477 for EI. Both of those teams definately earned it. Hope you guys have fun at worlds!

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A big thanks to 3937 (Breakaway) and 3039 (Wildcat Robotics) for trusting scouting over ranking, and inviting us into alliance! We'll see y'all in St Louis!

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1912 would like to thank Teams 34 and 2080 for inviting us to join their alliance. It was an amazing run to the semifinals, and we found the best ways to leverage our strengths. We couldn't quite make that final stack of 6, but every robot was playing at its best throughout elims. Go Fiery Tornado Rockets!
To both alliances who advanced to the finals, we were happy to cheer you on, 2 absolutely thrilling matches with not much to separate the winners from the finalists. Good luck at Worlds, especially to our hometown neighbors 3946!
HUGE congratulations to Team 3337 for their RCA win!! You definitely deserved it, wonderfully produced video. Your team has done so much in the region, it's hard to believe this is only your first RCA. I can't wait to see your team build on this win in the coming years.
Also, congrats to the 2 Dean's List Finalists, Danielle Massey (3337 - this really is an exceptional role-model team) and Ben Rowley, who extends 1912's DL streak at the Bayou Regional to 7 finalists. Best of luck as you progress to CMP!
On more of a personal note, thank you to the Bayou Regional Planning Committee, BLaST and the wonderful volunteers (among whom were this year's Volunteer of the Year Daniel Eiland from 3337 and Woodie Flowers Finalist Chuck Dickerson from 456) for making this event possible. I can't imagine my FRC experience without Bayou. I've learned so much about teamwork, resilience, and Gracious Professionalism, and I'll always treasure the unforgettable memories from the past 4 years. I'm really going to miss this regional next year - but I will hopefully be coming back as a volunteer. Team members come and go, but Bayou never disappoints and always amazes.

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Team 5416 TaRDIS had a great time at our first ever regional. We especially want to thank 4639 for being such great travel partners, 3847 and 1477 for all their support before and during Bayou, and the many many people who complimented our team name, shirts, and pit. Sorry we ran out of buttons! We also want to thank the coordinators for all their hard work and letting us help out - we had a blast. We also wanted to thank the safety advisors for all their advice and the judges for giving us Rookie All-Star. Congratulations to 3946, 3927, and 3039 for winning the finals; 1477 for Engineering Inspiration; and 3337 Panthrobotics for Chairman's (and trying to teach us how to dance)! See you in St. Louis!

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Robin's a natural; only had about a week and a half of practice. She should be deadly with four more weeks to train!

We're also working on a few more "unique" capabilities, and improvements on our tote-flipper and double-stacker capabilities. We may not be able to keep up with the big stackers, but we'll keep working to fill in the gaps.

Thank you! Also a big thank you for the loaner body bag and tag for our robot! I didn't find out until the officers & mentors meeting Sunday that we borrowed yours.

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On behalf of Team 34 we were glad to have you on our alliance. It was an amazing run for our team. 34 has undergone a complete overhaul during the past two years so a trip to the semifinals was a win for us. It was a pleasure to work with 1912 and 2080! We sqeezed every ounce of potential out of a simple robot built to the KISS method. I left the Bayou with another case of robot envy. So many innovative solutions.

The Bayou is the end of the road for us this season. There is talk of an off-season event in Huntsville, Alabama this fall. Perhaps we will meet again this year.
Best wishes to all teams with regionals and a championship ahead of them this year!

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To all of the teams that attended the 2015 Bayou Regional:

I hope all of you have as good of a time at Bayou, that I had being your Master of Ceremonies. Year after year, you guys amaze me with your innovation and creativity. I truly believe that the Bayou is one of the best regionals that FRC offers. To the teams that traveled from far and wide to attend, thank you. Please know that you are always welcome to come back! We enjoy showing the southern hospitality from the local teams along with all of the volunteers that make this event what it is.

Next year will be the 10th year of the event. The planning committee is already giving thoughts on how and what can be done to celebrate.

Thanks,
Chris

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Hello everyone, I am still a bit at a loss for words over this particular regional. Needless to say congratulations to each and every person from each and every team that attended. I always love attending Bayou because everyone that is there has such a great heart for FIRST and constantly demonstrates why Gracious Professionalism is a way of life.

My team had a lot of fun dancing with you, cheering with you, and being a part of our great community. I will not relist all of the names and the teams that have already been congratulated - what I will say is that I never thought that we would be at the place to have to say thank you for so many things. I plan on posting something longer in a subsequent post. For now - I can't wait to see some of you at World and some of you at the Red Stick Rumble (Hint Hint Hint)

-Daniel

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This was really a fun event, it is nice to be in a relaxing atmosphere which this certainly was. I always love the time I spend in the Big Easy and look forward to next year. Great job guy's, I am sure the rest of the team feels the same.

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I would like to thank all the volunteers and companies that make the Bayou Regional possible. This was my sixth time at the Bayou, and I have enjoyed every single one of them. We come back year after year because of the well organized event and the great and smiling faces of the volunteers.

We would like to also thank our alliance partners 3039 and 3946. Our regional win was nothing short of a team effort. Taking the 10th place team and the 42nd place team may have shocked other people, but we knew from our scouting reports how great these teams really are. 3039 was a clone of our bot and without 3946 getting that RC off the step, we would have went out in the semis. We spent the entire day on Thursday (12 hours) upgrading and rewiring our entire robot and changing our strategy for the Bayou Regional. We knew we were going to have to raise our level of play in order to win this tough event. 456, 364 and 1927 were a powerhouse alliance in the finals. They were putting up five RCs while we were only capping four. The last match could have gone either way. That alliance was amazing and made some of the best regional finals matches I have ever seen. I would also like to send out a congrats to both 1477 and 3337 who will be heading to St. Louis in April. Your programs are amazing, and I have loved getting to see what you guys are doing and trying to emulate it in our program. Keep touching lives and inspiring our next generation.

We hope to join the Bayou Regional again next year to meet new teams and revisit with some old friends.

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I want to echo Landonh12 comments, Team Fusion 364 had a great time at Bayou and wish all of the advancing teams the best of luck in St Louis. Also we are thankful of all of the sponsors and volunteers that make it happen.

I want to personally congratulate Chuck Dickerson on his Woodie Flowers Finalist Award, it was long overdue.

3937, 3039, and 3946; Simply Awesome Finals! I think it is safe to say that both of our alliances left our best effort on the field, congrats on a well deserved win!

I have to pass on what one parent told me, that was more exciting than any Saints game I have been too.

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I have videos of some of the playoff matches and uploaded them to my YouTube channel here.

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The cajuns know how to bring Spirit & Dancing to a whole new level. The 2nd Line , parades and group picture was a lot of fun !

We also enjoyed joining forces with Jersey Voltage 4587 & BulahBots 3753 !
We eventually put up 90 points in the quarters but struggled to be consistent. The competition was tough and the finals were wild

In addition, big CONGRATS to:

0. 3937 & 3039 & 3946 alliance on the victory !
1. Chuck Dickerson from 456 Siege Robotics
2. Panthrobotics 3337 on their 1st Chairmans Award
3. Texas Torque 1477 on their 2nd Engineering Inspiration Award.
4. TARDIS 5416 on Rookie All - Star Award

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And here's a still from andorob4's video of Semi2 showing the blocker, and the first red noodle.

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Bayou was a blast! We learned a lot about how to improve our robot. It was also a plus that we could visit Café Du Monde to get beignets while driving between the hotel and the competition.

It was great to meet some of the other people from CD like James from 179 and Gus from 3946. It was cool to get to see 3310's amazing machine up close. Our eliminations partners, 4587, are to be congratulated for their heroic efforts to get their robot under the weight limit yet remain effective on the field. Speaking of heroic, 3847 deserves great admiration for their skill and courage for basically building a new robot during their access time at two regionals. It was good to see them building the big stacks in eliminations. Congratulations also to 5469, the only rookies to play in eliminations. Your team members showed great spirit, never giving up and constantly improving your robot. You made good use of the "cheesecake" to get multiple RC's off the step for your fantastic alliance.

We look forward to seeing many of you at Lone Star and at the off-season events.

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Les Ruthven uploaded videos of all of the DiscoBots matches.

I linked up all of the public Bayou youtube videos to TBA Bayou regional but they have not been synced yet.

Hopefully more people recorded matches , its seems that most of the Bayou matches are not on youtube.

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Our media team is working on uploading all the matches with 1912. I think they only caught footage of our half of the field though.

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I messaged Allen from Spectrum. They recorded all the matches, they should have them on YouTube eventually.

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We missed some, but what we have will get up at some point. We have parts of the awards as well.

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Hey Allen - you wouldn't happen to have the Chairman's, Dean's List, and Volunteer of the Year part of the awards would you? ::grins:: Not sure why - but I'd really like those.

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I won't know until we pull them from the camera. Everything we have will be uploaded.