2015 Hopper Division
 

Team List:

Looks like a great group!

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13 Michigan teams in Hopper:

33 Killer Bees
469 Las Guerrillas
548 Robostangs
573 Mech Warriors
3098 Captains
3620 Average Joes
3688 Norsemen
4130 Blue Devils
4362 Gems
4391 Bravebots
4405 Atoms Family
5509 Like A Boss
5562 Lakers

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Seems like Frog Force should be here.

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1676 is thrilled to be playing on Hopper in its first year with many of our MAR friends (11, 103, 223, 1218, 1391, 2016, 2590) and a ton of other amazing teams.

If all goes according to plan, we'll be recording 1080p60 full-field footage of all of the qualification and elimination matches, opening and award ceremonies, and alliance selections on our field and posting them to our YouTube Channel ASAP for everyone's enjoyment.

Good luck to all! :D

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2064 The Panther Project will be there! Super excited to participate in our teams first CHAMPIONSHIP!

Cannot wait to see all the amazing robots this year!

3.... 2... 1... RUSH!!

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Hoping my Field Reset assignment is Hopper... so many great teams, not to mention a fantastic name!

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Team 4130 is very happy to be playing in hopper. who's ready to play some recycle rush!!

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548 is ready for some canburglar action in hopper!

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Team 2344 is proud to be a part of this division. See you all at champions!

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2 teams that were finalist at MSC 573,3098 and one winner 548:D

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Minnesota is well represented in Hopper with 6 team. 2169, 2500, 2512, 2530, 2531 & 3042. Great to be a part of the first year of this division.

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The proud owner of The Potato Rank is excited to give each and every team within this Division it's very own potato ranking which will be coming in the next few days hope to see you there. :D

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Are you really from Michigan? Not Idaho? :]

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125 is stoked to play in the first ever Hopper division.

The real question is as members of the inaugural Hopper class, we have the fortune of creating the Hopper battlecry. Lets start throwing some ideas out there!

-Brando

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Pumped that MORT gets to play with its Mentor Retirement Facility team!

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Well, we're all ready to "hop" to it.

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I'll be the first one to bite.

"Can't Stop Hopper"


But on a more serious note, really looking forward to seeing 11 on the field with a lot of their old friends this year.

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1124 is ÜBER excited to be competing in the inaugural Hopper Division! Can't wait to meet all of you there and looking forward to some fantastic matches!

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Equally stoked to see you guys too. Excited to show NUTRONs Beta how its done ;)

-Brando

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Teams that are in contention will be 33 469 543 548 4130

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Who is 543?

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Hey this kind of rude remark is uncalled for, say sorry.

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Why do you think this is rude or uncalled for?

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4329 is very excited to be playing with such high caliber teams! Looking forward to next week!

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What are you trying to say with this statement?

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Maybe the rest of us don't need to come? :)

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2512 is excited to compete with the great teams on Hopper!

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How is this rude? According to TBA, the team isn't even in existence.

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It's possible he meant 573 mech warriors he must have been giving his opinion but thanks for my team finally getting some notice!

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So anyone got any predictions on how things will play out in the good old hopper?

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What about 987? I think that they will roll (no pun intended) into Einstein with 548.

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Texas teams are happy to play in Hopper.
1817
3735
4589
4799
5771

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Here's my predictions for alliances (not sure about 4th picks):

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6 Minnesota teams are in Hopper! More than any other division.

2169
2500
2512
2530
2531
3042

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I started this thread with this document to compile the pictures. Please add your bot if it is not in the document. Thanks!

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Let's take the time to honor the sub-division's namesake Grace Hopper. Check out this awesome video of her explaining nanoseconds. She was one heck of a woman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpsKnWZrJ8

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Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

-Brando

EDIT: this one popped up in youtube autoplay after, also very good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ

EDIT AGAIN: yet another great one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwwf866Cfdg

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All of the WV teams playing on hopper are excited!

- 2614


(Sad to see WV split this year (Carver, Galileo, Hopper), but it will still be fun)!

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For some reason I feel 33 and 548 will team up to win hopper.

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Among other things, it depends on how consistent either of us can be.

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Team 343 Metal in Motion is extremely excited about playing in Hopper this year and looking forward to seeing everyone at Championships.

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Team 166 Chop Shop is WICKED excited to compete in the Hopper Division. We can't wait to share the field with all of you!

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ADMIRAL.......


HOPPER!

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Fun Fact for the Hopper Division! Only 3 teams have played more than 80 matches this season, and all three are on Hopper.

11 Mort: 84 (210 Minutes!) matches played, 3 Districts, 1 Regional, 1 District Championship.
125 Nutrons: 82 (205 Minutes!) matches played, 3 Districts, 1 Regional, 1 District Championship.
548 Robostangs: 81 matches played (202.5 Minutes!), 3 districts, 1 District Championship.

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That's awesome! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to roll with 987!

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I hope these three end up in a match together to form the over the hill alliance.

- A MORT Retirement Home Mentor

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I'm happy to have the privilege of being an official scorer in this awesome division! (field crew volunteer assignments came this evening for Hopper!) :D

I want to see some canburguling :)

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I think you'll get your wish. This division is loaded with them. Can't wait!

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On behalf of 4329, can't wait to welcome you all to good ol' STL. We hope you're all having safe travels into the city & that you enjoy your stay! Looking forward to an incredible competition this week!

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Still missing photos of these teams:

1218 (MAR)
2016 (MAR)
2169 (MNDU2, WIMI)
2183 (LAKE)
2500 (MNDU2)
2530 (WIMI)
2531 (MNDU)
2830 (WIMI, ILCH)
3255 (CASD)
3688 (FIM)
3939 (VARI)
3950 (NYLI)
4362 (FIM)
4391 (FIM)
4405 (FIM)
4486 (CASD)
4550 (UTWV, CODE)
4589 (TXHO)
4731 (MX, TXHO)
4799 (TXLU)
4918 (PNW)
5024 (ONWI)
5118 (ABCA)
5428 (ONTO)
5454 (ARFA)
5493 (CODE)
5509 (FIM)
5562 (FIM)
5576 (MN)
5771 (TXLU)

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2614 is excited to be playing on Hopper this year. Looking forward to seeing all the teams, including my former team 11 and my future retirement home, team 125. Best of luck to everyone this week

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That's a great way to plan out your career around FIRST teams... *at the job interview* "Does your company support a FIRST team? If not, are you willing to sponsor a FIRST team?"

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Are you using this http://championship-notifier.evanfor...er/predictions or some other simulation algorithm?

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I did this before schedules came out, so no simulator. I might make an updated one using the one you linked though.

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Rookie team 5413 is looking forward to being there!
We may be rookies, but we were captain of the finalist alliance at Buckeye! Watch how STELLAR we are going to be!

Looking forward to the competition! This is all pretty exciting!

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4918 will be representing the PNW!

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Ok, did a new prediction with the predicted rankings and after thinking about things a bit more in depth and seeing some upgrades from teams in the last week.

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:) Right back at you RoboRaiders!

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Not going to lie, this is a very important factor when applying to and interviewing with companies for internships/jobs.

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I'm one of the two scorekeepers on the field. Sad to see no Indiana teams present... but one of my former teams, 2783 EOT is (hi guys and gals!).

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Wave Robotics is estatic to be on the Hopper field and looks forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones. Keep your eyes open for a pre-champs video tomorrow afternoon! I also second the "Admiral... Hopper!" chant!

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Looking forward to seeing everyone in Hopper! Great set of teams in this division.

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Hopper is lucky to have George as the MC! Had the pleasure of working with him all last week at VEX Worlds! Awesome MC/GA skills.

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I filled in the remaining FIM teams and a few others, the list above are those that remain elusive.

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I'll check the FRC tracker photo archives. Pretty sure at least a few are on there (I know I got most MN teams on Tracker).

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Borrowed from the Carver Division, I changed the numbers to fit Hopper 2015.
Hopper 2015 SOS

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I third the "Admiral... Hopper!" chant!

There are some super awesome teams in this division, and Team 103 is pumped!!

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Very quickly marked each team's pit location from the FIRST Championship app.

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Awww yiss. #CornerPit4lyfe

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#TeamCornerPit

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#rogerthat

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#youcompletmy #cornerpit #TeamCornerPit

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#hiinspectors
#endpit

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Corner pit for the win!

Team 4329 has been practicing hard since our last regional in Week 4. We can now cap scored 5 stacks, can upright and work with cans in any orientation and have a 2 can grabber that we will be dialing in tonight on the practice fields.

2 Can Grabber Video: https://youtu.be/NglEznYpjng

Bringing 1 can into the auto zone: https://youtu.be/GS1cBr7PVRQ?t=6s

Drive practice from a few nights ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_X8n8zB9w

We can make 6 stacks from the feeder using our tethered ramp, co-op using our on-board integrated ramp, & grab totes from the landfill. We strongly believe we'd make a great 3rd or 4th bot on any alliance and hope to prove it this week! See you all tonight and good luck this weekend!

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Can someone snap a pic of the rankings? The FMS hasn't synced up the rankings for Hopper yet. Thank you!

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Anyone got the final rankings?

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987
2826
548

Don't know the rest

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Here's the top of the rankings.

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Rankings on TBA are up to date.

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This should be an updated ranking list.
http://frc-events.usfirst.org/2015/HOPPER/rankings

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Team 1676's HD full-field footage of yesterday's and today's qualification matches has now started uploading on our YouTube Channel. Given that there were 127 qualification matches, it might take a while, but as the videos are uploaded, they *should* automatically populate this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...38hz9Y6nolxGWX

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I won't make any official Hopper predictions here, as I am currently proudly clicking a scoring trigger for the Hopper Division (as that just wouldn't be right afterall, and know fairly well the ones that currently rule the Inagural "Hop-Hop-Hopper" Highrolling Roost...(as my team plays w/ them & against them annually...too often against, and too rarely with them, but we have a friendly rivalry, and they earn well everything they ever receive by performing at very high levels constantly)...You'll know who I am, as I also align those totes at every corner most matches, and If I asked you nicely to push the bots back behind the number even once too many times, then I'm genuinely sorry, so accept my apologies now. But...my ankles just cannot take even 1 more whack on the tight backfield north field end, and any accidental encroachment onto that carpeted area, is encroachment onto the field of play this year.

And, those HP's may just also need very quickly...all of those very valuable grey totes you may just be using for a desk or a leaning post sometimes...LOL. (Or us to affect a quick repair of a Tote Chute...YES...TOTE CHUTE!)
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But, sitting here the night before draft time (just a tiny bit more than 6 hrs. to go before the 2015 FIRST FRC Champs Divisional Serpentine draft time), and having seen all the action on HOPPER FIELD really up rail close (sometimes a bit too many matches, due to connection issues faced over the last few days, though the crew worked very, very hard & not even got you back on schedule, but at one point actually ahead of schedule in the end, and had to s-l-o-w you down a bit).

Not a prediction, though I fully envision a very tough & fast perfectly capped & littered wall building and landfill munching/human player ramp finishing off #1 seed, a fast 4 can snatcher that can also go back on any near misses too, and revert to canburglaring 1-2 or even 3 missed cans as soon as teleop starts if actually necessary (they actually have, & great canburglar won a great shelf can war of many I have personally witnessed, and they are exciting to say the least...something I personally thought day 1 (game release day in January), would certainly be the key to winning in 2015, and 2 human player station bots that are fast builders too to swap out if necessary....(Plenty of them in Hopper to go around there), all working together to give Carson, Curie and all the 6 rest, a great run for their money tomorrow.
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But, then afain, I'm not the one doing the drafting of the Hopper Division...I'm just accurately tallying what you place in just the right places.....repeatedly!

Whoever it is, I'm sure they will be very complementary to their hard charging attitude and usual, onfield performance. (And those 4 just may rule the roost and raise a Division Banner and much, much more).

Though I'm also sure the others will also play as hard as they "can" to "litter up the place" and attempt to upset the Highrolling apple cart a bit too.

The competition has at times been quite fierce on the field, and an extreme pleasure to watch from the immediate sidelines.

Go HOPPER! (Thanks for allowing me to share your experiences by serving as part of the 2015 FIRST Champs Hopper Division Volunteer crew). It has been a fantastic crew to serve with so far (still another long day to go yet), and make new friends with in the FIRST Family.

That 4 AM Alarm is just a few hrs. away now...Good Luck tomorrow all. (Why am I now craving Cheesecake?)

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Since many people were asking for it, here is 1676's full-field footage of Hopper Semifinal 2, where teams 987, 2826, and 2512 scored the official high score of 290 points in Recycle Rush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3h6WeeZBRI

A large percentage of our qualification and elimination match videos from Hopper are already posted, with the rest currently being uploaded. You'll be able to find them all in this playlist, and we'll be submitting them to The Blue Alliance as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...38hz9Y6nolxGWX

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I was watching Newton and i saw during the second final that the alliance with 987 recieved a red card.. Why was that?

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Essentially, 987 didn't fully get one of their two center cans during auto. It was tilted towards the 987 side of the field. As 1218 had been doing whenever cans were missed, they went to try and get that can and bring it over to our side of the field. 987 and 1218 got into a "fight" at the step, both trying to get get the can; 987 with their burglar, 1218 with their regular cangrabbing arm. Eventually, 987 and 1218 got caught on one another and the ensuing struggle had 987's burglar crossing the step. After a ~15 minute conversation between the head ref and Aiden Browne, a red card was given.

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I was finishing up on Newton when this happened. Does anyone have a link to video?

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Will be uploaded shortly.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1SnWW5m10

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Does anyone know when (or if) FIRST will be posting playoff match results for Hopper?

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Other info on disables and red cards during elims... (I was the scorekeeper referred to the game announcer as "larry" or "lar-bear")

-Red card #1: QF8- (forgot which team, they were on blue) another step crossing infraction due to reaching over the step to snare the handle on a container pointed away from the team's side. As it was (obviously) strategic, and thus an automatic red card.

-Red card #2- already mentioned in the thread.

-Disable: SF3- I had the unfortunate task of disabling (estopping) 33 due to their coach fiddling with their usb hub, which technically is part of the operator console and thus not to be touched by a coach during match play. Rules are rules, I was given the order, and so it was done.

All in all it was fun

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Here ya go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1SnWW5m10

All of 1676's full-field footage from the elimination matches on Hopper has now been posted, along with just under half of the qualification matches. The remaining videos will be uploaded soon. All of the matches, along with the opening and award ceremonies and alliance selections, will be put in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...38hz9Y6nolxGWX, and the matches will also all be submitted to The Blue Alliance. Enjoy.

I believe that was Semifinal 1, actually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXNjMM_P_RU&index=70&list=PLPUJJPXRAlERrq5 6whl38hz9Y6nolxGWX.

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Whoops, you're right, that's the match. For some bizarre reasons I remember it being round 2... it was a long weekend.

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Just wanted to say thank you for going through the effort to do all of this!

Did Match 17 get lost? We were in that one, but understand that sometimes you just can't record them all.

Can't wait to see the Friday matches get uploaded! You guys rock!

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Before we get too far away- I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone in the Hopper Division. I think we made the inaugural Hopper Division highly competitive.

Congrats to our winning alliance, 987, 2826, 4265 and 2512. Obviously you guys were incredible and we were blown away to just have a chance against you guys on the field.

Huge thank you to our partners, 1218, 2614 and 343. We knew when our alliance formed we had all the check boxes ticked as far as what we wanted: 3 tote auto, quick landfill bot, consistent and fast HP stackers and a very quick can burglar. We had the time of our lives riding the wave all the way to Finals 3. Thanks for sharing the field with us.


Congrats to everyone, and 125 looks forward to playing with everyone again someday!

-Brando

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Any time guys :) It was great playing with you all who helped us go far during eliminations on the first time we ever made it to eliminations at worlds.

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Not lost, just temporarily misplaced ;). It's up now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGeQm7JqJL8&index=80&list=PLPUJJPXRAlERrq5 6whl38hz9Y6nolxGWX

Just want to make a quick apology for the zooming errors in the first 20 or so qualification matches - we were briefly training our new media crew for next year on how to use the camera during the early matches on Thursday, so some of the matches are not zoomed in fully, while others are zoomed in just a smidge too much. It appears that the footage is fine after Qualification Match 20 or so though.

Thanks, but I'll beef up that I don't really do much. All I do is organize the footage on our YouTube Channel and then submit it to The Blue Alliance, all from the comfort of my dorm room. It's our dedicated media crew who deserves most of the credit - they're the ones that sit with the camera all day long and turn it on/press record/zoom in/display the match number/record the match/turn camera off/repeat over and over again. And, perhaps worst of all, they have to deal with my constant nagging to move to a better camera angle or get it uploaded ASAP. But I'll be sure to pass your thanks along to them.

Qualification Matches 61 through 127 should be uploaded in the coming days - I'll update here once they're posted.

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It was great to make new friends with 1218 and 125 and play again with old friends from down south - 343. MARS had a great time on Hopper and we came "this close" to pulling it off in that last match. 125's super fast can burglars and 1218's super strength when they got grappled were awesome to watch. Seeing 2826, 987, 2512, and our great friends on Secret City (4265) get so far on Einstein was impressive. We were honored to play with and against such great partners and class acts. That 6 of the 8 teams won Chairman's this year and another won Engineering Inspiration shows that great all around teams can also build and drive great machines. Hat's off to everyone who played in the Hopper finals. Admiral Hopper would have been pleased!

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We appreciate the love, and I need to compliment you guys on those can grabbers- they were wickedly fast!

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I just wanted to say that it was a pleasure watching everyone on Hopper compete. I was fortunate enough to be field reset for the weekend, and had an excellent time cleaning up the field after all of you :)

A particular shoutout to the winning alliance, 987, 2826, 4265, and 2512. You guys are truly everything FIRST stands for-- three Regional Chairman's wins, an Engineering Inspiration Award, three regional wins, a smattering of other awards, and both two WFFA and Dean's List Finalists between you, you represent some of the best FIRST has to offer. Your achievements both individually and together are incredible, and I am honored to have watched your teams perform well all weekend.

A huge shoutout to our incredible field crew-- with people from literally all over the world of FIRST, from Israel to every District region, it was an incredible experience working with everyone.