Best FRC moments ever
 

Hey CD,
I'm looking to start a video project involving FRC history. I know I've made a thread about this a few years ago but I'm looking for a more updated list and hopefully more videos. I'm looking for the best moments in FRC to ever be caught on video. Basically, anything that made the crowd go insane or something that everyone there will remember. Some examples are 330's flips on Einstein 2016, 254 and 1114's chess match on Einstein 2014, the 987 vs 118 can battle in 2015, or even something like 190 leaping over 237 at River Rage in 2004. Whether it be a regional/championship winning moment or a small offseason Quals match, I would love if you could link to videos of the best moments in FRC history.

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Dean getting nailed in the head by a soccer ball.;)

That 8th seeded alliance in 2014 that won by strategy with an unstoppable scoring cycle.

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Carson QF4 and 8 2015

Especially QF4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEnW8d29ps

EDIT:

Sorry I completely did not mean to be offensive in that way.

I have the up-most respect for 254,973,999 and 4499 and I did not intend to say what I said in a malicious way. For me as an individual who is a fan of 254 and 973 those two matches signify the unfortunate events that can lead to the downfall of a fantastic alliance that would have dominated Einstein. I see those matches as being memorable for me.

I think these two matches are something that everyone there will remember, but not in a good way.

I sincerely apologise to those who took what I said as offensive( which by looking at my rep bar was quite a few of you), looking back on what I said I think I could have expressed what I said a lot better, and I should have read the first post in full before replying.

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Path of the 2010 FRC World Champions (Probably one of the more low key cinderella stories in FIRST)

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I'd probably say (for the sake of history), 1992 F4R2 is pretty important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-m1QBOxsfg

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71 versus 60 in 2002.

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

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I assume you're talking about Archimedes Quarterfinals 1? That's one I'm glad I got to see in person.

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2014arc_qf1m1

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Unfortunately the videos on YouTube of Einstein finals 2010 aren't very good. The cameras cut away from 67's winning hang at the end of the match.

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First of all, thanks for creating this thread! I've been getting bored this summer.. even with so many things to do I find myself with so much freetime, so thanks for giving me something to look into haha.

One of my funniest/best FRC moments was when the FTAs at the 10,000 lakes regional got tired of boulders rolling off the midline before the match started so they taped the one that kept rolling off to the ground. They took the tape off obviously, but it was pretty comical.

Watching their unstoppable scoring cycle was beautiful. I wasn't surprised one bit when I saw their matches that they upset 2056 that year.

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2007 Einstein F3, 987 uses a tube to block 71's ramp. https://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2007cmp_f1m3

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The coordination of 1503, 148, and 1538 in 2011 Newton Quals 39.

254 pushes 5885 onto the batter for the 1pt win in 2016 Newton Quals 100.

The 29pt 6v0 match by 469, 888, 111, 1114, 231, and 288 in 2010 Curie Quals 100.

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2007 IRI QF2M1. 6 keepers scored during autonomous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02DOVK0mFQ

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That's one I wish I had seen in person! It's legendary.

Anything to do with the 2010 Einstein steal with 67, 294, and 177. To this day, it remains one of my favorite memories in 9 years of FRC.

The moments from Dean's speech from closing ceremonies this year. Putting senators AND the DoD on the spot was priceless, as was the truly inspirational story about Christa McAuliffe.

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They didn't win and it wasn't unstoppable. They lost in the semi-finals. It was still pretty cool, though.

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Other cool moments for this video: 2013 - 67 in Finals 1 at MSC crawling back from a deficit with an uncontested full court shot.
2013 - Either 469 or 1310's unassisted 100+ point qual matches.
2012 - GTRW Finals, when 2056 gets the buzzer beater triple balance to topple 1114
2012 - Archimedes Finals 3
2010 - MSC Finals, 469 / 1918 vs 67 / 217
2009 - IRI Finals 1: 1625 / 68 / 469 hold 111 completely scoreless for the first time in the season
2008 - Einstein Semi Final 1-3, 1114 and 217 hang on by the skin of their teeth to eke out a win
2007 - Einstein finals 3 - tube on the ramp
2006 - Einstein Finals 2

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Any videos of this one? Never seen any 2008 Einstein except for finals match 2 on the Simbotics YouTube page.

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Former President George HW Bush (2007 Champs Ceremonies?) saying that FIRST was like..."WWF for smart people"

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Why was this 6 versus 0? Can you explain what happened?

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Basically, the formula for seeding did not factor in wins or losses directly. The winning alliance would get their score + 2 times the loser's score + 5 points. The losing alliance would get the winning alliance's score. If you know you are going to lose a match for sure, scoring in the correct goal is actually the least productive thing you can do - it helps your opponents tremendously and doesn't help you at all.

The other half of the equation for the 1114 6v0 match was the particular teams involved. 111 and 1114 spent the entire weekend jockeying for the #1 seed. They were basically tied for #1 seed at the time. If 1114 played a hard fought match against 111 and 469 and lost, it would guarantee that 111 seeded above 1114, which would basically guarantee 111 advanced to Einstein. By playing the 6v0 match, 1114 ensured that 111 would only get 5 more ranking points than them in the worst case scenario. 1114's alliance partners needed to block their own goals in order to prevent 111 from scoring on themselves to boost their ranking.

This match was a "hostile 6v0" in that 1114 did not collude with the opposing alliance before the match, and actively hindered their efforts to seed higher, so you can't say this is "throwing a match". This is the strategy that would give the 1114 alliance the most seeding points, while denying the most seeding points possible to the opposing alliance.

If that makes your head hurt, you weren't alone. The ranking system was among the very best at actually ranking teams based on quality, but it sure did cause some headaches.

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Found a lesser known moment, 125 getting the last second ramp climb at Boston 2007 in finals 3. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/VD31wDYpbkc

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Shameless self promotion here.

2014 Inland Empire Regional Finals 2 1678, 399, 4161
First perfect cycle. Second perfect cycle, back-to-back. Not sure if it's the only double perfect cycle. Was done after our ball settling mechanism was crippled and repaired back into place with a c-clamp.
https://youtu.be/dhY_p3qhSkY?t=1m25s

2016 Central Valley Regional Quarter 1-1 1678, 254, 3970
Crowd was not expecting us to be able to extend our arm AND fire with a defender parked in front of us.
https://youtu.be/i5c9Z6G7xjU?t=1m19s

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Will definitely go down as one of my best moments in FRC. There was a long period of time where Andy Grady's "AHHHHH....125!!" was the go-to text notification tone for the team. Maybe we should bring that back...

-Brando

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Are there any better video clips than the two shots in that video? I'm assuming not but I figured I would ask.

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There is a bigger version of the tiny video up on Youtube, but other than that, this is all we have. Welcome to the beginning days of Youtube and terrible documentation of FRC events :)

-Brando

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Wow, you're a d*ck!

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2012 CVR Final 2, 1717 makes eleventy billion shots to win 3 on 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8EaPRjwHRg

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Re: 2010 videos:

This is the best video I've been able to find of 2010 Einstein Finals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-BhYpfmm8
Others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYdbNMGT-r0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOWmn4fBVCQ

469 + 1114 "6v0"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EGAPBwgFU

http://www.thebluealliance.com/team/1114/2010
Additional context to the 6v0 and the "upset": Up until that point, 1114 had not lost a single match the entire season, for a record of 55-0-2. Then they purposely lose the single match to secure the first seed and ally with 469, the (almost) perfect redirector.

They enter the Einstein Finals with a record of 66-1-2. And leave with 66-3-2...


CD reaction threads:
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...t=85316&page=3
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=85436

I know I'm tooting my own horn here, but you asked for it...
1114+469+2041 was a fantastic alliance, and 1114 graciously allowed us to load-test our batteries with their equipment, even through the final matches. My best memory of FIRST was driving 294 while allied with 1114 the following year, though it did not end as well.

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2015 MAR Champs F2. Both alliances topple stacks in the last 30 seconds

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015mrcmp_f1m2


2008 Philadelphia Regional F2. Blue alliance wins because a ball rolls across the line after the buzzer.
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2008pa_f1m2

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Sorry I completely did not mean to be offensive in that way.

I have the up-most respect for 254,973,999 and 4499 and I did not intend to say what I said in a malicious way. For me as an individual who is a fan of 254 and 973 those two matches signify the unfortunate events that can lead to the downfall of a fantastic alliance that would have dominated Einstein. I see those matches as being memorable for me.

I think these two matches are something that everyone there will remember, but not in a good way.

I sincerely apologise to those who took what I said as offensive, looking back on what I said I think I could have expressed what I said a lot better, and I should have read the first post in full before replying.

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I have rewatched this match more times than any other single match.

It was a back and forth match that was extremely tight all the way down to the wire. I don't know who the name of that announcer was, but he brought so much extra excitement to that match.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCskqsaLBI
07-double hang. Took all season plus off season. This was the very last match that this bot played. Off season, official rules.

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Not sure how I forgot this one in my previous post. The 137-133 match at IRI in 2006. In my opinion, the greatest match of FRC ever played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fep3iJ5e8

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2012 Duluth, MN Lake Superior Regional Q94

Team 2530 rapid fires two balls from just beyond half court for 3+1=4 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2KIVicKIOk (View in HD)

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2012 Archimedes F3.

Video Here

As unfortunate as it was for one alliance, that match was incredible, and especially considering the letdown of Einstein this year, this was probably the best match of the 2012 season, which was one of the best games ever.

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At 2:23 in this video the volunteer with the pole on the blue goal knocks out a ball.

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Watching Big Mike try his hardest with the pokey stick to keep the balls moving as 71 and 1625 fill the goal is pretty hilarious. The lessons learned from 2006 were definitely incorporated into some future shooting games, regarding balls getting jammed in goals and the implementation of automatic ball counting.

But no impact on the match, it came out of the winning alliances' goal.

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Now if I could just remember the match and event...

2008: FRC27 shoots DIAGONALLY from the corner to seal a win via hurdle. Might have been GLR (this was before districts, folks), and I want to say it was elims. Anybody have a better memory than I do on this one?

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2012 Lake Superior, Qualification Match 81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dxV...ie_zW&index=11

Teams 1714, 2169 and 3018 were randomly paired together in quals 81. These same three robots would all later be on the #1 alliance and win the regional. As far as I know, this is the only time a whole alliance played together in a qualification match and those same 3 robots went on to win the event.

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Ehem...

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2016nyro_qm69

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2016nyro_f1m2

Who knew we snagged a world class defense bot in 1405.

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Can't remember who the source was, but I remember being told that the field volunteers noticed the ball come out and had it counted in the final tally.

The tragic part about this match is that the initial score was 138-137 before factoring in a 5 point penalty for a human player stepping out of the driver station during the match.

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I would like to put forth my contribution, a moment that defines my FIRST experience.
Full Match Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-IgM9Dp7-A
Edited version with robot GoPro, driver GoPro, and full match videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHmTiY8u4oY

It Quarterfinal 2 of the 2015 NE District Championship at WPI, and my team, 2877 was the captain of a strong 7th alliance, with partners 230(Gaelhawks) and 558(Robosquad). Everything started out according to plan, until 558 tipped backwards trying to pick up a can. I(Drive Coach) told my driver to not pay attention to 558, because we could not afford the wasted time trying to right them. However, my driver called me off, and went for it. He righted them on his second try. That moment taught me that, in the end gracious professionalism is more important than the result of any match

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Would this happen to be the highest scoring match (for one alliance) of the season?

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It was the final match at the Detroit Regional. We still lost the match to 217, 469, 440.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f1N5doWRskw

Also RUSH does 8 hurdles in that match which very few teams could do that year.

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Ditto, especially on the first one. Pretty sure it was the only back to back perfects. (254 and 2056 had at least 2 in one of the finals at Waterloo that year.)

I'll add in 2015 in the Einstein semis, first Semi-2 when 118 hooks a can and manages to avoid knocking over stacks while still putting them up, and then Semi-6 when 118-1678-1671 came back to nose out 1114-148-1923

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015cmp_sf1m2
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2015cmp_sf1m6

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnvd6hD95hc

Might be a little biased, but I was the secondary driver for 968 and this was the deciding match for the Chezy Champs 2015 final, our alliance members put up their 6 stacks within the last 5 seconds and our alliance would of lost if our HP didn't throw a noodle on a bin at 4:35.

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Kinda shocked how no one has brought up 1114's autonomous in 2008 when they scored 2 hurdles and 6+(cant remember the exact number) line crosses.

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2016 Einstein semifinal 1 match 2. 330 Beach Bots falling over twice and righting themselves both times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDSCT96K2w

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2013 Einstein Finals. Awesome set of matches.

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We were the backup team on that 8th Alliance! It was awesome watching them do so well. From what I have heard, although we never actually played on the field, we did help develop our alliance's strategy.

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2014 IRI, when 254's human player inbounds by bouncing the ball off the wall. The entire venue went nuts, and that might have been the best play by a human player that I've ever seen.

LINK

That's pretty awesome! The play is right around the 2 minute point if anyone doesn't want to watch the whole match.

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Having already clinched the world highscore alongside 16 and 624 with the successful triple balance, 118 takes it a step further and, well, just watch:

https://youtu.be/9alg0ypzz68?t=124

Crowd erupted at the balance, and was even louder after that.

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I think you're mixing up hurdles with knocking balls off of the overpass in auton. I'm fairly certain 6 lines was the most they, or anyone for that matter, ever did though.

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We did 7 once at IRI that year. The typical autonomous mode was 5 lines and 2 balls.

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Here's the view from the camera in the hand of the very excited girl in the blue wig several rows down. We had talked all year about wanting to make a shot from the bridge, but realistically you'd never go to the bridge with an unshot ball. It finally happened here, after clearing out a ball stuck under the bridge.


https://youtu.be/QQp2Q8p_cd4?t=1m34s

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Obligatory Roomba Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Fz...#t=237.8419953

No match will ever amaze me as much as this one. I still get goosebumps watching 330: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDSCT96K2w I sincerely hope this becomes one of those matches that people bring up in threads like this, even 10 years from now.

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As a follow up...

Finished a video today. Really appreciate all of the suggestions from everyone, tried to fit as many in as possible but couldn't get them all. It's nothing special and my video making skills are still pretty amateur, but I hope people like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rG...ature=youtu.be

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This is a great video! Thanks for taking the time to piece it together.

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Super groovy video, Jay! Love the song choice as well

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Amazing job with the footage; this one really really inspired me.

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[quote=RoboChair;1592648]Shameless self promotion here.

2014 Inland Empire Regional Finals 2 1678, 399, 4161
First perfect cycle. Second perfect cycle, back-to-back. Not sure if it's the only double perfect cycle. Was done after our ball settling mechanism was crippled and repaired back into place with a c-clamp.
https://youtu.be/dhY_p3qhSkY?t=1m25s

So much fun...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxVi9Tavhxc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhY_p3qhSkY

David

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2013 MSC Semifinal 2 match 1. 469, 3539, and 217 score 90 points in autonomous period- the highest autonomous score from the entire season if I recall correctly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dmF_R4jlDY
469 was simply incredible that season.

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This was actually in the video at first but I had to cut it due to time constraints.

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This was one of my favorite matches I've participated in:

IRI 2012, Quarterfinal 4, Match 1:
Red - 469 68 125 vs.
Blue - 51 33 1023

A really close match the whole way, Red and Blue trading the lead back and forth the entire match. Coming down to the last 20-30 seconds, both alliances start to setup a triple balance.

As both alliances are executing the triple balance the real time score has blue up by 1. The HP from 125 on red nails a full court shot into the mid basket to put Red up by 1.

Right after both alliances get their triple balances locked in, the blue HP hits a full court shot into the mid basket, now putting blue up by 1.

Only a few seconds after blue drains their full court shot, the red HP hits ANOTHER full court shot into the mid basket to put red up by 1 for good.

The lead changed hands twice essentially without any robots moving.

-Brando

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Video of this match is here:

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

Unfortunately it doesn't show the scoreboard but you can still see some of the human player shots and how crazy the match must've been from the expressions of the people behind the glass.

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This reminds me of a similar situation 2009 IRI 148's (?) HP made 2 full court super cell shots in one match and the crowd just lost it.

I think I recall Paul Copioli's wife also perfectly landing a supercell on TOP of the centerpost of the goal in the mentor matches.

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Maybe not "Best Of" worthy, but during the last qual match at Granite State in 2014 131 caught our own trussed ball. Not worth any catch points, and certainly scrubbed the high goal attempt after that, but it got the crowd going pretty loud. Probably not the only of its kind that year, but for a robot not designed to catch and at a Week 1, it was really cool to see.

It's around 1:45-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrwKzDG7p0