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195 has an excellent shot this year. Out of all the teams with a two ball autonomous, I'd argue theirs was the most accurate. As for 2056, well, you don't win IRI three years in a row without trying. :D

As for the low goal bots, I'd argue others, like 1011 and 25, will be selected as well. Both were excellent low goal bots. Some of the most dangerous alliances at IRI will probably be two really accurate high goal shooters with a low goal bot to drop off boulders in the courtyard for the two high goal shooters to pick up.

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Thank you. Glad you liked it. Now let's see it actually happen. :D

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I'm not saying 1011 or 25 won't get picked, just that 3683 will be the last low goal robot eliminated from the event. But perhaps a low goal robot that is weaker than these three will get picked as the last backup and win it all. Who knows? Anything can happen at IRI.

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Perhaps the only alliance captain playing defense? We did that at worlds. Otherwise, I like the original predictions in this thread.

Defense is fun.

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I'll second that. If they somehow fall back in the rankings, they'll be a power pick for some lower-seeded alliance to make an awesome upset.

On the topic of awesome IRI upsets

*cough*

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Yeah. Your alliance last year was kind of awesome.

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195 is on fire this year. They've been to seven events in the official and offseason winning all of them while seeding #1 at five of them.

Cyberknights will be a strong captain or one of the first few picks.

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Another prediction...

No alliance at IRI will score more than 300 points.

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Well...

30 - Auto Cross
40 - Auto Boulders (someone has a 2 ball)
35 - Tele Cross (all 5 defenses damaged)
45 - 3 Scales

=150 points (Not including teleop boulders or breach/capture)

In quals:
300-150 = 150
150/5 = 30
30 boulders in the high goal during teleop

In elims:
45 - Breach/Capture
300-195 = 105
105/5 = 21
In a near perfect match in elims, Only 21 boulder need to be scored in the high goal during teleop.
That's 7 boulders each robot. Very unlikely but definitely possible.

Re: IRI 2016 Predictions
 

Einstein finals match 3, the winners put in 17 high goals. That's almost double of what we usually let through our defense. 21 is possible.

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It is certainly possible. 2791 and 195 made 19 high goals in teleop at Battlecry, scoring 250 points, with only two goal-scoring robots (though 501 was helpful in getting us the breach while we scored high). While there was the open sally port, us and 195 only used it a total of twice that match.

If our high goal auto had worked and 195 had scaled that match, it would have been 270. Again, this is with only two shooting robots. 300 is definitely possible at IRI.

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Plus IRI will have the rules modifications allowing for easier two ball autons. That alliance only reached 250 points, but could have had three more auton balls for 280 points. Add another hanger and you're at 290. 300 seems possible at IRI in the perfect qual match.

Besides, only one of the robots on that alliance was good enough to get into IRI :rolleyes:

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Yup, and all these projections aren't including potential foul points added to the score. Not saying 300 points will happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

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Ah, I see. I'm willing to believe that prediction. 3683 has a great bot this year.

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Well, you averaged letting up 13.4 high goals per game at Einstein. 17 isn't really close to 27 in that perspective. You did have an incredible performance at Finger Lakes though, at an average of 2 teleop high goals during playoffs, admittedly against weaker teams than IRI caliber.