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Look at it this way though, in all due seriousness...that is one huge sign of respect for such a strong team. Be proud of your roots...they are special. -Andy Grady P.S. I did think of one good thing that came out of Indiana...Larry Bird...greatest basketball player of all time. |
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- 6th seed at AZ previous year, I believe, but drafted by the 1st. Does anyone hear that? I think it's the sound of Midwest teams pwning ;) |
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Lets summarize this. #1 seed and lost in the semis this year. Last year #7 seed, chosen 1st, lost in quarterfinals. Didn't win any technical awards either year. Do you know what I call a team that does well in the seeding rounds, but loses early in the finals (and doesn't have any technical awards)? LUCKY. Meanwhile, team 980 seeded 4th and 2nd, and got to the semifinals each time. 330 seeded lower, but was finalist and won. So, you did well, but certainly didn't "pwn" anyone. |
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The Semifinals loss came this year at Arizona, the quarter finals loss came last year at Arizona. You know what I call every one of your alliance partners breaking (including ourselves) at some point during the final rounds? UNLUCKY While we didn't win any technical awards, don't the 2 Chairmans Awards from AZ and Midwest count as something? :] Quote:
I still hear that sound of Midwest teams dominating :) |
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Plus, we're not playing the 01 game, now are we? (thank goodness!!) ;) |
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Perhaps you should take a look at the Cleveland Regional (which is in the midwest) from this past year. I seem to remember that two of the three winning teams were from the east (340 and 1286; both of Rochester, NY). So it's a bit interesting when two eastern teams head west and win...
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I wish I had an equally funny come-back, but I don't right now. Hopefully I'll get some inspiration later. In the light of some recent posts, I'd like to remind everyone of an earlier quote from Andy. Try to keep it fun & not personal. We're just trying to make jokes here, not have serious debates about why a team won/lost a competition. Quote:
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The Northeastern Teams are like the Boston Red Sox, always pretty talented, but choke when it's crunch time :D
The Midwest domination factor started around 1997, which was also the year of the first Midwest Regional...hrm, maybe FIRST's creation of a regional not on the east coast is what started your curse ;) Quote:
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-Andy Grady p.s. Hey, couldn't you say the same thing about the Cubbies? I hear Steve Bartman is looking to join up with the Technokitties! ;) |
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There is an unofficial restraining order on Mr. Bartman. If he comes within 3 states of any midwestern state, he will be shot ;) |
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In my opinion, the Michigan region and the west have more advanced animations and better looking. THe majority of the aniamtions in the North East are decent, but the midwest and west just dominate this area of robotics....
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Indiana farmland might be flatter than a FIRST field, but there's more than corn in Indiana. |
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Could that be because all they have to do in the Midwest is to sleep and watch paint dry. While sleeping I guess that annimators have more "Inspiration " time than the rest of us. :p
Just so I know, Where does the line between East, Midwest and West lie? |
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Of course, I haven't traveled further west than the Appalacians, so my sense of the country is skewed....but I'll be honest, noone will give the same answer as to where the regions lie...because we're all skewed ;) |
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PS - We would have called ourselves the "mideast", but that name was already taken. |
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