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My bold predictions + analysis!
Hi all! First of all, I just want to add a little disclaimer here...the following you are about to read does not reflect the feelings or ideas of any of my teams past or present. My predictions in no way are meant to put down any team or division, they are just simply my opinions. In a nutshell, im just trying to have a little fun =)
Ok I have thoroughly reviewed each division and have made some observations due to what I saw. Also for each division I have chosen the team that I think will be most likely to be a division champion. I only pick one because trying to pick alliances is just too goofy. Soooo enjoy, take them as you will, but they are just my opinions. Archimedes: Definately the ball scoring division of the competition. Teams 45 the Technokats, 47 Chief Delphi, 121 Rhode Warriors, and 224 Piscataway High are just a few of the extremely tough large ball capacity ball scorers. This division will be dominated by these scorers and could very well end up having an alliance of 2 ball scorers winning it all. Should be interesting. Most Likely to Win - Team 45 Technokats: The Technotank does it all, ball pickup, and a nasty drive train that will serve them well in the finals. Curie: This division is ruled by a vast majority of two goal grabbers. There are quite a few very powerful and maneuverable two goal grabbers (i.e. 60 Ford Kigman, 237 The Tribe, and 254 the Cheesy Poofs). Add to it, one of the most amazing qualification round robots, team 157 the Aztechs and you have the formula for a division that will be well represented in the final 4. Most Likely to Win - Team 60 Ford/Kingman: Frankly I have never seen a drivetrain quite like the one these guys have. Not to mention the maneuverability of their arms. They are a force. Einstein: A division with some solid goal grabbers like teams 192 Gunn Robotics and 312 Baxter Heatwave, and a couple of really solid ball scorers such as team 111 Wildstang and 16 Baxter Bomb Squad. Should be interesting to see who comes out on top in this one as it is very evenly matched. Team Most Likely to Win - 111 Wildstang: Breat Ball scorer and goal grabber, very powerful and an awsome drive train, they should be tough to beat. Newton: This division is absolutely stacked! Easily the toughest division to win, and it is gonna be very interesting to see what happens here. With all three goal grabbers in the division the finals could be very different. Dying to see what happens if team 365 MOE and team 71 Beatty cross paths in the elims. Add in some great ball scoring teams like team 175 Buzz and 173 Rage and you have a contender for the national championship. Team Most Likely to Win - 71 Beatty and Hammond: The way i see it, one of those 3 goal grabbers has got to come out on top, and Beatty is very strong with those nearly immovable legs. The finals: Out of the 4 teams I picked to win each division I have to go with team 60 Ford and Kingman to take it all. Frankly, I have never seen a robot with such a dominating drive system as these guys have. I would love to see Kingman and Beatty do battle in the finals, either way, this is gonna be an exciting tornement. Also just a couple more observations...did anyone seem to notice how pretty much the best teams from each big sponsor seemed to get grouped together. Maybe its just coincidence, but it seems kinda odd, especially considering how 5 UTC teams are in the same division. I kinda like it. Also, I find it interesting that all the 3 goal grabbers are in one division, any thoughts on this? Well I hope you all have fun at nationals, no matter who ends up on top I'm sure its gonna make for alot of excitement. Good Luck to all teams, Andy Grady |
The way that it looks to me is that the "random picking" wasn't random at all. They put they teams in numerical order and took the first ten and put them in one division and next ten in the next division and so forth until they ran our of teams. So the reason that the best teams from each sponsor are in the same division is because a few years back they put the teams in alphabetical order by sponsor and numbered them that way. So when they put 65-71 in the same division they put four of the original five GM teams together. Not very random.
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Andy,
Thanks for the vote of confidence, but most would consider us an underdog since we did not win in either of the regionals we competed in. I think the Bomb Squad is the favorite in the Einstein division. You also overlooked a very strong and proven 2-goal robot in the Archemeides division - team 469 easily won both regionals they attended. Whichever one of the many strong ball bots gets to pick 469, will be favored. |
469!!!!!!!!!!
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My best memory of 469 this year came at the Great Lakes Regional. In one match, two great robots with TONS of traction and pushing force squared off in the eliminations (I can't remember the two robots right off hand). Prior to the match, I had no idea who to pick as the favorite. Then, one of the two teams absolutely dominated the other team to win the elimination round. Then I realized that this team would play 469 in the next round and I thought to myself, "wow, this team appears like it can beat 469. This should be a great match coming up!" Then in the next round, 469 made this team that I thought would give them a run look like they had no traction or power whatsoever. It was amazing. Here's this team that had all this traction and power and ability to dominate a great robot in the previous round was made to look totally inept by 469. Believe me -- 469 is that good. They are my favorite to win it all. |
Frankly you may be right, but I am only basing things on what I have seen. I would love to see this team 469 in action as I am sure they are a very strong team from what you say. Unfortunately the midwest competitions don't really have many webcasts so I miss some of these gems. But I have seen the Wildstang robot in action as I have seen the Baxter robot in action. And what I saw were 2 very solid robots...this division was a very difficult to single anyone to win it, its a very even division.
My reasoning for this choice is this...sometimes its more than just the bot that wins the competition...smart play and good scouting factor in. I'm not saying that Baxter doesn't play smart or have good scouting, because they sure do, however in all the years I have been in the competition, Wildstang has been really solid in both those aspects, and having been against them on a few occasions, I know that they have what it takes to pull out the extra stops to take the division. Of course like i said, this is just my opinion =) Good Luck Guys, Andy Grady |
agree on 469's awesome ability
I have to agree with the Raul and Chris about 469's ability. We picked them in the GLR and never lost a match in the elims, against some great experienced teams. 469 played every match, and we swapped out ourselves and 67. I have not seen 60 play, so I cannot compare the two, but I would say that whoever picks 469 will win their division.
Ken Team 65 (Newton) |
Why 469 and 60 might not exactly be a lock...
Ya know, given the informaton I have recieved from you all about 469, I still don't think that I'd be able to pick them for that division...my reasoning is this...in that division in particular there is one team who may end up changing the way everyone views the game. This team is team 121. See, at the New England Regional, team 121 proved once and for all in my opinion, that two ball scorers can easily dominate solid 2 goal grabbers. With 2 powerful drive trains, and good ball scoring capabiities it is entirely possible that a team like team 469 or 60 could fall to a ball scorer. This is why I pick the technokats...they are powerful and have a good ball scoring capability...exactly what that strategy calls for in a team. This is how i predict that division to be one, and I stick by it =)
Peace, Andy Grady |
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bad spelling...its won, not one...im having an off day
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I am not tooting my own horn or anything but i think we may surprise. We have made alot of modifications, working tirelessly those three days after Drexel to get more and more spares, larger feet, and better grippers.
As our team captain's signature says: "New hands, new feet, new wings, oh my!!" side note: i am not predicting we will win newton just that we are alot better |
Andy....Skrach...you know i love ya and all...but theres going to be some suprises in all divisions....im not saying your completely wrong, but some teams have made a few revisions like perseus said...and that changes things....are you gonna be down there? If you are, can't wait to see you, if not ...be watching the webcasts.
deej |
Here's my predictions, please feel free to ridicule me for my ignorance.
Curie can anyone say upset? either 343 or 254+157 over 60 team 60 is strong, but everyone knows who they are and they are gunning for them, the cheesy poofs have changed a lot since buckeye and not a lot of people have noticed it. 254 a strong double goal grab plus 157 a good ball robot will take it. metal in motion has the credentials and the robot to do some serious damage in Orlando also. Archimedes 118, 47 118 has proven to be a strong goal bot and 47 has proven that they are a very strong ball bot together they can win it easy. 469 is obviously a great, but its the same story as team 60. Einstein 192, 16 GRT and bomb squad are great robots with the right alliance partners and I think they are the right one's for each other. Wildstang is a quality robot and I think that whoever they ally with they will give the Bomb Squad a run for their money. Newton 65, 66 vs. 67, 68 in the finals We've seen it before and there's nothing to say that the GM powerhouses won't do it again. Why not keep it in the family and pick another GM team. 65 and 67 are two very good qualifiers and I think that they will stick with what they know. over all I see 67 and 68 taking Newton. 71 is another one of those teams that has shown a little too many of their cards and people are starting to figure out their weaknesses. I am truly sorry if I left anyone out or offended anyone, but this is how i see it. |
I think that Curie in the finals easily could be won by 64, 60, 254. If it was played just like the finals in SoCal were (Substituting 254 for 330 b/c 330 is in another division) The ball robots are only good if they can capture a goal. If 60 can get 2 of the goals and 254 or 64 use their speed to push and wedge a goal into the corner like they did at SoCal before the other teams can capture it then they have a chance to win. They might not have an impressive score or an exciting match but it worked at SoCal and it probably could work here.
Anyway, just my opinion. |
Hmm you know what I think....I think 238 might just suprise everyone in the Curie Division....I know they aren't a well known team, and I know their luck hasn't always been good with robots....but this year, I think they are going to suprise alot of people.....so look out for them....
Besides that...I know 60 is going to do great, they always have...they always will..... |
Re: Why 469 and 60 might not exactly be a lock...
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You are a kind, and I hope that you are also wise. We would sure love it if you turn out to be correct. There are many, many of teams in Archimedes who could pull off a win, and it's really hard to evaluate who does what and how well they did it at their regionals. Sooo many of these teams don't even have pictures posted on the web! One thing that I noticed when studying the Archimedes division is that there are 7 teams who have won the Spirit Award... so... that means that Archimedes is gonna be louder and crazier than any other division! Rock on Archimedes!! Andy B. |
a little defense
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In a defense to the Bomb Squad, we have a really good scouting system this year. I don't know about previous years. Our entire team works throughout the competition finding out information about the other teams. How else would we have spotted team 869 in St. Louis. I respect you opinion completely, but please try to take a little notice at all we actually do! :) Just my two cents, not meant to offend... |
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