Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

We'll be coming in playing D, so our scouts will be trying to figure out how we stop the unstoppable forces that are present in Gali, and figuring out who we work with well. If we somehow end up in a picking position, we'll probably look for reliable hurdlers with a good hybrid mode.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

Team 2468 is a Rookie team and we excited about our trip. We are representing the LSR as the Rookie All Star. We are trying to figure all this out. It is going to be fun to see such a high level of competition in all divisions but this one is going to be great what I am reading.

We are in the process of trying to figure out how to scout and what we need to do at Championships.

We hope we can hold our own with our autonomous and ball handling speed bot.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

Hurdlers are gonna go quick in alliance selections so the really good hurdlers will go first and the works some of the hurdlers will be picked second

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

It will be interesting to see how strictly penalties are called at Nationals; At the Boilermaker Regional, penalty flags were flying out of control so defense could not even be considered. At the West Michigan Regional, physical played was allowed, and defensive robots were cutting hurlers off in the turns and fighting over the balls. It made for great play and less predictable outcomes.

Hopefully the refereeing is consistent on all five fields (and I expect it to be). I would hate to see a physical team and alliance win a division and then get penalized continuously on Einstein.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

WOW!!!! what a division i cant wait to compete with some of the greats this yr. we hope to bring a strong defense like we did to the florida regional where we ended up 12th there. can wait to see 1114,330,217, and the many awesome robots of this yr. good luck to all and see u there.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

Just put the most relaxed refereeing division refs on Einstein.:P

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

the refs are gonna be the best and the most trained i would think so yeh
it will be even better calls

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From what I've seen, penalties and reffing in general have become more consistent the longer we got into regionals. I don't know whether that's because we had refs who volunteered at multiple regionals, or everyone just got their acts together, but I think we definitely should have a great ref staff in Atlanta.

I always say, as does my dad, that I don't care if there are poor calls made, as long as those calls are consistent all weekend. If I know a bump is going to get me a penalty on Thursday afternoon, then at least I know what to expect Friday and Saturday. =)

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

Not only the most competitive division, but probably the most competitive competition of the year. There are a ton of unknown factors here and picking for alliances will be the most thought intensive ever.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

horray for scouting!!:D

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:eek: No kidding! The other divisions are gonna have a really tough time trying to beat whatever alliance comes off this field.

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

assuming two of the top teams get together... a lot can happen in qualifications

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

For sure!! (We're getting thunder sticks!)

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swweeettt!!:cool: i want it to be really loud down there:D

Re: Galileo Division 2008
 

And you can't forget that the other divisions can have two of their top teams allied together, and any alliance like that can match any divisional alliance unless something happens leaving one of the "big" teams for second round for one of the super alliances.