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It sounds like they are interested in having a just for fun match on the side that obviously people wouldn't have to watch. Of course it's still the State Championship. This match would have nothing to do with the actual event besides being in the same place. They are not trying to steal attention from anyone else. This would be like planning a match with your 5 other favorite teams. They wouldn't have to be the top teams. Just teams that you would like to play with in a match just for fun. I don't understand why this can't just be viewed as a fun thing on the side.
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Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I concur with Jack.
We in Michigan are already under scrutiny for how we are doing things different and how we are already making our events less "formal" and our own way. The Michigan State Championship event is being run in a traditional FIRST regional format and adding "fun" things like this just might be seen as another thing making us different from other events. While I would actually love to see this dream match (or even be a part of it), I think we have enough off season events in MI where we can do whatever we want at and would rather we left the MSC to FIRST... Plus, if they really wanted to see this, they would have carried the rankings into the event and used the rankings to set up the qualification rounds... Just my humble opinion... |
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Maybe Don is Wright Ha ha ha. I actually like the idea of a mentor match. This will give the drive team the opportunity to brutalize Paul for a change. I hear he can do push-ups with the best of them. Although I love this idea maybe we should wait until IRI. I know the one match that Paul and I operated in 2006 was alot of fun. Andy if you are listening I am making a request. |
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I would love to see an east-west match and a mentor match. It would be lots of fun! I'm on the WRMI planning committee and possible could arrange for that to happen at our event on Friday October 9 with WMRI being played on October 10th? Just thinking...
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I also would love to see a East West match but i think that the mentor match is probably better saved for the off season, we would hate for a team to have a destroyed robot to work with at state championships because a mentor cant drive.
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Anyone looking to trade shirts at State Champs?
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Good Luck to all of teh competitors that attend.
I hope reasonable cooler heads prevail and there is NO extra matches - mentors, top 6, local rivals, east, west or in between. I hope the event is run like a FIRST event - as it should. Just because we in MIchigan were given an opportunity to try out a new possible method for running a FIRST event, doesn't mean we should wander too far from what the other teams at other FIRST events were run like. All the extra "fun" type matches should be reserved to after season events, in my opinion. After all - who has the right to say which teams particpate and which don't? Maybe some of the others attending might want to do a match - then another, and another ... What is fair for one must be fair for all, or no one should do it. Just have fun at the FIRST 1st Michigan Championship - and don't forget to thank FIRST and the Michigan FIRST organizing committee on a really well done inaugural event. Mike Aubry Team 47 |
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Match list for qualifications is here:
http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/eve...edulequal.html First match: 1, 123, 67 vs. 1250, 862, 217 Match 77: 245 1718 33 vs. 910 1254 67 Those two jump out at me. There's probably more that will be fantastic matches. //Edit// More good matches: Match 12: 494 1250 247 vs. 65 217 904 Match 22: 33 47 65 vs. 74 27 548 |
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anybody else notice the floor troubles they had? i saw them out there fixing floor with tape twice, though durring districts i didn't see any issues with it. hope its not somethign that becomes a problem
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Just went through schedule and 910 plays against nobody twice and plays with nobody twice. I think that's a first. Are all schedules like that?
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Today was the first "official" day of the state competion. It was a good match, 1918 is ranked 1st and we expect to stay that high. Congrats to Hammerheads for website.
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This is building toward an exciting finish. I plan to drive over early Saturday, and spectate. :D
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we where pretty happy with today, even though we are 3 and 3, our losses where against really good teams and only by a bout 8 point margin sooo...
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Having the time of my live so far.... This championship was everything that I cooked it up to be in my head... I got to play against some of the teams that I was hoping to get a shot at... Though we weren't playing at the top of our game, and had a few driving code issues, everyone has been having a great time... I can't wait until tomorrow to see who comes out on top... It will be an intense last couple of matches, but we will just have to wait and see... Good luck everyone, get a good night sleep (In the process of going to bed as I write this) and we will see you all tomorrow at the competition... Come support all of your favorite teams, or if you are in need of a team to cheer for, we will adopt you with open arms... Just look for the big orange horse and 548 in the pit or stands and we will hook you up with some gear... Anyway, good luck everyone, see you tomorrow....
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Team 245 is archiving the Michigan Championship (we also have Kettering and Lansing, not online yet).
We should have these matches up quicker because we are stopping and starting it at the start/end of matches rather than taking big files home and cutting them up. When we have them all uploaded, I will make a page on our website and post a link here on CD. I will also upload them to The Blue Alliance. |
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So for those of us who are interested in the action but not close enough to see in person, is this being web cast and where is the link? Also what time zone is it in exactly?
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I only got to watch a few matches today, but I was really impressed with the quality of the action on the field. Amazing. Absolutely no duds from what I saw. To comment on that 33 lost two matches today and had scores of 84 and 89 during those matches. That is some high scoring high action competition when 84 and 89 are loosing scores.
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Here are the alliances:
1. 217, 67, 65 2. 1918, 247, 904 3. 2620, 226, 66 4. 910, 469, 703 5. 1250, 280, 503 6. 201, 245, 70 7. 2188, 85, 326 8. 2834, 33, 68 |
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8 Beats 1 4 Beats 5 2 Beats 7 6 Beats 3 Semis 4 Beats 8 6 Beats 2 Finals] 6 Beats 4 What can I say? I'm an upset kind of guy! :P |
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After that last match, I can't see 4 beating 5. Alliance #5 really played as a team, and outscored #4 prior to their double super cell score.
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I give a pat on the back to the 8th seed alliance. I believe they could have beaten many of the other alliances in this competition, and gave the number 1 seed a much better run for their money than any of us were expecting. Good show!
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Well that was fun to watch. Congratulations to 217, 67, 65 - what a spectacularly frightening alliance. To all the other teams: Great job on a very exciting competition.
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I'm going to put my popcorn in a spill-proof container in Atlanta. All my jumping up and down, watching the teams compete, threw popcorn everywhere like confetti. It made my dogs very happy but I lost out on the popcorn end of things. I did manage to control the diet coke sloshing which is a good thing.
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Congrats to 217 67 and 65, those were some awesome matches. Also congrats to a few others: 1918, 247, 469, and 1250, you were all awesome.
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This championship was amazing to watch thanks Code Red for streaming it! Congrats to Team 65, 67, and 217 you guys did great! Also congrats 217, 27, and 33 on winning chairmans! Can't wait to see all the qualifying teams in Atlanta!
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To sum this event up for team 548... One word... AMAZING! Though we did not get picked in the elimination rounds, we were luckily called into play for the final match of the competition.... We felt bad that we did not have to compete in the matches prior to be in the finalist alliance, but we did feel that we were doing our part in helping them to compete in that last match... Thank you to the entire alliance, 247, 1918, and 904. I thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to help out. I wish that we could have came out victorious, but some things happen that none of us expect. Thanks. Congratulations to teams 67, 217, and 65 on winning the Championship. Here at team 548 we are always trying to improve, and we will definitively be working hard to do so over this next week and a half. Great job to everyone, and we are excited to see you all at the Championship in Atlanta.
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You are Welcome 548, if it wasn't for you we would have been humiliated with the fact that we didn't have a working robot and the score would have been outrageously beat. Your team was a good team to be called in. We had an excellent alliance selection. Team 1918 is going to Atlanta, Georgia to the Georgia Dome and competing their. Congrats to the other MI Champ. that qualified for nationals. Well I will see you all there. :ahh:
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Team 1504 had a great time this weekend, thanks to all who enjoyed the weekend with us!
On a side note, my parents were running pit admin, and while we turned in the "non-identifyable items" to FIRST, Team 453, we have one of your jumpsuits at our house. If someone from that team can PM me a snail mail address, my dad will mail it to you. I guess FiM has completed an entire season, now time to evaluate the pilot (in a separate thread). |
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This was my first time at a Michigan FRC event. I'd heard the field is strong here, and now I know that it's true!
Congratulation to FTA Kate on a well-run event -- the volunteer team is every bit as deep and talented as the competing teams, and it showed in their ability to keep the competition moving on schedule in spite of some technical struggles. (Aside: my own experiences at Midwest and St. Louis earlier this season, along with what I saw of the MI Champs today, make me believe that the robot control system and FMS changes for 2009 have been a very positive step for FRC.) Congrats also to the winning alliance 217, 67, 65. As others have said, they are a scary-strong combination -- but the field sure made 'em earn it today! BTW, I noticed two out-of-state mercenaries wearing Thunderchicken regalia, lurking near the 217 pit. Can anyone identify these characters? ;) |
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Wow what an amazing event. There were so many great matches and amazing moments this weekend I can't even put them all down. First of, congrats to 217, 67, and 65 for winning the whole event, that was one of the most hard fought victories I have ever seen. I would like to apologize to 1918, 247 and 904 (and 548). When I heard the two teams that 1918 picked I laughed and figured they would get knocked out in the first round. MAN I WAS WRONG. Their alliance played the game and worked together as well as any three teams I have ever seen. Your alliance really impressed me and I will never ever doubt you three again. Team 1918, you have gotten better at every single event and I am scared to see what you do at Atlanta. I know at more the one moment I yelled during elims (which was a bad idea because I have had a terrible cold that prevented me from coaching) that the event could not get any better, but I was wrong. Also congrats to 27, 217 and 33. All three of you have great programs and really deserve your Chairman's Awards. One more congrats to 2771, you guys are my favorite ROOKIE team this year, I am continually impressed by how you guys get FIRST. What an awesome event, I can't wait until next year.
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What a cool event. I was not able to attend in person, but watched from afar, and it was extremely entertaining to watch. I really liked the way the elims played out (wait didn't 33 loose in the first round???). Yep, I liked it because almost every single match was close. At this size of an event, the serpentine works well for evening up the field without the number 1 alliance getting a dud. In my book there were a ton of great teams still sitting on the sidelines. The only thing that could have been better would have been a couple more qualifying rounds.
Oh and a more accurate way to do real time scoring. I understand how tough it is, and I am not knocking the crew doing it, it was just tough as a spectator to have to wait several minutes (for almost every match) to know who won. All in all very cool event and congratulations to all who participated in it. |
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Team 1504, Who won the jelly bean count and how many were there?
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I'm saddened about this competetion for only 2 reasons...
One: The stands still had room left in them. This worries me. And, Two: They wouldn't announce my gag parts request. I'm still looking for that box of self-sealing stembolts. EDIT: Who won the best button contest? |
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Whew! Just got back from MSC and man am I pumped for nationals. Congrats to teams 65, 67, and 217 for placing 1st. You really turned our trailer into a "snow-cone". Thank you teams 904 and 247 for being in our alliance. Most importantly, thank you team 548 for taking over for 904 while they tried to figure out what (loose plug...LOL! :p ) was wrong with their bot.
To any other teams that noticed, our ball collector did not work during the last half of the final match due to a certain KEY that fell out of a sprocket...Oops! Hope to see all that qualified or registered for Atlanta. |
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In my 13 years in FIRST, I have never seen a competition as good as this one. That includes all of the nationals, Championships, and even IRIs. The quality of robots and teams in this event was absolutely amazing. I swear that you could have taken three teams that didn't even make it to the eliminations and they could have won a number of regionals this year.
A HUGE thanks to 217 and 67 for picking us. We had some unusual robot problems during quals, so we thank you for watching closely and believing in us. Another big congratulations to all of the teams, because everyone made this the BEST competition in the HISTORY of FIRST. |
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Thank you Team 33 and Team 68. You guys were amazing partners. We gave the number 1 alliance two great close matches.
I also want to thank Team 33, 469 and 302 for mentoring and helping us through our rookie year, Team 67 for helping us start two FLL teams in our school district, Team 217 for useful ideas on team organization and Team 1885 for helping us with our Rookie All-Star and Entrepreneurship Award Submission. We had an amazing run so far this year. Thank you to all the teams who were our alliance partners at Traverse City, Detroit and the State Championship. We could not have done it without you. Our kids had a lot of fun this weekend. We will be delivering empty cells all the way to Atlanta! Ed Law |
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The MI state championship was certainly the high point of the season. EMU (GLR) is a great venue for something of this scale. Thanks to all the volunteers who made everything run smoothly. It was also nice to see the dignitaries from FIRST.
Congratulations to 217, 67, and 65. You are all tough alone. Together you are just about impossible! Congratulations also to 27, 33, and 217 on the Chairman's awards. Thanks to 247 for the omnipresent defense with scoring to boot. Thanks to 904 for the potent offense with defense to boot. Thanks to 548 for stepping in on short notice. We worked well together and were bigger than the sum of the parts. Thanks also to BOB (85) and the Martians for all the material, moral, and mental support. Thanks to everybody else for all your kind words & support. This whole season has been like a dream for us. We didn't quite get the East vs. West shootout, but we got 2 of 3 on each side in the finals (and we lost - bummer). Otis is collecting his share of battle scars and starting to shed small parts (we need a better checklist). We added up how many matches we have played in (practice, qual, & elim) and its well over 80, thanks to the FiM district/state format. I think this has been a good development. ON TO ATLANTA! I don't see how the competition there can come close to what we saw this weekend, but we plan to find out! |
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Big congrats to 217, 67, and 65. That was the scariest alliance I think I've ever seen, and you definitely deserve the win. Congrats to 217, 33, and 27 as well. Before the Chairman's Award was announced a couple of us on 910 predicted you three would be the winners, as you all have such fantastic programs. A huge thanks to 469, and 703. You were both so high on our pick list and we were ecstatic to be paired with such great teams. I only wish hadn't had the control problems we did, or else we could have gone a lot farther. You guys absolutely did your job perfectly, so you can lay the blame on us for those losses (and the number 5 alliance for such awesome teamwork.) Big thanks to 27 as well, for cheering our alliance on in our matches. You guys are such an awesome team, so the cheering for the red alliance a big boost to morale. I was utterly dumbfounded that you guys didn't get picked(along with some twenty other teams that could easily have been picked as well.) I know you don't have the best offense this year but running empty cells and scoring super cells could have changed the results of a number of matches. I suppose that is just the way the wind blows though. With such a deep field of play some great teams were bound to be left out of the picking. Huge thanks to all of the volunteers and staff who made the event possibly. I was only there Saturday but it was run pretty smoothly from what I saw, especially for a much larger event compared to the districts. A big thanks also to all of the FiM staff. This has been the best season we've had so far, and a huge part of that was the new district set up. Our team loves having so many matches and the ranking meant that the best of the best got the chance to play at States. Unfortunately we had to decline our invitation to Atlanta due primarily to a lack of funding, but we'll definitely be cheering everyone from back home. Good luck to all of the Michigan teams attending the Championship, and we'll see you all in the off season and next year. |
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Congratulations to the two Michigan Rookie All Stars! You both really deserved the award.
2771- Good Robot, one of the loudest teams there cheering not just for yourselves either, and not enough can be said about the web-cast you did for every Michigan event. Thanks! 2834- One of the best Empty Cell deliverers I’ve seen, very maneuverable, and as the 8th seed at championships made two great picks (33 68) and had one of the strongest alliances there. Also Good luck to 27, 33, and 217 in ATL with Chairmans. :D State Champs! Thanks Again 217 and 67! |
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I'd have to say that the MSC was the most competitive event I've ever watched. It definitely was an excellent prequel to The Championship Event. Thanks a lot to Code Red Robotics for the Webcast!
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People not in Michigan probably can't appreciate the depth of this field. When 65 is the last pick and they could of formed two more alliances,easily,with great teams,you knew this was something special. If they do this next year, and i hope so, it will be even better. Teams will know that the only way to be sure you will be in elims is to be in the position to pick and they will take everything up a notch.
I also enjoyed being able to see all of the chairmans displays.Seeing what it takes to be a great overall team was eye opening and if one team says,"We can do this" it was successful.Yes,on the field it was about the bots,but when the chairmans champs were announced they recieved their just rewards and maybe more sincerly then sometimes in atlanta. Maybe some ballons next year. Well done FiM. |
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I just have to post a "wow" story about 2771 because in the last 6 years of FRC I have never seen (well heard really) anything like it. I was sitting talking to one of the mentors on 65 (an old family friend) during the quarterfinals. When the match started I stood up to take some pictures as is my hobby. At some point during the match a couple (I want to say 2) members of Code Red came over and started cheering for the Huskies. Almost immediately the section went from excited to over the top excited. As a result of all the noise my head started pounding. Thanks for the headache Code Red :p
No seriously, Code Red do not lose that passion or the fire. I can't wait to see you guys light up the Georgia Dome. Best of luck. I also want to say congratulations to the GM teams, now if only GM could build cars that were as dominant as those robots. (This is a joke and is not meant in any way shape or form as an insult to those teams or to GM) Congratulations teams 217 and 33 and 27 on the Chairman's Award win, go make Michigan proud. (More than you already do) |
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Team 245 was very happy to see Mr. Hildebrandt win WWJ/Kettering University's FIRST Teacher of the Year Award for all his hard work. Check out the front page of our website! ;)
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I just want to give a shout out to alliance number 5. I don't think anyone thought they had the power to take down 65, 67, and 217, during that first match, and the second match could have easily had swayed either way..
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Congrats all teams that participated in the competition! Though our team was not selected, I had a great time watching the last matches! I know I made many friends while scouting, and hope to meet up again in the fall. Again, excellent job teams- you did Michigan proud! :D
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Congrats to 67, 217, and 65 for yet another win. It was very fun, and you are a very good alliance to go against. By far, MSC was the most competitive competition i have ever been to.
I am so glad that we qualified for the National Championship. Do you guys think that Nationals might be a little easier than MSC? Some of the greatest teams are in Michigan alone, and a lot of teams going to nationals just signed up for it. Regardless, there are going to be strong teams there. |
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A big thank you also goes to 469 and 703. It was great playing with you guys. I hope we get to be paired up again sometime soon. I wish both of you the best of luck the rest of the year.
I would also like to thank 27 for adopting us during our run in the elimination matches. I couldn't believe the enthusiasm you had cheering for us. When you were going back and forth chanting "Red Alliance" while 503 was chanting "Blue Alliance" I was dumbfounded. I looked around and realized that it wasn't just us or our partners, but you guys. That was by far my favorite moment of the entire season (too bad it was ended so anticlimactically with the replacement of the countdown clock on the red alliance stations). You guys are an amazing team and I wish you the best of luck in Atlanta. |
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Where do we see the final standings including the MSC points and the district points added together? Who are the 18 teams going to Atlanta?
Congrats to team 1918 on getting into the finals. :) Congrats to 548 for the fastest put together I have ever seen in the 6 minute fix window before the final match.:) |
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How are the teams able to register ahead of time? Are there certain rules for that? Seems like many Michigan teams have already signed up for Nationals. |
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Team 1504 came in second place with their button. Our team felt it was possibly the cutest button ever (including many of the guys!) On to the competition! We had a great run at states, even though we were eliminated in the semi-finals by 1918, 904, and 247. You guys played some extreme defense, and scored amazingly. Even though we wanted to take revenge for our loss to 1918 and 904 in the semis at Traverse, you guys were just too good! I would like to thank our alliance partners 245 and 70. I still can't get over the fact that no one picked 245 earlier in the draft! You were an amazing robot, and great partners. I would also like to thank team 70, More Martians. When 247 pinned 245 in our matches, you basically held our alliance point wise. Without your scoring power we would have never made it past the QFs! Depending on if we can find the space in our budget to go to Atlanta, we may see everyone there! |
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I just realized that I never congratulated Jennifer Harvey!!! What a phenomenal choice for WFA!
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I want to thank Paul Copioli and all the Thunderchickens for inviting me to come up to Michigan for this incredible event.
The more time I spend with Paul and team 217 the more in awe I become of their program. These guys are doing GREAT things and continue to provide a strong positive example for the rest of us. They were gracious enough to "adopt" a lonely Texan into their team and happily urged me to dive right in. I had a lot of fun, and was VERY impressed with the Thunderchicken students; what an amazing group. With a program like that, I could even get used to wearing that awful green. ;) It was also a very special experience to be a fly-on-the-wall of their elimination alliance. There were many people involved who I greatly admire and many who are great friends. (When you're discussing strategy with Adam Freeman, Tom Nader, Karthik Kanagasabapathy, Paul Copioli, Mike Copioli, Ken Patton, and Chris Hibner... well, it is easy to be overwhelmed.) I feel very fortunate to have been even a small part of such a great group. I hope 148 gets the opportunity to work with one of these three incredible teams. I will eagerly await the division announcements with my fingers crossed. Also special thanks again to Paul for giving me the "Thunderchicken VIP Treatment". I hope I can return the favor some day. ;) Kudos to everyone involved. My weekend at the MSC is one I will never forget. Thanks, John |
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Also adding to the competitive level was that every single team was attending their 3rd event of the season. The amount of "reps" that these teams had gotten in was evident. I agree completely with Chris Hibner, in terms of competitive level this was the best FIRST event in history. (Topping events such as Nationals 1998, GLR 1999 & IRI 2007) I'd like to personally thank Paul for inviting me down and letting me be an honorary Thunderchicken for the weekend. This team is the total package both on and off the field. In my mind, they are definitely one of the favourites to bring home the Chairman's Award in Atlanta. It was blast being a tiny part of one of the finest alliances I've ever seen, with teams 217, 67 and 65. The group of strategists that was present was awe inspiring. Seeing the interaction between this group of seasoned FIRST veterans was truly amazing. I only wish a documentary could be made featuring some of the pre-match discussions that took place. There's so much that could be learned about FIRST strategy from each person who was involved. It was a great weekend, thanks to everyone who was a part of it. |
Re: Michigan State Championship 2009
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Re: Michigan State Championship 2009
Congrats to the Thunderchickens, The Hot Team and the Huskies you guys and girls proved you were truly the Michigan State Champions (even with a extra hurdle or two to overcome).
Also a huge thanks to 2048 and everybody else on the field reset crew you guys were fantastic. I promise we won't run out of M&M's next year. What an awesome weekend of competition. Wow. I can't wait for Atlanta then hopefully we'll repeat the same district model next year. (With a couple of changes to keep the wrath of Captain America at bay) Cheers and Good Luck to all, Ben |
Re: Michigan State Championship 2009
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I think this defiantly rivals the championships in competitiveness because you aren't getting Chairman's, Rookie all stars(who may or may not be championship caliber), and Engineering inspiration award winners, who may or may not be actual great robots. So at the least the Qualifications are rivaling of the championship qualifications. |
Re: Michigan State Championship 2009
I know I would love to see the documentary that Karthik was talking about! I can only imagine the epicness that went on in that huddle. Well I hope to meet you guys all at champs and hopefully get to know you all better and learn from each one of you. Thanks for being involved in FIRST and giving us a great end to the Regional season!
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