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Originally Posted by SenorZ
In my second year attending the LA Regional I've noticed a veteran team or two that ranked well into the lower half of the table get picked for eliminations over very competent newer teams.
It seems like there is a bit of cronyism mixed in with that idea that a veteran team can handle the pressure better.
Thats life though.
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I assume you are talking about us (team 589). We seeded at 33rd place, which is 50th percentile. (Surprisingly, spot on with my prediction) We did not have a ball manipulator because we took it off on Thursday due to weight problems. Why we got picked? Not actually too sure. We were a defensive bot, balancing was pretty much a breeze for us. However, I can say that our ranking was pretty bad because of our role. We were a defensive team, there was no other way to score other than by balancing. We were just a supplement to alliances; we are pretty much useless without an alliance. Of course we had issues, like match 19, where a jaguar pwm cable fell out, and match 36 where the battery fell out.
We also had 2 teams of drivers, with 2 drivers each. There was a single match (24) where I got to drive without any technical problems, I never drove after match 36. I then became the "coach" for the eliminations. The general consensus was that I was the best driver on our team, but had been retired due to the foul I committed on the 24th match.
Perhaps, some of you have seen my signature bridge balancing technique demonstrated here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-vYNlwoGRo#t=50s
Trust me, it was more impressive the first time I tried it, this time, I was rather nervous.