[Clanat]

I would like to see some of those rookie teams from last year really get something impressive. Our team was also a rookie team last year, and this year we actually have a nearly completed design, as opposed to last year, where we were just started thinking about what we wanted our robot to do.

I think a lot of rookie teams from last year will actually figure out what they need to do to succeed, and I predict quite a few teams doing well that nobody has ever heard of, even though some may deserve notice (like team 753, who won the Seattle regional last year)

Anyway, I predict that there will not be a traditional "powerhouse" on the winning alliance at the championship this year.