It was definitely quite a competitive regional, though that fact might be overshadowed by some of the absolutely incredible regionals that took place this weekend (mainly Waterloo).
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Wildstang will be very interesting to watch at Midwest as we have only seen one regional's worth of their auto and teleop abilities.
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^^^ There is no doubt that they will just continue to improve at Midwest. Even though they were incredibly impressive to start out with, throughout Wisconsin they continued to get better as the matches went on. There were certainly still some issues at the end, but with another regional to get more practice/changes in, I definitely see them evolving into the notorious force they have become known for. Their seasoned experience certainly showed through this weekend and it will continue in the future.
I also see 2826 improving a lot at Championships. They have a lot of the tools in place, and just need a little bit more time to get everything perfected (example, their 5 disk autonomous was almost there by the end of the regional, but they seemed like they just needed a little bit of time which could be found at the beginning of championships). Their robot is incredibly well done, and it is no doubt they will be a strong force in their division.
2481 will certainly be an awesome force at Crossroads. First of all, besides picking up from the ground, their robot has the capability to literally do everything (except possibly full court shooting? But I could be mistaken, maybe it just was not shown at Wisconsin). Not only is their robot amazing, but their drive team and even feeder had everything down to a science. With more time on the field, their consistency will improve and they will become an even more attractive team.
I did find the alliance selection quite interesting this year as compared to years past. The elim alliances also seemed to be more balanced than usual. Unlike the usual one or maybe two power house alliances that just obliterate the lower ranks, the elims appeared highly competitive throughout.
On a personal note, it was one of the best regionals 930 has had in probably six years so we were ecstatic. Team 930 cannot wait to compete at Crossroads!!