[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

Let me tell you guys a story.

When I was a freshman at my first regional at Davis, everything went wrong. A mechanical system on the arm failed, so instead of continuing our record of success in 2010, we sunk to the last pick of the first alliance. We were so excited to be picked by teams like 1323 and 1388, and thought we had just got our pass to CMP stamped. We were devastated when we were eliminated by a red card in semis, and the number two alliance, with 1868 (a NASA team), 766, and a local team no one really knew much about ended up winning the blue banner. The local team had a good minibot, and a working auto, but was so janky I didn't think very highly about them. Anyway, their team number was too high for them to be any good. That alliance must have just got lucky, I thought, as we drove home.

That was a very memorable year, also my freshman year. I would say that was a huge turning point in NorCal FRC. A lot of previously "decent" teams rose significantly that year and the years that followed, including 1678's huge rise.
Also, sorry about the red card...