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Originally Posted by Bryce2471

If you look at my signature, it can be seen that I was in FLL in 2007, so I was not watching 1114 at that time, but I have seen OPR data that suggests 1114's performance this year was greater that that of 2008. I unfortunately know very little about 71 in 2002, but maybe someone with more experience can chime in about that.
Regardless, My real point was that by no means have 254 "missed their mark a bit" this year.

In addition to asid's response, I was just going to add that 71's robot was dominant in the "unbeatable" fashion (similar to 469 in 2010), since they would win the match if they got all three goals (which they did almost all the time). This year, there was really no match for this, especially since there was no win-loss until finals. The only way a team could really be "unbeatable" this year was if they got ahold of all 4 center bins and made enough stacks. This was stressed all season by CitrusDad and Karthik, among others. Nonetheless, I believe 254 and 1114 were both extremely good this year, and I would equate their performance this year with that of 1114 in 2008. Be careful when you match OPR data between years, since Recycle Rush had higher point matches than Overdrive, simply because of the scoring system of each year.