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Originally Posted by Zflash
Harsh... we dropped a 6 stack in one practice match and now our entire robot is unstable. We did 5s with cans and noodles fast by utilizing our intakes and ramp. Fast enough and consistent enough to take the number one seed without tipping over again. While we did break in elims it was fixed in between matches. You must be referring to us dropping a stack in the last match. Our drivers were going faster than usual to make up for the fact that our partner 283 broke the arm they used to cap their stacks. We knew we had to move faster to close the point gap to advance and it didn't work.
Based on individual robot performance and not what they did as part of an alliance I believe Billfred has the rankings right.
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Your 5s were incredibly good, that is why I said that your mechanism was good, as it always is and you had matches where, while you did not drop any stacks you did tip up off your back wheels for a second. I am a huge fan of y'all's, always have been. Personally, I would have loved to have seen you in the finals of Peachtree, it would have been a much harder match to win. On the flip side of the stability coin, at least you never fell over. To be fair, I would have ranked you #1 if not for the few stability issues I saw. This game relied so much on being fast and stable that just a few wobbles knocks down the rankings. One other thing that would have boosted any robot in my rankings is auto, can robbers or 3 tote stack. You had the mechanical ability to do a 3 tote auto easily, but I never saw it.
Quick Edit: Perhaps it was nervousness or trying to go too fast and the drivers got calmed down by champs. I would have gone to watch some of the other SC teams but some little demon got into our robot while it was in the shipping crate and we had to fix multiple things at champs. (which was a surprise because we did not have to fix anything during both regionals)