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Originally Posted by tindleroot
No, 148 will definitely shake up OP's chances. In 2014 there was a little bit of luck that went their way to keep 2056 on the winning streak. Namely, the fact that 4039 seeded first and picked Simbotics allowed 254 and 2056 to pair up. In many other situations, 254 and 1114 could have paired up and ended 2056's streak. Not to mention, if 148 had come to Waterloo this past year and 1114's canburglars were better, then the two probably would have paired up.
I'm sure 2056 is up to the challenge and excited to fight for another regional win this year at Waterloo.
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What I'm saying is that pretty much every regional 2056 is at has a whole bunch of competitive teams at it. Ontario isn't lacking in the high-quality teams department-- a decent amount of those teams that 2056 regularly beats would be dominant at other regionals.
Throwing another excellent team in the mix like 148 doesn't (in my opinion) shake things up much further. OP is already fighting a losing battle with probability-- eventually something is going to come along to break their streak, whether 148, 254, or any other powerhouse is there or not.
Andrew-- That's a very interesting approach to the problem, and definitely reinforced what I was thinking about "competitiveness" not necessarily being in conjunction with the number of big-name teams present.