[JABot67]

I have a theory of why Karthik is terrified, and I think other people in this thread have brought it up as well. I went back and tried to find someone to quote, but alas, I got lazy.

It's possible that a member of a good team could be terrified at the thought of so many robots having the same match strategy, especially in autonomous. It is hard to convince teams to try other strategies during matches, and sometimes it rubs teams the wrong way... "We spent the whole season planning our strategy around this!"

Also it might be hard to find 3rd robots for 1114's alliance, if most teams available for the 16th pick of the draft have similar strategies. It may be difficult to work the third robot into the alliance. You could have them play defense and block shots, but not if they're short. A bit of cheesecake may be in order this year.

Scoring 3 boulders in autonomous this year will give you a huge advantage over your opponent. Figuring out how to form an alliance that can actually do this sounds challenging and possibly terrifying.

Okay, last reason we should be terrified: 254 apparently will be tall. I'm scared already. What if they have come up with a 469-esque robot that breaks the game?

EDIT: It's not just the Cheesy Poofs. Some other extremely good teams have decided to avoid the low bar. Perhaps they have won the meta-game this year? I can't wait to watch the competitions and find out what all this means.