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Originally Posted by RoboAlum
past 5 years as a student who was on 71 from that time frame 2011: curie finalists only cause the pot on our swerve drive broke. 2012: yes bad year due to design flaws 2013: the top climber in our division at worlds and the most consistent 2014: wasnt there but 2015: finalist at the indiana district event 2016: great def and low goal and again consistent climber. Just cause they now focus on usually one aspect of the game instead of trying to be a powerhouse doesnt make them a bad team
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I don't think anyone is saying 71 is bad now, just that 71 is no longer consistently achieving that top echelon of results anymore. (Although there was a better climber in Archimedes 2013- 3467)
If I had to rate teams in all time results:
1) 67- 67 won 3 World Championships, two of which were back-to-back in the modern era. Even now, they consistently make division finals at least. The thing that puts them above 71 is their Hall of Fame status, IMO.
2) 71- 4 World Championships, including two back to back.
3) 111- 3 World Championships and Hall of Fame status
4) 254- 2 World Championships, Hall of Fame, and consistently some of the best machines in the world.
5) 2056- No other team has a history of exclusively success in the same way 2056 does. They may not have won a championship yet, but just you wait- OP's time is coming.