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Originally Posted by mzitz2k
but it is obvious - just look at [...] and Wildstang from 2003. Both of these teams dominated the game in their respective years...
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I must disagree with this. We depended heavily on good partners last year. The most important thing that led us to a championship was not that our robot was so dominant - it was that we were able to select two amazing alliance partners that both complemented us extremely well. Remember how important the second match of each elim round was last year? We depended on having a strong partner that was very skilled at removing points from the opposing alliance, and 65 did that as well as (or better than) anyone else. Same thing goes for the first match - we depended on controlling the ramp, and it was nearly impossible for us to control it alone - so we chose a very powerful partner (469) who could help us dominate it. Additionally, look at the two regionals we attended - we did fairly well at both, but I'd hardly say we dominated.
As for this year, I do agree - alliances are going to be extremely important. There's just too many things happening on the field. A good strategy executed collectively by all alliance members is key.