Hmm... I personally thought that the Great Lakes Regional was pretty fun to watch, with many new rookie teams, and some pretty awesome autonomous modes!
But I kind of see your point there... It does get fairly predictable with the many powerhouse teams competing... And I didn't have much enthusiasm when watching the eliminations, because I pretty much had a feeling that either the alliance with the Juggernauts, or the 66, 67, and 68 alliance would win the tournament... Although the alliance of 1023, 322, and 308 proved me wrong by proving to be a great challenge during the finals!
Safe to say that any team can prove my goofy predictions wrong!