[Petey]

iCurtis, you guys built the robot that we wanted to build but didn't have the cojones to try.

The second you came out there my dad and I were like "oh no they di'n't!"

Seriously...your robot was awe inspiring.

Although I'm not sure that your thing about the vision thing was correct. Was 296's autonomous mode vision driven? Or their recalibration? Because they had probably the best pure distance shooter at the competition.

After BAE, there is one ironclad conclusion:

Barring a bewildering and incredibly unlikely twist of fate, if a team can score five or more balls during autonomous in the center goal and gain the 10 point bonus, that team will win.

I mean, 296's alliance scored 51 points between them during one alliance match entirely in the 10 second autonomous period. When their shooter was on...I never dreamed, in my wildest Laverian fantasies, that such a robot might come to pass. It was like witnessing Revelations. Same with your guys dominance, too--the way you crabbed and juked along the top of the ramp to position yourselves gave me goosebumps.

I don't think I've seen two teams (296 and 1276) so completely beyond the pale of performance since Hyper built their incredible arm bot in Raising the Bar.

And for those of you who think I am hyperbolizing...wait until some tape is uploaded.

--Petey

p.s. As I said in another thread, a special kudos should be extended towards 1519 for being a sophomore team made up almost entirely of sophomores that has won themselves a ticket to nationals for a second year in a row. Wow.