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Re: Predictions Week 5: Last Stop Before the Big Show... ...Part 2

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2158 at Lone Star will win Rookie all star. Call it just a feeling, but I know the founding mentor from that team, and he's got as good a feel about this stuff as anyone. And the video they posted of their scorer was sweet.
They were a STRONG team except they got stuck with either BAD alliance partners or GOOD opponents. Unfortunately it seemed that when people were picking alliance partners, some of the teams were not prepared and went off of the chart. If anyone did their scouting homework and saw these TIN CANs teach the rack a thing or two* they would have been a first round pick.

*They scored 8 in a row by themselves on Thursday.

But that is why I make the big bucks: To see black and white where others see only shades of gray.

Let me start with a cheeky quote from a tipster that was my favorite before he got so brazened:
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118 vs. 148. Robonauts v. Robowranglers. Both teams were clearly the best scoring teams at their previous regionals, but both got stopped in the finals. Can either pull it out in the clash of the titans here?
Both should now have autonomous (or at least will be attempting it). 118s driver really couldn't handle the machine in Bayou, but he's had a couple weeks to practice since then. He might even, perhaps, bust out the high gear on that "V6" (which they never even touched in New Orleans). 148 would have likely won St. Louis if 217's arm didn't break, but it did, and the Techokitties stopped 148 from busting out any big rows, topping them in 2 matches. 148 was the best, yet for some reason almost un-heralded scorer in Week 1, vanishing behind the success of Raider Robotix in Jersey. 118 drew tons of pre-ship attention with their posts and video about their drive and practice robot. All 148 posted was a pretty plain picture of a 6WD frame with IFI wheels and AM shifters. Will CD continue to ignore this dominant Texas scoring machine?
Did you catch those two matches 118 had vs 148? I was in the pits all day doing work and those were "Google Texted" times that I made sure I got to see. When SOAP comes out I will let you see what I'm talking about. Until than, let the suspense build.

But honestly, I really wanted to have a good match with or against these guys, before the regional. After experiencing it, I bet people where getting ready to run out of the stadium to get away from the sheer energy of these powerful teams fusing.

Dr. Joe, when can we expect some ATL predictions because already I doubt you will have time to finish !

Godspeed!
Pavan.
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