[EricH]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I'm picking with my knowledge of IRI history (since 2004), and guessing that either 190 or 177 will have either a gold or silver around their neck when all is said and done. Not sure how it's gonna happen, and by no measures are either of these teams a lock or even my favorites to win it, but strange things happen at IRI, and they just keep happening...

I'm going to say that one or both will be finalists, but no higher. For evidence: IRI 2005 (330) and 2006 (217). Now, I realize that that's old data and can change, I'm just saying that it probably won't.

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Also we did almost beat both 1114 and 330 when they were on the same alliance. I can't remember who was their third partner or unfortunately who our two alliance partners were in that match but it was one of the last qualifying matches on Curie and we only needed one more tube and our alliance would have beaten both 330 and 1114.

I remember you had 34 and we had 1732. 34 is #9 on waitlist and 1732 will be there. Can't remember your other partner, though.

I have no specific predictions. It's just too close to call. Infinite combination of alliances, and all very good. All I'll say is that no more than 2 dominant hybrids on one alliance (all the rest will be gone) and the others good offensive robots that can climb ramps. I will also say that none of the champions this year will be on the winning alliance. And, for the record, a bunch of 3+ match elimination rounds.