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Re: Not a mistake
Posted by P.J. Baker at 03/08/2001 10:34 AM EST
Engineer on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.
In Reply to: Not a mistake
Posted by Fred Agnir on 03/08/2001 8:58 AM EST:
I guess that "mistake" is a little harsh. I was at the strategy meeting and remember that at 1:15 we were to head for the endzone, regardless of the big ball position. The point I was making in the post was this: We were going for about 50 basis points X 10 for the multiplier. If 177 fails to score the big ball, we are down to 40 basis points X 10 = 400. If we take 20 extra seconds and do score the big ball, the basis is up to 50 X 8, which is also 400. As long as Eric and Tommy (our drivers) kept their wits about them, the more correct play would have been to score the big ball and cut power in the endzone. If they made it with 0:31 to 0:60s left the score is 392, with 1:01 or more left. the score climbs to 490.
I guess that what I should have said was that this was a small flaw in the strategy, not a mistake. In the end it does not matter.
In spite of this, I would like to make one thing clear: GAELFORCE WAS AN AMAZING ALLIANCE LEADER. They smoked everybody in the draft (how on earth is 69 the 7th pick?!?!?!?), and did a great job incorporating all of the teams into the final plan.
Thanks again for picking the Bobcat. We'll see you in Fl.
P.J.
Team #177
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