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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
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Bayou is small, with only 31 teams, and young (a median team number of 2080). Only a handful of teams will consistently be able to score more than 10 or 11 balls with their robot, and human players will be the most reliable scoring option for most alliances. The alliance that best utilizes the super cell may emerge victorious.
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True in many cases.
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After a pair of finals appearances in 2007, 364 met a swift exit in the Bayou quarters last year at the hands of team 16. Team Fusion should fair better in a field without as much top level talent this year. They have a screw-loaded dropper, which should be reliable enough to score better than most at this event. Expect them to at least reach the semi-finals.
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Fusion got bumped in the quarters, though I did notice them not moving in part of their last match. As that one went 54-60 against them, I suspect we'd have faced them in the semis if they were running the whole time.
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Team Combustion has a turreted shooter with front wheel steering that has a solid shot at winning a technical award at Bayou. But the high shooting angle, lower firing point, and lack of floor loading will hurt them on the playing field. 1912 will definitely earn an elimination spot, but they might not be playing past 2:00 PM on Saturday.
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1912 didn't make the cut--they seemed to have some gremlins with their shooter (including scoring into their own trailer for some early parts of the match). I'd be interested to see what they could do with another event, but it looks like Bayou was it for them.
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Despite Stephen Curry tearing apart the Gamecock's defense in the NIT tournament last night, this USC sponsored team hasn't lost heart. 2815 has one of the most impressive looking rookie machines out there this year, and looks to do very well in a shallow field at Bayou. If driven well, their power dumper will be very effective and one of the highest scoring machines at the event. They have a solid shot at earning a medal in their very first event.
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Ah, if only. We had some rough luck in qualifying with no-shows (both times resulting in losses), but 499 picked us up from our #8 seed (hey, would YOU want to play 624 and 1477 in the first round?) and we had a decent run. Call it fuel for Palmetto.
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624 will likely be the most effective shooter at the event, with a polycord loaded, turreted shooter. If they play smart, they have a chance at doing very well, and should at least reach the semi-finals. If they have another scoring machine and use their super cells effectively, they could go even further, and potentially grab gold.
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They got another scoring machine in 1477 and a solid empty cell runner in 2173. While the former wasn't as potent as CRyptonite themselves in our estimation, they were still
plenty potent in Bayou with a good feed rate into their turreted shooter. Both 624 and 1477 are headed to Lone Star next, according to FIRST's site, while 2173 was done at Bayou. I hope all of them are shaking out their couch cushions for money to get to Atlanta.