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Originally Posted by Jon Jack
2753 may have been the 3rd bot, but they could have easily been in the top 8 (I think it's been beat to death that the top 8 hardly ever truly represents the true top 8 robots.). They were by far one of the best scorers on Archimedes. The fact that 2753 was still around midway into the second round is absurd.
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I wasn't saying that they weren't one of the best bots either. I was more of saying that it wasn't suddenly a rookie bot was the absolute best in a division because of the FRP flooring.
I agree that it was absurd that 2753 fell to where they did when we were projected them significantly higher. But anyone who watched their run through Archimedes will tell you it was all three bots that caused that to play out the way it did, not any one individually.
And I don't think there were really a whole lot more "upsets" this year than any other year (other than 2008, which was mostly upset free until IRI). Look at any previous Championship and you'll see a number of upsets. 1114, 469, and 1523 in 2007 (or the fact the 2007 champs were a #8 seed). 79, 469, 222 in 2006. 118, 229, 312 in 2005. And perhaps the biggest off all, 60, 33, and 1241 in 2004.