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Originally Posted by XaulZan11
Little surprised to see some of the selections. I think one of the 'tips' has a very good chance at not making eliminations while teams like 27 and 1511 will be factors.
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Well trying to predict anything as chaotic as robots is a chore on its own. When you factor in the randomness of the qualification system, the auguries of Murphy and his laws harsh treatment at the worst times, how the teams handle pressure, and a teams capability to be a team player, I know I wouldn't try to look forward. :-)
But from my years here, Looking Forward does seem to do his homework, but like you point out, EVERY team is gonna have to perform and do a good job to make eliminations. The teams like us that never see one of the Michigan or California team (which make up such a huge chunk of the robots at Atlanta) have a even bigger disadvantage because of the "let's pick someone we know" factor which is part of human nature. Our team is taking it as a challenge to live up to the expectation that Looking Forward has laid out.
Honestly, we're a young team, but we are proud of our robot, have been to Atlanta before so we know how it works, and are going to be happy to get at least another 10 games in. We hope to show good enough to make eliminations, but if not then we'll have enjoyed our chance to play, cheer on Curie's teams in Einstein and take some lessons for the next time we come to Atlanta. :-) We're just happy that we're finally showing up on the radar at all.