2009-'10 EDITION: Second-Year Teams to Watch Out For

[Akash Rastogi]

Same goes here as my thread from last season: Which second year teams should all the vets watch out for and at what regional? Please leave this to robot performance (not RCA or EI). Must be a team who was a rookie last year.

Needless to say, teams 2753, 2775, 2815, 2826, and 2970 will all bring the hurt this year. Are there any unknowns out there who you think will be big players at their regionals?

[Racer26]

2702 at Waterloo

[bearbot]

2849

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by bearbot

2849

It is frowned upon if you post your own team.

It is also asked that anyone posting a team please provide some reasoning or background about the team.

Thanks.

[coldfusion1279]

I wouldn't frown upon it, but offering reasoning is very helpful.

There are a lot of blossoming sophomore teams this year that went unnoticed as rookies last year. They just want to get their name out there before the season. Heck, I can't even remember more than maybe 2 rookie team numbers after only seeing them once.

[Bongle]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

2702 at Waterloo

Thanks! We'll also be at GTR.

My own nominee would be 2809 from Kingston, who will be at GTR and Pittsburgh. They had a pretty fearsome encoderless traction control system last year, did well at champs (highest rookie seed in Curie), and will likely be solid this year as well.
http://kbotics.ca/our-blog/

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Needless to say, teams 2753, 2775, 2815, 2826, and 2970 will all bring the hurt this year

2970 is not competing this year.

I would watch out for 2741. They had a very well built robot last year and I'm pretty sure they made some midseason changes to become a dumper. Very impressive for a rookie.

I also think they won the Rookie All-Star at Midwest and an award in Atlanta. (I cannot confirm this as frclinks takes me to 2743's page instead). So, I think they are a team that 'gets it'.

[big1boom]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I would watch out for 2741. They had a very well built robot last year and I'm pretty sure they made some midseason changes to become a dumper. Very impressive for a rookie.

I also think they won the Rookie All-Star at Midwest and an award in Atlanta. (I cannot confirm this as frclinks takes me to 2743's page instead). So, I think they are a team that 'gets it'.

2741 is no longer 2741, they broke up into two new teams, team 2704 and team 2949.

[teampronto]

Team ____ took 1st in the seeding rounds at the Seattle Regional. Watch out guys!

Edit: nevermind. it is frowned upon.

[Galum]

3075, they were good last year at the Israeli regional and in the championship they took it up another notch, I got a feeling that you may see them in Atlanta this year as well.

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by teampronto

Team ____ took 1st in the seeding rounds at the Seattle Regional. Watch out guys!

Edit: nevermind. it is frowned upon.

Ok we will say it for you.... Team 3070 Highest Rookie Seed and #1 Qualifier
That's saying something too we had 25 rookie teams in Seattle last year.

by the way
thanks for picking us #1 for your alliance!!
See you in Portland and Seattle

[LWakefield]

2771

[EricH]

I haven't seen 2753 mentioned yet. When you captain a regional win at New Jersey in your rookie year, beating out 25, and then go on to the eliminations at your nest 2 events... They were the first rookie on Einstein in I don't know how long (if ever). 'Nuff said.

2775 should be dangerous again as well.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by EricH

I haven't seen 2753 mentioned yet. When you captain a regional win at New Jersey in your rookie year, beating out 25, and then go on to the eliminations at your nest 2 events... They were the first rookie on Einstein in I don't know how long (if ever). 'Nuff said.

2753 was mentioned in the original post, but I agree with everything you said.

They come from a long line of successful machines (Some people forget that they won 4 or 5 FTC events in the season before they moved to FRC) and they're a class act both on and off the field. In all the time I saw and hung out with them, I felt as if I were on the Rookie team and they were the Veteran.

[Chris is me]

Thanks Akash :3

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I would watch out for 2741. They had a very well built robot last year and I'm pretty sure they made some midseason changes to become a dumper. Very impressive for a rookie.

I also think they won the Rookie All-Star at Midwest and an award in Atlanta. (I cannot confirm this as frclinks takes me to 2743's page instead). So, I think they are a team that 'gets it'.

They won RAS at Midwest, Rookie Inspiration at Championship. Converted to a dumper at 10,000 Lakes, #2 selection, #3 seed, barely upset in the semifinals.

...I remember things too well.