Curie Match 100, 28-0

[Rosiebotboss]

Curie, match 100.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htuePa5rETo

[Nawaid Ladak]

It's funny how i see myself recording in that video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EGAPBwgFU (HD 720p... i have a copy at 60fps, where can i upload where it would show that?)

[TD912]

I didn't see much of the blue alliance, except for 1114. From the video, it appears they had communication trouble?

I guess because of this 1114 decided to help red score goals to increase their seeding score as a last-resort plan, turning a 1 vs 3 into a 4 vs 0. I guess it had the unintended side effect of possibly setting a record number of goals?

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by TD912

I didn't see much of the blue alliance, except for 1114. From the video, it appears they had communication trouble?

The other two blue alliance members were blocking the blue goals to stop red from scoring in them. 1114 decided on this strategy before the match in order to maximize seeding points as Karthik posted in the Curio 2010 thread.

[JesseK]

Would have been awesome to see it in person!

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Please look closely at the crowd gathered around the field to watch. The dome tilted a little to the northwest during that match.

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Would have been awesome to see it in person!

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Please look closely at the crowd gathered around the field to watch. The dome tilted a little to the northwest during that match.

yeah... i was there... you might be able to see me filming this but the energy was absolutely insane... people from all the divisions came to see this match... and Dana, not to be rude, but the final score was 29-0... not 28-0... but to everyone that was there... it was the match of the year

[Zach O]

An excellent match! The one match I REALLY wanted to watch that day. I was wondering if 1114 was going to take their first loss of the year to go 6v0, soar up in ranking points, or go against them, chance a loss anyways, and not go up as far in seeding points. Nevertheless, it was an amazing match.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

I, kinda, find it sad that what should have been the best contest of the year ended up being an exhibition.

Before anyone says I'm hating on these teams, I understand that it is a strategic decision (and a good one, from the teams point of view), I just wish it could have been more of an epic clash.

JMHO

[JB987]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I, kinda, find it sad that what should have been the best contest of the year ended up being an exhibition.

Before anyone says I'm hating on these teams, I understand that it is a strategic decision (and a good one, from the teams point of view), I just wish it could have been more of an epic clash.

JMHO

I totally agree, Daniel. Not much "tition" in the coopertition...

[Madison]

I don't understand what's invalid about competing against the whole field of teams by strategically maximizing your seeding points rather than competing against just three teams in a given match. It seems to me that both are competitive strategies, but if you're trying to win the competition, only one makes sense.

[Dmentor]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

I, kinda, find it sad that what should have been the best contest of the year ended up being an exhibition.

I completely agree with you.

I have the utmost respect for 1114 and absolutely agree that they made the right strategic decision in this match; however, as a (webcast) viewer I was completely disappointed. 469 when paired with a quality scorer (like 111) was a juggernaut versus arguably the best all around robot in 1114. With supporting cast this had all the makings of a prize fight. Could 1114 starve the cycle where others had failed? How high could 111 and 469 go? Unfortunately, it ended with a KO in the first round with smiles and big paychecks all around (okay so maybe a little too much on the metaphor). I mean 32-0 pre-penalties was cool but 217-469 put up 26 through solid defense in MI districts and 1718-16-343 put up 34 pre-penalties without the benefit of 469 on Newton. For me, this will always be a memorable match for what might have been...

[Andy Grady]

If my team was in that division, and in response to the 6v0 strategy we decided to collaborate with 1114's alliance partners and opponents to block all 4 goals thus keeping the score as close to zero on both sides as possible, would that be considered a viable strategy? We all know that 1114 being the number one seed benefited no one except 1114, 469, and 2041 in the end. Wouldn't it make perfect strategic sense to break it up before it even happened by sabotaging 1114 in each of its following matches? Would this be considered Gracious Professionalism? After all, it is "playing the game", "competing in the overall competition".

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that people on these boards and in the FIRST community would not be happy with that strategy. 1114 would certainly not be happy with that strategy. It makes the game boring, and it is unfair to the teams who actually WANT to play the game. Reminds me alot of 6v0...

Just an opinion.