Michigan State Championship

[mrRefresh74]

I checked our local listings (Grand Rapids/Holland, MI) and WOTV is carrying it, but WZZM (Channel 13) is not. Saturday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m.

[Chaoskitty]

Team 74 would like to thank teams 3098 and 548 for joining us in the quarter and semi final matches. We couldn't have made it as far as we did without your help.

To teams 469, 201, and 217, it was great playing against you guys.

[stuart2054]

Originally Posted by PaW

Congratulations to ALL the MSC participants. Viewing from afar, this was definitely edge-of-my-seat entertainment. Kudos to all, especially the refs & the field crew!

Insanely efficient tube scoring...
Incredible human players...
Tenacious defense...
Photo-finish minibot races...
Record-setting combined scores...

...and Mr. David Verbrugge... wow.

I second this sentiment. Congratulations to all teams that competed, it was awesome to watch. The seeding matches were great and showed just how many good teams there are here.

All eight final alliances were impressive and the outcome of it was a true "cliff hanger". You wouldn't think it would be with the "Bee's", "HOT" and "More Martians" together, (that alliance would put fear into any FRC alliance) but there were many awesome teams and powerhouse alliances.

Many thanks to team 2137 "TORC" for choosing the TECH Vikes and to 910 "Foley Freeze" for your valiant efforts. We enjoyed working with both of you and hope to do so again.

[tr6scott]

Originally Posted by stuart2054

Many thanks to team 2137 "TORC" for choosing the TECH Vikes and to 910 "Foley Freeze" for your valiant efforts. We enjoyed working with both of you and hope to do so again.

The Honor was ours! That is a great bot, and so efficient in movement. Great minibot too!

Congrats to all the elimination teams, Wow!

A special thanks to 33 and 1023 for picking 2137 at the Kettering and Livonia districts, and our first and second Blue Banners. It has been a story book year.

I also look forward to the Nationals, and some Michigan alliances.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by tr6scott

A special thanks to 33 and 1023 for picking 2137 at the Kettering and Livonia districts, and our first and second Blue Banners. It has been a story book year.

I also look forward to the Nationals, and some Michigan alliances.

I second the story book year! That is what we feel about this year. It was great working with you in Livonia! Looking forward to worlds! I take it you got your crate re-made?

[J_Miles]

Originally Posted by Debbie

I second the story book year! That is what we feel about this year. It was great working with you in Livonia! Looking forward to worlds! I take it you got your crate re-made?

I guess I can say "Third" even though I wasn't a part of yours. Coming into our team's fourth season skeptical about the design of our robot and apprehensive about seeing how it would stack up against veteran team designs, it was incredible to finish the District season with two District championships and a District Chairman's Award. As my third season with the team (and the team's fourth), it was as indescribable of an experience as I have had thus-far in FRC, and I hope that our team can succeed in its constant and long-term goal of improving on a working system.

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by J_Miles

I guess I can say "Third" even though I wasn't a part of yours. Coming into our team's fourth season skeptical about the design of our robot and apprehensive about seeing how it would stack up against veteran team designs, it was incredible to finish the District season with two District championships and a District Chairman's Award. As my third season with the team (and the team's fourth), it was as indescribable of an experience as I have had thus-far in FRC, and I hope that our team can succeed in its constant and long-term goal of improving on a working system.

You guys did awesome!!!

[J_Miles]

Originally Posted by Debbie

You guys did awesome!!!

Thank you! And congratulations on your State Championship Chairman's Award win. We were pulling hard for it, but we're just too young and haven't done nearly enough to deserve it. You, on the other hand, were more than qualified for it, and I was glad to see you all win.

And we'll definitely see you at the Championship!

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by J_Miles

Thank you! And congratulations on your State Championship Chairman's Award win. We were pulling hard for it, but we're just too young and haven't done nearly enough to deserve it. You, on the other hand, were more than qualified for it, and I was glad to see you all win.

And we'll definitely see you at the Championship!

Thank you and don't sell yourselves short.. That was a tough crew to compete with! So many amazing teams. There was a time not so long ago that we thought we couldn't ever win it. Just keep pushing for your goals. The good news is, FIRST in Michigan is affecting a lot more than robots! So many teams doing so many things! You have a very strong team!!! Keep up the great work! See you in a couple weeks!

Speaking of.. anyone need a ride? We have a couple spaces left on our bus for stowaways!

[Tito H.]

Here is the broadcast schedule of the Michigan State Championship for around the state of Michigan:

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1:00-2:00 P.M.
Detroit / SE Michigan
WXYZ-ABC 7

West Michigan (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek)
WOTV-ABC 4

Traverse City / Cadillac
WGTU-ABC 29 & 8


SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Tri-Cities (Flint, Saginaw, Bay City)
WJRT-ABC 12


SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1:00-2:00 P.M.
Marquette / Calumet
WBKP- ABC 10

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[MagiChau]

I am wondering if the organizers and sponsors of this program are planning on putting the FIRST Robotics Competition Michigan State Championship on local television in future years or is this just a test to see how well it works?

Think I am going to have time tomorrow to watch the program and see how good it looks.

[FoleyParent]

The producer, who we ran into at the Traverse City district, said this is definitely a test. He saw states last year (I think while covering the story for WXYZ, ABC Detroit) and fell in love with the idea of trying to put it on TV. He then pitched it to the network and GM as if it was a sporting event with brains to get them to buy in.

So, he said, if we would like to see FIRST on TV again next year, we need to be sure it has the ratings. So, get everyone you know to record it or watch it, so it gets the ratings it needs to be on again next year! Or better yet, gather a group for lunch at your favorite sports bar and watch it on their big screen. That's what we are doing. Think of all of the extra people you will be exposing robotics to at the restaurant.

It was recorded and will be aired in HD, so the quality should be great! For those of you out of the Michigan viewing area, why not go to wzyz.com and ask them if they are going to make it available on the internet afterwards or if they will be streaming. The real questions then will be... what tab would be listed under, 'Entertainment' or 'Sports'.

[Bjenks548]

Is there any place online I can watch the show? I'm currently not in Michigan and am going to miss it.

[MagiChau]

I checked television program listing for WOTV and it appears that the program called the "Michigan First Robotics Championship" is color-coded as a sport.

[CalTran]

Did anyone record the showing? If someone did, could they post a link on CD for people to watch? I don't live in Michigan, and I checked the wxyz site but they didn't live stream it. The idea sounded amazing, and I really wanna see how the footage from atop the towers turned out XD