Troy District - 2012

[Tom Line]

I sometimes wondered if you couldn't have won that with only 2 robots on the field Adam. Frankly, 67 and 469 were so dominant it was scary. Adding a good third team into the mix with 244 made you unbeatable.

Vision aiming was a royal pain. Projection screens directly behind the targets make it very very difficult. We're going back and totally reworking our vision code because of it - especially because we know how hard it will be in the dome at St. Louis (if we can make it there).

We also learned (the hard way) that faster driver station laptops are better. Our classmate caused us some pretty significant problems.

It was fun working with you guys getting 4380's bridge balancer going. Helping rookies it always a blast.

2 weeks to fix all the problems, then we do it all over again!

[Mike Copioli]

Congrats to team 67, 469, and 244 on a well deserved win.

244 - you guys played well, and fit right in such a great alliance.

469 - So much to say about this team....I will keep it short...AWESOME as usual.

67 - The name says it all.... HOT. Every year the question is asked, "What team has the best robot?" IMO for 2012 the answer is HOT. Simply Amazing. While your robot performance may arguably be the best in FIRST, it is shadowed by your graciousness and class on the field. For those of you who were not at Troy, after the first match of the finals, the Blue Alliance having used it's only timeout, needed to make repairs to one of our alliance members. We were about to call in the backup when the Red alliance called a timeout on behalf of blue. This type of action is the mark of a true champion and sets an example for all teams to follow.

Team 469 and Team 67 have been friends of ours for several years and I have always had the highest level of respect for both teams. I hope the opportunity to work with either of you presents it's self soon.


Best of luck in the events to come.

[IKE]

Troy was a blast. As LRI I got to meet a lot of teams and I was really impressed with how prepared everyone was. thanks again for all of the volunteer inspectors helping to ensure fair competition and getting teams out on the field.

Congratulations to the winning alliance of 67, 469, and 244. Your triple balances were truly a team effort. You all were a force to be reckoned with on the field. Off the field, I was even more impressed with the generosity of time and effort applied by many of 469 to help get some struggling teams through inspection, and 67 leading an effort to improve one of our rookies. I think you all made a lasting impression in the pits.

Thank you for 217 providing the mobile machine shop. I was glad to see all the improvements from Detroit paying off for you guys.

A really big thanks to 216 for building a fun alliance. You and 226 did a great job.

Troy really showcased taht anything can happen, and I am excited to see how MSC shakes out in a couple weeks.

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by IKE

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Troy really showcased taht anything can happen, and I am excited to see how MSC shakes out in a couple weeks.

The MSC just may shake out to be the year’s biggest test of coopertition. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the powerhouse team that coopertates most will seed first. That powerhouse is sure to pick another (the other?) powerhouse. There isn’t much doubt that together they will win the event.

IMO, the only way for MSC not to come to a foregone conclusion is to mitigate the effect of coopertition. One lofty goal would be for all matches to end in a coop balance so that WLT decides the seeding. Another, less lofty but more effective idea, would be for the lesser teams to decline coopertition with the big guys.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Will the Nash equilibrium hold, or will the lesser teams form cabals to improve their individual chances?