Predictions Week 6: Last Chance

[Nathan Streeter]

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

[*]The North Carolina regional will be a fusion of the Virginia and Georgia events, with a number of teams attending who debuted at those two regionals. 1771 and 1311 paired up on the #1 alliance at Peachtree, but were outed in the quarterfinals. Modest production from 435, namely in autonomous, was a big contributing factor to their alliances' victory in Richmond. Expect these teams to be first round selections again, but the Georgians have better odds of winning the event.[*]1519 captained the #7 alliance all the way to the finals in New Hampshire, and they've had plenty of success in North Carolina before. Mechanical Mayhem is a favorite to take away hardware in Raleigh.

Thanks for the mention! I was a bit disappointed we were overlooked going into GSR; however, we hadn't reached our scoring potential at GSR anyway. Looking Forward has a big job to do anyway! With the FIRST growth rate, keeping up with all the teams is impractical!

2614 seems like a far more memorable team to forget, though! They left Pittsburgh the Regional Winner and #1 pick with a single loss... not to mention the Innovation in Control Award! Expect a lot of them this weekend at NCR.

2363 and 1086 shouldn't be forgotten, either. 1086 has been strong for years, despite turning in a less memorable eliminations performance in Virginia a few weeks ago. 2363 had a phenomenal "break-out" year last year, but those sort of expectations can be hard to follow up. Regardless, expect both of them to reach more on-field success in Raleigh than they did in Virginia.