2013 Ozark Mountain Brawl

[Meredith Novak]

The second annual Ozark Mountain Brawl will be held at Springdale High School, Springdale, Arkansas on Sept. 13-14, 2013.

More details to come...

[Alpha Beta]

Intriguing... What a great way to start off the school year.

[JohnSchneider]

We had a lot of fun last year at this!

Can I ask why the move to the much later date?

[KPSch]

I attended the Razorback regional as a spectator and I thought it went really well for an inaugural event! It was crowded, but that's a great problem to have. I'm looking forward to OMB this year!

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by srippetoe

FRC Team 1477: Texas Torque had a great time at the Ozark Mountain Brawl. The event was well run and we enjoyed the team social Friday evening.

Congratulations to FRC Teams 1986, 1987, and 457 for winning. I had a pretty strong feeling going into the elimination rounds that our quarterfinal matches against you would be good and they didn't disappoint. You are very worthy champions. I wasn't able to watch many of the qualifying matches, but Team Titanium put on quite a show whenever I got to see them.

We are looking forward to coming back next year. Our second drive team got some experience with our drivebase from our practice robot. I doubt that will happen next year. I am sure there will be a waiting list for the Ozark Mountain Brawl in 2013.

Scott Rippetoe
FRC Team 1477
Texas Torque

Above is a quote from last years thread. Perhaps there will be a wait list by the time the Brawl takes place in September. At the moment my sources indicate that there are still some openings.

It was fantastic last year to get to play with/against a reigning world champion in team 16. Any chance 1477 returns this fall to make it 2 years in a row?

PS. We just authorized our school to release a check for our entry fee today. Looking forward to it.

[Michael Blake]

3481 Bronc Botz is planning on going.

--Michael Blake

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Meredith Novak

Current team list for the Ozark Mountain Brawl:

16 - Bomb Squad, Mountain Home AR
1108 - Panther Robotics, Paola KS
1730 - Team Driven, Lee’s Summit MO
1861 – Studly Stallions, Lee’s Summit MO
1986 - Team Titanium, Lee’s Summit MO
1987 - Broncobots, Lee’s Summit MO
3160 - F.R.O.G., Grove OK
3284 - Camdenton 4-H LASER, Camdenton MO
3593 - INVICTUS, Tulsa OK
3612 - GearHogs, Springdale AR
3937 - Breakaway, Searcy AR
4532 – Jaguars, Little Rock AR
4843 – Mystery Science Robotics, Gentry AR
4849 - Rock City Robots, Little Rock AR
5001 - Apophis, Prairie Grove AR

Out of curiosity, did any of these teams register a 2nd robot?

Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend.

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

Out of curiosity, did any of these teams register a 2nd robot?

1861 is 1987's second team, but there will not be any other robots running except what is on the list. So we will have a 15 team event.

[runneals]

Is this going to be live streamed?

[Alpha Beta]

Alliance selections were serpentine with no inter-picking among the top 5.

1. 1986, 3593, 5001
2. 1987, 3284, 1108
3. 16, 4849, 4843
4. 3612, 1730, 1861
5. 3160, 4532, 3937

Quarterfinals
4 over 5 in 2 matches

Semifinals
1 over 4 in 2 matches
2 over 3 in 3 matches

Finals
1 over 2 in 2 matches
(1987 was out of commission for the finals, and IIRC 4532 filled in.)

A big thanks to the members of 16 and 3612 who hosted a fantastic event. The field staff did an excellent job during qualifications making sure everyone got back on the field for each match. No small feat considering the many back-to-back schedulings created by the smaller number of participants.

Thank you Invictus (3593) and Apophis (5???) for helping us win the event. We remembered Invictus from our time together at the Oklahoma Regional, and your flexibility to shoot from the wing made us super compatible. It was amazing to see the young team from Prairie Grove, AR build a robot over the summer and be able to compete with it. The defense you played on 3284 was stellar, and a big reason why the finals went our way. No one should bother remembering the number 5001 because this team is still awaiting their official team number from FIRST, but do remember the name Apophis. They've prepared themselves well to be a force in the 2014 season.

A couple shout outs:
3284 was outstanding all weekend, consistently hitting auto, nailing 4 sets, and getting the 10 pt hang (often at the last second). This is the first time I got to see your team in person this year and I can definitely see why you were a top draft selection at champs. Looking forward to working together at Cow Town.

3160 was the only other robot in the field to climb past the first rung, and when your pyramid dump was on it was a game changer. Congrats on making the most difficult part of Ultimate Ascent look easy.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

Thank you Invictus (3593) and Apophis (5???) for helping us win the event. We remembered Invictus from our time together at the Oklahoma Regional, and your flexibility to shoot from the wing made us super compatible. It was amazing to see the young team from Prairie Grove, AR build a robot over the summer and be able to compete with it. The defense you played on 3284 was stellar, and a big reason why the finals went our way. No one should bother remembering the number 5001 because this team is still awaiting their official team number from FIRST, but do remember the name Apophis. They've prepared themselves well to be a force in the 2014 season.

Looks like the official number for Apophis is 5006!

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

Looks like the official number for Apophis is 5006!

I tried to get them in at "5001," but didn't quite make it. I think 5006 is a fine number!

[Meredith Novak]

Photo Gallery from the 2013 Ozark Mountain Brawl: http://meredith.smugmug.com/FIRST-Robotics/2013-FIRST-Season/2013-Ozark-Mountain-Brawl/32173240_m3cJRD

Congratulations to Champions 1986, 3593, and 5??? (now 5006 )