Predictions Week 6: Final Approach

[Nathan Streeter]

Thank you for more wisdom, Looking Forward!

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

[*]Don't the refs have enough on their plate already, without 1477 pulling a 1519?

Ouch, that looks painful! Unfortunately that ref was a "blue ref" hit by a red robot he was paying little attention to (since the blue robot was trying to score)... Kudos to him for his tough reaction/answering the "call of duty" to just keep refing!

I think 1519 will forever be known nationally as the team that "Made Speed Racer and another robot for the 'dual configuration robot'" and "Kicked Dean Kamen in the face..." I guess I can't complain about being known nationally for something.

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

[*]Pine Tree is a mix of a tune-up for district champs for some and the last event for many teams to punch their ticket to the first ever NECMP. Look for teams 166, 133, 172, 319, 1071 and 4564 to fight hard for points. All of those teams have a solid foundation laid down, and with a strong Pine Tree performance can find themselves dancin' down in Boston next weekend. 58 comes into their 2nd district with one blue banner already under their belts. Back in week 2, the Riot Crew's beautifully crafted wooden bot was one of the most consistent scorers in NEFIRST this year. Infinite Loop, 2648 has come onto the national FRC scene strongly in the past couple of seasons. They improved greatly from their 1st to 2nd event in 2014, narrowly missing a blue banner. Look for them to continue to improve going into their 3rd district this year. 125 is competing for the 3rd weekend in a row. The past two weekends have gone well for the NUTRONs, emerging with win in Rhode Island and a perfect 18-0 record at their home NU district.

In addition to the above teams, watch out for rookies 4925 and 5122. 4925 built a great little assist/low goal robot... making a phenomenal third robot or potentially even a solid captain/first pick. 5122 looks nothing like a rookie team with their excellent harvesting and high goal shooting! They filled the role of primary scorer on their Finalist alliance at WPI that only went down in three tough matches... Expect both to play valuable roles on elimination alliances... either may even walk away with a banner!