2015 Greater Kansas City Regional

[samfruth]

I really have to give it up for the head scouts on both 1785 and 1723; they took a gamble picking a 43rd seed (1710). It's obvious that they had done their homework. Thanks for the great experience!

[samfruth]

Originally Posted by blazingbronco18

Does anyone have video of the Finals matches? I'm really looking forward to seeing the strategy the 6th seeded alliance used to pull of an upset.

I'll make sure to post the link once the videos are produced.

[Joseph1825]

GKC was a great event this year. We (1825) were up and down the rankings all day. We say a huge thank you to Team scream (4522) for drafting us so early, they knew we were having some problems with our robot and picked us anyway. Even though it's a little disappointing that our robot never worked at full capacity until the last match of semi's it was still a great event.
Also, a HUGE congratulation to 1785, 1723, and 1710. When I saw the alliance you built I didn't think it would be that successful. You guys must have done much better scouting than our team though because you were a great team.
(Also, it was a little stressful when we had two field faults called in the same match, then a field timeout, and then our alliance timeout, and we got back from fixing our robot with basically no time to spare.)

[Boyson]

Does anyone on 1710 have video of the Field Reset Volunteer Dancing to Cotten Eye Joe on the Field during Fridays qualification matches.

[Jpatterson1710]

Not sure where video is stored right now, but believe me, as one of our two drivers, both of which we're focused on only our robot in the final matches, I am looking to get my hands on some event footage. Ill make sure that information is posted when we know.

[CaityDawh]

Originally Posted by samfruth

I'll make sure to post the link once the videos are produced.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4...dg9RmCY8IQCytw
1730's Youtube channel has the finals. We only have the matches we were in but we were in the finals so this link should work.

[CaityDawh]

I was also on one of the drive teams so I was focused on the robot not the entire field. But when I watched the matches again I was blown away, 1785, 1723, and 1710 were amazing. That was amazing scouting. Congrats!

[samfruth]

Originally Posted by CaityDawh

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4...dg9RmCY8IQCytw
1730's Youtube channel has the finals. We only have the matches we were in but we were in the finals so this link should work.

Thank you very much. Exactly what I was looking for.

[Jpatterson1710]

Yes, huge shoutout to 1785 and 1723 for picking all the way down to the 43rd seed. Just goes to show how ranking isn't always the best indicator. Our teams fit together so well. It was an honor to play with 1730, 1806, and 1777, and we're glad that you all will be at champs as well. See you there!

[samfruth]

Photos from Thursday and Friday can be found below. Once Saturday's photos are up I'll post the link for those too.

https://plus.google.com/photos/+Char...99872354013217

https://plus.google.com/photos/+Char...06673661736193

[stopyourself]

This [article/newsthing][http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-high-sc...201015410.html] is making the rounds. There isn't a health issue with anyone who was at regionals, right?

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by stopyourself

This [article/newsthing][http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-high-sc...201015410.html] is making the rounds. There isn't a health issue with anyone who was at regionals, right?

Given that ONW's team won the Regional Chairman's Award, I would hazard a guess as to say that they had the foresight to not allow students that were't of the best of health attend the event.

[samfruth]

Originally Posted by stopyourself

This [article/newsthing][http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-high-sc...201015410.html] is making the rounds. There isn't a health issue with anyone who was at regionals, right?

Funny you should bring this up actually. According to what they are saying, those who had been "diagnosed", for lack of a better term, are not able to transmit their virus. It's not yet active.
Also, I am fairly certain that none of the students that were brought to the regional were a part of the initial group of 300 that were tested.

So there shouldn't be anything to be concerned about...