Last call for bold predictions before competition begins!

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by Joe G.

The top 25 teams in FRC (measured however you would like -- FRCTop25, Looking Forward top 25, whatever) will have a greater percentage of low bar challenged robots than FRC as a whole.

I almost guarantee it.

Originally Posted by Joe G.

Captures will occur in fewer than 30% of qualification matches across all weeks of regionals/districts. Of these captures, more than half will be achieved entirely through low goal scoring.

I'd wager > 75% of all captures will be done primarily with low goal scoring (5+ balls).

Originally Posted by Joe G.

No robots with Rhino tread modules will make Einstien.

That will be the biggest surprise of them all. Due to just the sheer mass quantity of them, I think like last year with mecanums, it's just bound to happen.

Originally Posted by Joe G.

Related, a cheesecakeable scaling device will emerge later in the season.

I sure would like to know how that will happen. I keep hearing whispers about cheesecake lifting, but that sounds crazier than cheesecake can burglary last year, which I don't think ever happened.

Originally Posted by Joe G.

A robot will successfully, if roughly, perform a barrel roll crossing the ramparts. People will be talking about it for years.

That's a bold strategy Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em.

Originally Posted by Joe G.

The number of batter shooters will increase dramatically as the season goes on.

This also in; the amount of defense played on said batter shooters will also increase as the season goes on.

Originally Posted by Joe G.

The category C defenses will never be used past the divisional quarterfinals.

I hope that's not the case. C plans to be the first one we damage.

[Hjelstrom]

Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man

I sure would like to know how that will happen. I keep hearing whispers about cheesecake lifting, but that sounds crazier than cheesecake can burglary last year, which I don't think ever happened.

Here are some cheesecaked canburglars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssRfFHOz2tM
Cheesecaked lifting sounds crazy though.

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by Hjelstrom

Here are some cheesecaked canburglars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssRfFHOz2tM
Cheesecaked lifting sounds crazy though.

Which robot? There were like four can burglars in that video.

[Sperkowsky]

1. There will be a Tortuga on Einstein.

2. A regional will be won without a single high goal

3. There will be at least one backup robot playing on Einstein

4. Not a single Rhino Track drive will be on Einstein

5. The winning alliance on Einstein will have 3 hanging robots

6. Not a single 3 ball auton will be completed

7. There will be at least one IFI team on the winning alliance

8. There will be one robot that will catch on fire during elims at a regional

9. There will be an instance where a robot landed on top of another.

Is This Bold enough for you?

[Edxu]

Usage of the Category C defenses will be almost non-existent in Qualification matches, but will be used in EVERY match in Eliminations.

There will be at least one match of closed-cycle Stronghold.

[matthewdenny]

On average at least 1 match in elimination rounds will be affected by electrical systems failing.