Predictions Week 4: Fortifying the Castle

[Just Doug]

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

Burned out in the Palmetto semis- 1296

Ouch. On the plus side we managed to replace the drive motors three times in less than fourty-five minutes. The fourth change will be a breeze.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Quick note: 610 is not competing at a North Bay.

[SpecificNW]

Now for some real predictions of the only event that matters this week from the best region in the world, free from any nonsensical "east-coast bias":

PHILOMATH
The south most and therefore best event in the PNW, Philomath is looking to be even more competitive this year than last. While some teams are competing for the first time, most will be working on their second or third event plays. Regardless, the quality of teams here look to Make Philomath Great Again The Best.
1983 - already won chairman's, but they're not going to stop until they've killed as many district points as possible.
1318 - really just a copy of 1540 so we're going to skip them.
955 - looking to tip the odds in their favor this time by improving their low goal capabilities.
997 - hopes to pull themselves together after tote-ally falling apart during wilsonville.
5803 - tried so hard and got so far, but in the end this event won't get them to DCMP
190 - hometown heroes will not be making the really short trip to Philomath to compete again. We will miss them.
2046 - From Washington, but for some reason has only played one event
4488 - Desperately trying to not lose to Skunkworks again. Also, unveiling a climber?

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by SpecificNW

2046 - From Washington, but for some reason has only played one event

how is being from washington somehow a qualifier to assume that they will play all early events? Auburn is a week 5, and they were originally just signed up for that and Auburn mountainview

[AmiableVariable]

Originally Posted by The other Gabe

how is being from washington somehow a qualifier to assume that they will play all early events? Auburn is a week 5, and they were originally just signed up for that and Auburn mountainview

That is a weird assertion for them to make. A few of their other statements are also unnecessary, to say the least.

Thanks to Looking Forward for the analysis of this week! Philomath will definitely be an interesting event. Regardless of eveyones number of previous plays, I look forward to playing with all of you , even if a few *coughcoughskunks* are rather intimidating to see on the list.

***Also, I can confirm that we still have no climber: Eclipse is terrified of heights.

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by AmiableVariable

That is a weird assertion for them to make. A few of their other statements are also unnecessary, to say the least.

Thanks to Looking Forward for the analysis of this week! Philomath will definitely be an interesting event. Regardless of eveyones number of previous plays, I look forward to playing with all of you , even if a few *coughcoughskunks* are rather intimidating to see on the list.

***Also, I can confirm that we still have no climber: Eclipse is terrified of heights.

We look forward to playing with all of our friends in Philomath. Thank you for the kind comments we hope our shooter is working better too. We made some changes. Our climber is also a little faster now too. See you all soon!

[aphelps231]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

We look forward to playing with all of our friends in Philomath. Thank you for the kind comments we hope our shooter is working better too. We made some changes. Our climber is also a little faster now too. See you all soon!

We're also very excited to see everyone at Philomath! Our bus leaves in about an hour... Not sure if I'm prepared for the five hour drive yet

At your practice field on Tuesday, I noticed your practice robot had four 775 pro's powering the climber. Did you add more motors or change the reduction since we saw you at CWU?

[Dave McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by aphelps231

At your practice field on Tuesday, I noticed your practice robot had four 775 pro's powering the climber. Did you add more motors or change the reduction since we saw you at CWU?

No mechanical changes to the climber, just increased power from 75 to 100%.

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

Our climber is also a little faster now too. See you all soon!

I'm impressed that you could make that any faster

[SoftwareBug2.0]

Originally Posted by SpecificNW

5803 - tried so hard and got so far, but in the end this event won't get them to DCMP

I'd just like to point out that this statement is not exactly going out on a limb. Philomath is 5803's third event so they're not eligible to earn points. And they've likely already earned enough points to be at the district championship anyway.

[Billfred]

If you're looking for a late dark horse in Rocket City, I'd bring 2815 into the mix. Criminally unpicked 15th seed of 64 at Palmetto with mad ups that made Frank's blog. With "just" 52 teams there and experience, I think they've got the potential.

(Yeah, I was with 2815 from 2009-2013. Would say it even if I wasn't.)

[OccamzRazor]

Originally Posted by Billfred

If you're looking for a late dark horse in Rocket City, I'd bring 2815 into the mix. Criminally unpicked 15th seed of 64 at Palmetto with mad ups that made Frank's blog. With "just" 52 teams there and experience, I think they've got the potential.

(Yeah, I was with 2815 from 2009-2013. Would say it even if I wasn't.)

Yeah they practiced up here in Charlotte and they were a solid performer. Scouts were not paying any attention in Palmetto.

[Wert3141]

Philomath will definitely be very interesting. With only 29 teams and a very top heavy roster, the second pick in alliance selection will be critical. A couple of teams I think are worthy of a mention are 2550 who were excellent last year but have yet to play this year. Also 2907, although they have struggled so far I think 2907 could also prove to be an underdog. I also think the lack of robots are this event could make the 3rd, and 4th seed a very favorable position. I could be completely wrong though. Also I appreciate the analysis from SpecificNW.