2016 Minnesota State Champs

[blueyoshi256]

Team 2823 is looking forward to our first trip to state. We're still a little bit tired from our crazy run at champs (we finally shimmed our shooter properly), but we're also looking for our first blue banner. Can't wait to see everybody on the field!

The 6 hours of unbag time is going to make States ridiculously competitive.

It was just enough time for us to program and test an outer works vision shot. If our driver can execute, things might go well for us.

[jdonadio]

Originally Posted by Chief Hedgehog

This tournament will be a little bittersweet for me as it is the last tournament with our last team member from our rookie season - Kyle. He has seen quite a bit in the last four years on this squad and I couldn't think of a better place to end his career - at a tournament we know well in a venue we know even better.

As always, CIS will be ready for the State Tournament. We do have a few surprises to unleash.

I will say, it is humbling to read some of these posts. We know how hard we work to be a good team - but sometimes it feels as if we are in our own world out here in the potato fields of Central MN.

And yes, defense is our thing - it has been since 2013. We like to joke that we were the best defensive team of 2015.

For those that don't know - we were over 84" long and didn't move for most of our first 8 matches at North Star in 2015. We heard the groan from other teams that were allied with us. For 8 rounds our drive team would hear the FTA announce to his radio "bypass 4607". We returned 3 of the 4 members of that drive team and it is now a running joke for CIS.

Good luck to all - see you on Friday night!

I was queuing North Star, and your drive team approached each match with the same gracious professionalism and hopefulness. They were great to interact with then and again this year. See you Saturday.

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[northstardon]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Also, 3130 is ranked #32, so they probably will make it in replacing a team that is unable to attend.

Looking forward to this weekend's competition...does anyone know if a team or two moved off the bubble? I didn't see a finalized list of teams on the MSHSL web page.

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by northstardon

Looking forward to this weekend's competition...does anyone know if a team or two moved off the bubble? I didn't see a finalized list of teams on the MSHSL web page.

All 30 teams accepted and will be participating to my knowledge.

[Whatever]

Is there going to be a live stream? I have out of state relatives asking me for information.

[Mr.Paulson]

According to Mark Lawrence the webcast must be done by www.prep45.com as it is a Minnesota State Championship. I'm not sure if you will need to pay to watch it because of that or not...?

Mark provided this link in one of his recent emails:

http://mnfirst.us13.list-manage.com/...e= 5d103023fc

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by Mr.Paulson

According to Mark Lawrence the webcast must be done by www.prep45.com as it is a Minnesota State Championship. I'm not sure if you will need to pay to watch it because of that or not...?

Mark provided this link in one of his recent emails:

http://mnfirst.us13.list-manage.com/...e= 5d103023fc

I believe you have to pay around $5 to watch the stream.

[Whatever]

Thank you for the information, I will pass it along.

Does that imply that the tournament may get some coverage during "MN Prep Spotlight" on Sunday at 9:30?

[maxnz]

Any idea if the match videos will be archived in any way? Also, does anyone know if the FMS reports will be available (after or even during) for review and/or upload (e.g. to TBA)?

[Jon Stratis]

The MSHSL has a contract with prep45 to webcast events, and the State Tournament is a MSHSL event. I don't know if you'll have to pay to view or not, I do know it's a subject that has come up before.

When you think about it, having that deal in place for most of the MSHSL activities completely makes sense. FIRST is probably the only one to have the sort of in-house experience live streaming events that we do.

[jvriezen]

Prep45 has in the past (and I suspect will this year) also made available a DVD of at least the playoff rounds available, with their commentary. However it is not free.

[northstardon]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

The MSHSL has a contract with prep45 to webcast events, and the State Tournament is a MSHSL event. I don't know if you'll have to pay to view or not, I do know it's a subject that has come up before.

When you think about it, having that deal in place for most of the MSHSL activities completely makes sense. FIRST is probably the only one to have the sort of in-house experience live streaming events that we do.

The "nominal" fee to watch a live state tournament stream is $6.97 per day. After Saturday, you can get 3-day access to view an "event" for $2.97; for the robotics tournament, the morning and afternoon sessions appear to be considered separate events. Prep45.com will also sell you a DVD of one of the sessions for $55.

You need a log-in account on the prep45 website to get access to the stream, and (unlike HBOGo) you can only have one device at a time streaming a paid feed. So grandparents in one city and aunt/uncles in another will have to pay separately.

The long-term deal between prep45 and the state high school league does bring in revenue to the organization, and it guarantees television/web streaming of certain state tournament events, regardless of whether there'd be enough paying customers to justify the production costs (the 2016 girls basketball Class A quarterfinal game between Sleepy Eye and Mountain Iron is available on-demand, in case anyone is interested).

But the deal has its fair share of detractors. Robotics is far from the first sport in Minnesota to have experience live-streaming games/events (our high school's hockey games have been streamed for several years now). And there's been more than a few conflicts (for example, when a hockey team is barred from streaming their section final game because the wrestling tournament is being streamed at the same time ). The prep45 deal is really comprehensive, and they are very aggressive in legally protecting the broadcast/streaming rights that they've paid for.

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Any idea if the match videos will be archived in any way? Also, does anyone know if the FMS reports will be available (after or even during) for review and/or upload (e.g. to TBA)?

What FMS reports are you specifically wanting? Are you wanting something besides the outcome of the matches and the rankings?

[jvriezen]

We demo'd robots at the Minneapolis Maker Faire last Saturday. I took the liberty of printing up 150 'free admission' coupons (good for two) to the state tournament which all the teams demo'ing handed out to those who we spoke to. Many people were very pleased to get free tickets. I think it will actually make people more likely to come than if we just suggested "Come to the tournament, its free admission for everyone!"

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Any idea if the match videos will be archived in any way? Also, does anyone know if the FMS reports will be available (after or even during) for review and/or upload (e.g. to TBA)?

I can make all of the reports available.