Favorite Teams that did not get picked

[galewind]

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

We had lots of fun and were especialy pleased to be there when our fellow travellers and the other team in the Cokeley household - 1089- made it all the way to Galileo #1 seed with an undefeated record. I wish they could have brought home something to put in the trophy case. They did a great job and had a great first nationals.

WC

Thanks for the kind words. We had a whole list devised by a great scout team, but after being spoken to by two other teams, I was convinced that we should go down the list to try to kill the "top 8 super alliances"... we didn't anticipate 1280 to say yes since we didn't talk to them at all before the selection, but we were thrilled to have them as alliance partners. They and MOE both showed how great of sports they were out there, and they kicked a lot of butt!
In spite of our tradgic 30-point penalty that, in video review, almost made me cry, we were so excited that we went 7-0 in divisionals. Granted, we didn't have to face some of the nastiest Galileo teams out there like 254 and 56, but it really brought some inspiration to our team to know that we don't have to consider ourselves "n00bs" anymore. We learned a lot from our mistakes and are excited about moving forward!

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Chris

On Curie i was very surprised that team 7 didn't get picked, they were consistent and great to work with.

Chris

I think they were just overlooked which we all know happens a lot. They played this game with solid steady strategy, and had a great robot. I believe they were tied (Newton's stats aren't posted) for first place overall for average RP's, and had the highest in Curie.

[Meyerman]

teams the definately shoulda gotten picked in galileo was 75 237 358 all three teams can probably score 6 tetras a match and they are both very dependable. we had all three on our list if we werent ranked as high we woulda had one of those for sure. and we also had 25 on our list but ended up taking them off it seemed they had a broken arm in their last few matches on sat. unfortionately for them they hard a rough schedual and alotta bad luck they are always a great team im sure they will win an offseason event or two.

[JanineF]

Aces High 176 on Newton? Anyone? *pouts*

We were very ready to get down on our knees and beg to be considered despite our ranking because our robot was working perfectly and our drive team was up to par, however, we did discover in watching the finals that we probably would have been a little overwhelmed.

Great job to everyone at the Championships and congrats to all the winners!

[t0ny127]

Team 237 definitely should have been picked...they have an amazing robot and also an amazing team.

Teams 75 and 358 are also great teams that should have been picked...what a surprise...

[BandChick]

I definitely had this long list of teams that should have been picked. i was surprised that teams who were SO successful at their regionals didn't get chosen AT ALL.

358 put up an amazing fight at Philli.
237 did AWESOME at jersey
25 who, yes, had some technical problems, but still had a great bot
75
88

and that's just some of them.

I'm still really happy with the alliance we had, and I'm not going to say I regret anything about that weekend. But I did learn some lesson. So watch out for next year!

[colt527]

Ohh man, I was just as upset when I heard 358 didn't get picked when my team didn't get picked. 358 was our first alliance pick at SBPLI, we knew that they had a great robot and would be an awesome part of any team (It worked at SBPLI =P).

It would have been nice if my team had been picked, we put up 4 or 5 every round, but being ranked 51st didn't help much. I would say all of the teams that went on definatly deserved it and made for a great finals to watch.

[the_short1]

i was also very surprised by the poor scouting at galileo.. at Great lakes and toronto the scouting seemed very good . .

but in galileo it seemed teams picked other teams for the ppl not for the robots..like common!.. a 75seed team adn 80seed team were picked.. .. whats up with that? .. i was also disapointed how the 1305 68 469 got crushed at the start.... .. sux..

i also was disapointed how us (1596) were overlooked.. im guessing the scouts were not ready, as the first qualifying match , team 1596, 447,?, scored 123:7 ! .. . that was an amazing match and i would think the scouters would pick up on that..maybe the scouts didnlt start until like 10th match? ? unprepared?.. hmm. . o well it was still a great experiance and we learned a lot for next year.. so no hard feelings

i also wished that 1511 and waldo go into the finals as they were awsome rookies and they deserve it !

also .. GO CHEESY POOFS! .. !! i rooted for them, wish they won.. but the HOT team is also awsome.. they are our fathers .. they sparked our team into existance

[DarkJedi613]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

I couldn't believe that 358, the Robo Eagles, did not get picked in Galileo. I expected them to be off the board before my team. They won a regional, almost won another. They were ranked around 16th (second highest seed not picked). I watched a couple of their matches and they were dominant, capping corner goals over top of defenders. That was a lapse in scouting.

Thanks! We were glad you guys got picked though.

I think 237 should have been picked, they had a great robot! I also think some of the teams (at least in Galileo) should have been picked higher than they were.

It was still fun though.

Originally Posted by the_short1

i was also very surprised by the poor scouting at galileo.. at Great lakes and toronto the scouting seemed very good . .

but in galileo it seemed teams picked other teams for the ppl not for the robots..like common!.. a 75seed team adn 80seed team were picked.. .. whats up with that?

One of those teams was 103 though, and that was GREAT scouting on whoever picked them (I can't remember - sorry). 103 had a great robot and just had a tough schedule and a few matches lost by one or two tetras.

[Ianworld]

I was a very busy driver and pit crew member so I didn't have time to keep an eye on many teams. So what I'll say is that every single year tons of really great teams don't get picked at nationals. My team has gone to nationals 4 out of the past 5 years but this year was the first time we made it into the eliminations.

I'll also add that 237 and 75 definitely deserved to get picked. Both were wonderful machines.

[the_short1]

103 eh.. well i was sposed to be on our scouting team(6 ppl), but i was into those awsome workshops, and doing a lot of PR work (talking to teams and getting buttons ).. so i missed a LOT of matches..

[jessjank.]

Originally Posted by DarkJedi613

One of those teams was 103 though, and that was GREAT scouting on whoever picked them (I can't remember - sorry). 103 had a great robot and just had a tough schedule and a few matches lost by one or two tetras.

Thank you for the recognition of our team. We were chosen by the 6th alliance, team 16 - Bomb Squad. Like many other teams in Galileo, luck just wasn't with us during the qualifying rounds. Many matches were lost by a mere 1 or 2 points, as was the case with so many other teams throughout the competition, and we ended with a 3-4 record. Unfortunately there were many teams that played fantastically, but ran into some bad luck, ranked below their level of play, and were not chosen. I can understand how surprising it is for a team ranked so low in the standings, such as ourselves, to be chosen in the first round. Cybersonics is very grateful that we were picked and given the opportunity to play Saturday afternoon against some spectacular alliances, including the one that went on to win Galileo and become the Championship finalists.

[ben281]

There was definately a lot of confusion and problems in the Galileo department. I was dissapointed with how things were run. There were some teams who came off the field and didn't even get to go back to the pit before pickings had started. No one even knew the placings. We ended up 25th, and capped no less than 4 a match, averaging 5 and there were teams that were capping only 2-3 a match getting picked. all this to say that a lot of random stuff was going on. (ugh, we lost a match by 1 point and one by 2 points as well which would have put us in 3rd, oh well life is a bummer). but i still had fun at nats! congrats to everyone who did well.
Oh and i was also surprised 358 wasn't picked, sorry guys!
Ben
Team 281

[tiffany34990]

i was suprised for 25, 1251,007, 222 and a few others...

they are really great teams! i know s.p.a.m. was really scared towards the end... but this happens every year...great teams don't make it which is unfortunate...so many great bots out there!!

[DarkJedi613]

Originally Posted by jessjank.

Thank you for the recognition of our team. We were chosen by the 6th alliance, team 16 - Bomb Squad.

You guys were definitly on our list thinking you'd be a great pick since we weren't sure how many people noticed you down there. We remembered how great you did at Philly though.

Thanks ben281.