2007 VCU Regional

[blakwyte]

i think that for the ringers to really be useful we're going to have to see alot more of what 116 was putting up ... 7 ringers in a row is nothing to laugh at.

but with the heavy defence that was played ever since that match, 116 didn't have a chance to put up those kinds of numbers no matter how hard they tried. 116 was paired with 122 in every match, and 122 was an aggressive, motivated defensive team. they pushed the envelope quite a bit (they were the only team i saw with a yellow flag) but they sure kept 116 from putting up those rings. if a team can accomplish more with defence than they can with spoilers, even against the most versatile and highest scoring robot in the competition (besides maybe 1610 and 540), then i don't see any reason why spoilers will be used at all in atlanta.

the match where epsilon delta put up those 7 ringers was really a turning point in the game. after that match everyone's mindset did a 180 from offence, and putting up rings, to defence and ramping up. 116 was seeded first up until that match, but afterwards they quickly dropped, and our friends from 620 went straight to the top. the other ramp teams also did astronomically better after this match, 2108 went straight to the finals as did 623. admittedly we also saw 540 and 1610 at the finals but they never would have made it without the aggressive counter defence and awesome ramping capabilities of the ohmies and awkward turtle.

i think this game is going to be even more defensive in georgia, and that ramp bots are going to be dominating the qualifiers from now on. awkward turtle's ramps are definitely going to be doing virginia proud in atlanta.