2007 Buckeye Regional

[Cody Carey]

Defense is uber-crazy! 48 is now reffered to as "The Aluminum Magnet" on CRT

Along with that, we have a few choice nick-names for some other teams:

"The arm destroyer."
"The Battery Ripper."
and last but not least, "White on Rice."


Over-all, we were plagued with minor problems all day... but we spent lots of time today and went over EVERYTHING, so now that we have a problem-fee robot, you should be seeing some pretty high scores from us.

I believe that most of the reason we always get defended by everybody is because we kept on putting up sevens on practive day.
Shoulda waited 'till qualifiers.

[Joel J]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

Defense is uber-crazy! 48 is now reffered to as "The Aluminum Magnet" on CRT

Along with that, we have a few choice nick-names for some other teams:

"The arm destroyer."
"The Battery Ripper."
and last but not least, "White on Rice."


Over-all, we were plagued with minor problems all day... but we spent lots of time today and went over EVERYTHING, so now that we have a problem-fee robot, you should be seeing some pretty high scores from us.

I believe that most of the reason we always get defended by everybody is because we kept on putting up sevens on practive day.
Shoulda waited 'till qualifiers.

sevens?

Your robot can score tubes?

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

sevens?

Your robot can score tubes?

CRT is one of the more effective hybrids I've seen. Low scorer and a double (seesaw) ramp. The scorer is a la swampthing style (Similar design).

[Joel J]

Originally Posted by dhoizner

CRT is one of the more effective hybrids I've seen. Low scorer and a double (seesaw) ramp. The scorer is a la swampthing style (Similar design).

Oh, nice.. tommorow should be interesting indeed.

[Rich Ross]

Watch out for 548. They. Are. AMAZING.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

Defense is uber-crazy! 48 is now reffered to as "The Aluminum Magnet" on CRT

LOL that just might have to find its way onto the robot somewhere.

By the way, several robots were able to move the rack today. I swear we pushed the rack sideways about a foot during one match. This wasn't a dynamic contact hit - it was done when pushing a robot against the rack from a dead stop - did they grease the bottom of that thing or what?

Nice change of pace to see the Top 8 loaded with veterans. Some of the rookies are still managing to make a positive impact, though.

So far, it's been a very entertaining and competitive event. My parents visited a FIRST regional for the first time, and they really enjoyed the gameplay.

Boo to the perpetually blah match scheduling algorithm - how about a major refresh for the Championship?

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

...Boo to the perpetually blah match scheduling algorithm - how about a major refresh for the Championship?

I 4 1 miss seeing matches with six capable robots, or even six not-so-good, robots, battling it out.

Oh well, there's still the elims. Maybe we'll see a good match-up or two near the end.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

By the way, several robots were able to move the rack today. I swear we pushed the rack sideways about a foot during one match. This wasn't a dynamic contact hit - it was done when pushing a robot against the rack from a dead stop - did they grease the bottom of that thing or what?

Travis, you aren't the only one who has noticed that the rack is definitely moving around the field a bit more here. It only takes one person to spin the rack before each match at Buckeye, as opposed to the four we had in Pittsburgh. Is this rack missing something, or is it just getting worn down?

[Alex Cormier]

At home regional chat:

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[Alex Cormier]

Quarter - Finals
Time Description Teams Red Score Blue Score
1:07 PM Qtr 1-1 48 379 291 65 306 772 40 43
1:16 PM Qtr 2-1 378 158 1766 451 66 503 64 50
1:25 PM Qtr 3-1 548 1317 1270 537 70 494 8 128
1:34 PM Qtr 4-1 1528 1126 1038 174 1507 191 124 8
1:41 PM Qtr 1-2 48 291 379 772 65 306 62 38
1:54 PM Qtr 2-2 1766 378 158 66 503 451 38 64
2:01 PM Qtr 3-2 1270 548 1676 70 494 537 8 118 70, 494, 537 Advances to Semi's.
2:08 PM Qtr 4-2 1038 1528 1126 1507 174 191 34 258
2:14 PM Qtr 1-3 48 379 291 5306 772 65 68 25 48, 379, 291 Advances To Semi's.
2:20 PM Qtr 2-3 378 1766 158 66 451 503 66 82 66, 451, 503 Advances To Semi's.
2:26 PM Qtr 4-3 1126 1528 1038 1507 191 174 84 68 1126, 1528, 1038 Advances to Semi's.

Semi - Finals
Time Description Teams Red Score Blue Score
2:45 PM Semi 1-1 291 48 379 451 66 503 76 2
2:52 PM Semi 2-1 537 70 494 1528 1126 1038 84 8
2:59 PM Semi 1-2 48 379 291 66 451 503 38 16 48, 379, 291 Advance to Finals
3:05 PM Semi 2-2 494 537 70 1038 1528 1126 36 52 RUBBER MATCH!
3:14 PM Semi 2-3 494 70 537 1126 1038 1528 68 80 1126, 1038, 1528 Advance To Finals!

Finals
Time Description Teams Red Score Blue Score
3:28 PM Final 1-1 48 291 379 1126 1528 1038 76 64
3:46 PM Final 1-2 291 379 48 1038 1528 1126 76 53

Winner:
291, 48, 379

Congrats!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

Defense is uber-crazy! 48 is now reffered to as "The Aluminum Magnet" on CRT

Along with that, we have a few choice nick-names for some other teams:

"The arm destroyer."
"The Battery Ripper."
and last but not least, "White on Rice."


Over-all, we were plagued with minor problems all day... but we spent lots of time today and went over EVERYTHING, so now that we have a problem-fee robot, you should be seeing some pretty high scores from us.

I believe that most of the reason we always get defended by everybody is because we kept on putting up sevens on practive day.
Shoulda waited 'till qualifiers.

When the matches are finally uploaded to SOAP I HIGHLY recommend you guys watch match 58 immediately for an incredible show of teamwork to neutralize a terrific offensive bot. 48 and 772 drove over to 1126's side of the field and turned sideways and slid back and forth to deny them and 2252 access to the rack. It was brilliant defense that didn't require overly aggressive ramming or anything like that. It was a true work of art.