2008 New Jersey Regional

[BRAVESaj25bd8]

Is anyone watching the NJ webcast and thinks the music is STILL pretty bad? This really doesn't seem like FIRST music. Maybe it's just me?

[Steve S.]

Originally Posted by BRAVESaj25bd8

Is anyone watching the NJ webcast and thinks the music is STILL pretty bad? This really doesn't seem like FIRST music. Maybe it's just me?

Yeah ive noticed the same thing...not sure whats up with that

[Nawaid Ladak]

WoW, that regional almost got messed up thanks to shaniqua..... WoW. congrats to team 103 and 25 for playing by the rules and not taking advantage to her mishap

[ChrisR_522]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

WoW, that regional almost got messed up thanks to shaniqua..... WoW. congrats to team 103 and 25 for playing by the rules and not taking advantage to her mishap

Please fill me in?

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by ChrisR_522

Please fill me in?

after the 8th alliance made their first pick, she went to 103 and 25 to ask them for their second pick where someone from 103 reminded her it was a serpentine draft...

[ChrisR_522]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

after the 8th alliance made their first pick, she went to 103 and 25 to ask them for their second pick where someone from 103 reminded her it was a serpentine draft...

Ahh, ok. I missed that one.

[DUCKIE]

Just tuning in again, anyone know the alliance pairings?

[TheOtherGuy]

103, 25, and 381 (I think) are first alliance... they lost their first match, too!

[Kevin Sevcik]

Just started a thread on that totally weird alliance wide yellow card. Discussion starts here.

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by BRAVESaj25bd8

Is anyone watching the NJ webcast and thinks the music is STILL pretty bad? This really doesn't seem like FIRST music. Maybe it's just me?

The DJ was playing awesome music he was playing all different genres, most if not all songs were those that were recently put out. His custom mixing skills need work nevertheless played great music...

I guess you guys hear differently on the webcast compared to in person He played nothing but up beat stuff

Velcro doesn't help unless you have the strong stuff!!! There was only really one team that had velcro and it still didn't make much of a difference. I know that opponents had to dive for their controllers counteless times in 3 days whether it was caused by one team or select teams I can't tell you... The ruling isn't harsh but you have all the time and place to test your auton mode even if its just in the pit on chocks hooked up to a tether... Thats why some if not all regionals are getting practice fields so that you can test everything before getting on the field. To prevent causing un-neccessary damage. It's the teams responsibility to test everything. Thats also why we run 2 practice matches per match on thursday so that you can find the bugs and fix them. If the ref's see and note your bugs on thursday and watch for them on competition day and still see them then the team should be penalized b/c that just means the team did nothing to correct it since it was first noticed and when they were first warned. Yea there's alot going on but whats more important, losing a match over penalty points b/c you decided to just go with what you have anyway or note your bugs and find a way to correct them in the time you have to build, ship, test, practice and compete with your robot. It's as even simple as just taking the auton code completely out for reviewing and let the robot sit there for 15 secs rather then attempting an untested auton mode and risking a team / alliance dq.

[robots for life]

NJ was my first regional I ever been to it was so exciting! I saw some inconsistencies in some of the final matches. It seems like there should have been some penalties called against the alliance of 103, 25, and 381. Possibly I misunderstood the rules but it seemed as if 25 crossed and line and then backed back over it to avoid another robot, also I saw similar missed penalties throughout the finals in some of the other matches but there seemed to be more in the finals. Also I do not understand the reason for yellow carding 816's entire alliance, I believe it was alliance 2 or 3. Perhaps someone can correct me if I'm wrong or show me a link to some videos.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by robots for life

NJ was my first regional I ever been to it was so exciting! I saw some inconsistencies in some of the final matches. It seems like there should have been some penalties called against the alliance of 103, 25, and 381. Possibly I misunderstood the rules but it seemed as if 25 crossed and line and then backed back over it to avoid another robot, also I saw similar missed penalties throughout the finals in some of the other matches but there seemed to be more in the finals. Also I do not understand the reason for yellow carding 816's entire alliance, I believe it was alliance 2 or 3. Perhaps someone can correct me if I'm wrong or show me a link to some videos.

I wonder if there's any truth behind that bad call thing, I think I saw the 25 call their referring to but I think it may have been a bad/missed call, there were some other calls made that were kinda fishy but w/e. Also there's a discussion about the yellow card call. Congrats to 103 on 4 years of victory and 25 for 3 years

[hipsterjr]

Any tips or advice from the finalist drivers on this year's game. As a driver, I want to hear your opinions on the game. I have heard of problems with glare off the lane divider; had any problems with this?

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

Any tips or advice from the finalist drivers on this year's game. As a driver, I want to hear your opinions on the game. I have heard of problems with glare off the lane divider; had any problems with this?

When your in the right and mid-right spots there is a reflection off the lane divider. In some matches we saw robots and balls that weren't really there, make sure your coach is watching from the opposite end.

[coldfusion1279]

congrats to 2590 on being such a successful rookie team

congrats to 1676 on the chairman's award.

finally, congrats to 381, 25 and 103 on the win, you were just too much for us to handle.

1279 thanks our alliance partners for putting up such a great fight into the semifinals!