2008 New Jersey Regional

[ks_mumupsi]

Congrats to team 103, 25 and 381 on winning NJ regional.

Team 2016 also wants to thank 694 and 1279 for being great alliance partners!!

[Vanquish]

Though it was a great regional one thing really made me mad. I watched the same few robots (not to name teams) continuously knock off the controllers of other teams, one of them even got disqualified after they knocked our teams controllers off. After that round (our robot was useless because of them) my teacher went to talk with the refs and they said that our team should have stepped forward and saved our controllers when they had not even announced that at all, but thats not the thing that makes me mad. What makes me mad is that when a controller got knocked off during the finals it was like the whole world ended, the stopped and restarted the match, but what about the 5+ other teams that lost control of their robots because of the same thing? I just don't understand.

Aside from that though, really great regional, lots of nice robots and some really cool people

[Romino90]

Originally Posted by Vanquish

Though it was a great regional one thing really made me mad. I watched the same few robots (not to name teams) continuously knock off the controllers of other teams, one of them even got disqualified after they knocked our teams controllers off. After that round (our robot was useless because of them) my teacher went to talk with the refs and they said that our team should have stepped forward and saved our controllers when they had not even announced that at all, but thats not the thing that makes me mad. What makes me mad is that when a controller got knocked off during the finals it was like the whole world ended, the stopped and restarted the match, but what about the 5+ other teams that lost control of their robots because of the same thing? I just don't understand.

Aside from that though, really great regional, lots of nice robots and some really cool people

I thought that was only in the begging rounds of the championship matches wow that gracious professionalism went right out the window there lol...I had mix thought on the NJ this year..I didn't think the MC lady was as good as the Asian guy last year and I guess since our robot ( 1403) wasn't doing so hot it sorta ruin the vibe at least we won Engineering Award..and didn't shut up in the stands lol and con grads to 103,25, & 381 you had great robots and good alliance honestly like a minute threw the match I thought you guys should of just stopped there was no way the other alliance would make come back lol

[ssand1990]

On Behalf of 1403 and myself i would like to say congrats to 103, 25 and 381.
Also congrats to Team 1676 for winning Chairmans. You guys really deserve it.

Last but not least i would also like to congratulate all the teams that won award yesterday and today.

[Rich Kressly]

Originally Posted by Vanquish

Though it was a great regional one thing really made me mad. I watched the same few robots (not to name teams) continuously knock off the controllers of other teams, one of them even got disqualified after they knocked our teams controllers off. After that round (our robot was useless because of them) my teacher went to talk with the refs and they said that our team should have stepped forward and saved our controllers when they had not even announced that at all, but thats not the thing that makes me mad. What makes me mad is that when a controller got knocked off during the finals it was like the whole world ended, the stopped and restarted the match, but what about the 5+ other teams that lost control of their robots because of the same thing? I just don't understand.

Aside from that though, really great regional, lots of nice robots and some really cool people

<G47> states the exceptio to the rule very clearly.
"TEAM Positions During HYBRID PERIOD – During the HYBRID PERIOD, the DRIVERS and COACH must stand behind the PLAYERS LINE within their ALLIANCE ZONE. During the HYBRID PERIOD, the ROBOCOACH must stay within one of the two designated ROBOCOACH STATIONS (either local or remote). Each violation (stepping outside thedesignated area, or stepping across the PLAYERS LINE) will result in a PENALTY. Exceptions will be made in cases involving personal or OPERATOR CONSOLE safety."

While it is upsetting to have these things occur, it is in no way an intentional action, it is something teams need to be prepared for, and teams are expected to know the rules. I'm sorry there was damage to a few operator consoles.

[Danny McC]

Well the last time I had talked to one of the IFI guys he had told me it wasnt the robots controller that was messed up. I felt horribly when seeing it happen but I don't really feel that we deserved that yellow card.

[Brickel]

I did in fact like how the refs stopped the match due to the breaking of the controllers. Though i wish the refs had done so for our team in our first qualification match of the day. But they did not and the match continued with our robot (219) simply sitting there.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Romino90

honestly like a minute threw the match I thought you guys should of just stopped there was no way the other alliance would make come back lol

Umm..no offense(or actually, offense) but that's kinda harsh considering we were doing really well and were undefeated in our elimination matches up until facing 103's alliance (also we were paired up with an awesome rookie team). So yeah...please think before you post your opinion b/c that's not something another team who worked just as hard wants to hear.

Also, I'm not doubting the strength or awesomeness of 103, 25, and 381's alliance. In fact I met a lot of their members and mentors and became friends with them.

[Scott Carpman]

Very enjoyable regional to watch. This game is much more exciting in a live venue than in front of a computer screen.

Congrats to 103, 25, and 381 for winning it all and also to MORT, the Brigade, and Nemesis for earning their NJ finalists trophies.

Congrats are also in store for Cougar on their EI and the Pi-oneers for Chairman's.

Nemesis: you have a very bright future ahead. Three throphies in a 15 minute span is impressive no matter what year you started. Keep up the great work and you'll have a Chairman's in no time at all.

One thing was bugging me the entire ride back from trenton: what happened to Stuyvesant in their semifinals match? It sort of just stood in place for 2 minutes then burst full speed ahead. Was it an IFI problem?

[Dominicano0519]

Originally Posted by lilstogi11

Umm..no offense(or actually, offense) but that's kinda harsh considering we were doing really well and were undefeated in our elimination matches up until facing 103's alliance (also we were paired up with an awesome rookie team). So yeah...please think before you post your opinion b/c that's not something another team who worked just as hard wants to hear.

Also, I'm not doubting the strength or awesomeness of 103, 25, and 381's alliance. In fact I met a lot of their members and mentors and became friends with them.

you are right about that one, you guys were awesome. good job and i hope you can take that amazing team of yours down to atlanta.

i want to congratulate 1676 on their chairman's award and their robot, and also MORT, the Brigade, and Nemesis on their performance

[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?

[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!

[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.

[Dominicano0519]

Originally Posted by 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!

hey man you guys were great too

you mechanism for taking the ball off and possesing it simultaneously was just sick, if your going to any other regionals good luck