Predictions Week 2: Slamming on the Brakes

[benbrown197]

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

1730 is my current favorite to win the event. These guys and gals were solid last year, and their website shows off a competitive-looking bot. Their "mortar" will likely launch their bot over the rest of the competition.

First off, thank you very much for the vote of confidence. Although we did not place first, during the qualifying matches we went 6-1 and went into elimination in 3rd. Our alliance partners of 935 and 1710 preformed excellently, but unfortunately, the mortar suffered some damage right before the elimination rounds. But when the mortar worked, it worked. We have all the problems worked out at are ready to preform great in Milwaukee later this week.
Here is a link to a match that really showed the mortar at its finest.

mms:\\streaming.more.net\robo2008archive\match48.a sf

[benbrown197]

for some reason the link above won't come out right. there should be no space between the .a and sf

[mrmummert]

Well it kinda did and did'nt go as planned for us...We did very good for a while
(# 1 on Friday, # 6 later..) Things went down hill on Saturday. We had a decent showing and ended up # 16. Oddly we did'nt get picked (and a last
place team did) Go fiqure.

[JoshD]

Originally Posted by mrmummert

Well it kinda did and did'nt go as planned for us...We did very good for a while
(# 1 on Friday, # 6 later..) Things went down hill on Saturday. We had a decent showing and ended up # 16. Oddly we did'nt get picked (and a last
place team did) Go fiqure.

That's unfortunate for you guys, but we talked with 2021 and they had shown interest in us during competition. But our qualifying position was based on many factors that we had not foreseen. We were definitely expecting better.

[kjohnson]

Originally Posted by JoshD

That's unfortunate for you guys, but we talked with 2021 and they had shown interest in us during competition. But our qualifying position was based on many factors that we had not foreseen. We were definitely expecting better.

I was on the field at VCU and watched nearly every match from practice all the way to the finals. 975 did not deserve the 64th place ranking. Although I wouldn't call 975 reliable this year, they were well ahead of the majority of teams at VCU and could actually place the trackball on the overpass for bonus points (384 and 1086 couldn't do that!). Bonus points were the reason 975 was picked over some of the other teams that were available.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by mrmummert

Well it kinda did and did'nt go as planned for us...We did very good for a while
(# 1 on Friday, # 6 later..) Things went down hill on Saturday. We had a decent showing and ended up # 16. Oddly we did'nt get picked (and a last
place team did) Go fiqure.

Last place team doesn't mean bad; In recent years, a 3rd pick with a great drive is often the best bet. Look at team 4 in 06, 07 at LA and 294 just yesterday at SD.

[mrmummert]

I know how it can go....We were 54th last year and got picked for finals
because most teams knew it was'nt us but the weird alliance system they
used last year...we made it to the finals and lost by 8 in the third match

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by mrmummert

Well it kinda did and did'nt go as planned for us...We did very good for a while
(# 1 on Friday, # 6 later..) Things went down hill on Saturday. We had a decent showing and ended up # 16. Oddly we did'nt get picked (and a last
place team did) Go fiqure.

This is what happens when u have a game that has main components that factor into a 3 team alliance. For the 06 and 07 season, whenever we were out of the top 8, we were always picked by the 8th seed as a second pick. In 06 we had a decent robot and a good auton. Which is what made us a good 3rd pick. In 07 we didnt have ramps but were a good arm bot, so we got picked by 8th seed after they got their ramp.
Its just the way the game is played.