Galileo Division 2008

[rsilverstein]

My guess is that 1114 doesn't get #1 seed in Galileo. With a strong field but a high standard deviation (check the OPR thread), the odds that Simbotics are stacked against 2 good robots and paired with some maybe not as good are higher.

With so many good robots it's going to come down to a lot of luck with qualification matches.

On that note, even if they aren't #1 seed they'll probably get picked first anyway.

[KTorak]

This division is really stacked. I want to see how this plays out.

[Brad Voracek]

Oh boy! this will be an interesting division, I can't wait to see how it plays out.


I hope we just manage a good showing in the qualifiers after seeing how many amazing teams there are...!


See you all there.

[brentmcjunkin]

343 is there and i am SIKED I cant wait another week cant wait to start playing

[Joe Ross]

There are 7 regional champions (captain and first pick) that played together. That's more then double any other division. Should make alliance selections interesting.

LA: 330, 1717
BAE: 121, 40
NJ: 103, 25
St Louis: 148, 217
Detroit: 469, 217
Peachtree: 1319, 343
Seattle: 1983, 2046

In addition, the entire LA and BAE alliances are together.

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

There are 7 regional champions (captain and first pick) that played together. That's more then double any other division. Should make alliance selections interesting.

LA: 330, 1717
BAE: 121, 40
NJ: 103, 25
St Louis: 148, 217
Detroit: 469, 217
Peachtree: 1319, 343
Seattle: 1983, 2046

In addition, the entire LA and BAE alliances are together.

should be lots of fun! im ready for this!

i would like to know what the scouters here are looking for. i know that the main thing i am looking for is a defensive robot, b/c the hurdlers are usually easy to spot out. just trying to find other's opinions

EDIT: whoop whoop! 343rd post!!

[Jeff Waegelin]

I got the teamlist in an email (which I read on my phone) yesterday, and I did a double-take. I didn't think it was real, because the teamlist just seemed too good to be true. I can't wait!

[Guy Davidson]

Originally Posted by cziggy343

i would like to know what the scouters here are looking for. i know that the main thing i am looking for is a defensive robot, b/c the hurdlers are usually easy to spot out. just trying to find other's opinions

We'll be coming in playing D, so our scouts will be trying to figure out how we stop the unstoppable forces that are present in Gali, and figuring out who we work with well. If we somehow end up in a picking position, we'll probably look for reliable hurdlers with a good hybrid mode.

[Coach Norm]

Team 2468 is a Rookie team and we excited about our trip. We are representing the LSR as the Rookie All Star. We are trying to figure all this out. It is going to be fun to see such a high level of competition in all divisions but this one is going to be great what I am reading.

We are in the process of trying to figure out how to scout and what we need to do at Championships.

We hope we can hold our own with our autonomous and ball handling speed bot.

[midway78224]

WOW!!!! what a division i cant wait to compete with some of the greats this yr. we hope to bring a strong defense like we did to the florida regional where we ended up 12th there. can wait to see 1114,330,217, and the many awesome robots of this yr. good luck to all and see u there.

[jill399]

Oh boy! We are so ready for this!!!! This is going to be an awesome division to play in.

[JesseK]

I plan on having a black book of secrets that contains tailored strategies to work with and against most teams in Galileo. If you're nice, maybe you can view it . After further analysis of the 84 teams' statistics today, I know for certain that the recon I do this weekend will be anything but dull.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by EricH

You should be more than scared now.

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

Galileo officially scares me, the alliances coming out of Galileo are going to be ridiculous.

Originally Posted by Pat A.

MARS is thrilled (& afraid ... very afraid) to be on Galileo.

Originally Posted by rsilverstein

My guess is that 1114 doesn't get #1 seed in Galileo.

That must be only because you've never seen them in person.

Originally Posted by DanDon

And you can't forget that the other divisions can have two of their top teams allied together, and any alliance like that can match any divisional alliance unless something happens leaving one of the "big" teams for second round for one of the super alliances.

Again, you haven't seen 1114.

I
Am
Scared

Is it too late to stay home??

Don

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Again, you haven't seen 1114.

I
Am
Scared

Is it too late to stay home??

Don

LOL agreed, 1114 is scary in person!!

Elims in Galileo are going to be crazy INSANE!!! probably the best FIRST matches I have ever seen in my life!!!

I can't wait, and I'm not even going to be there lol!! good luck to all teams, especially all the teams I met this year at Waterloo and Toronto!!!

[KTorak]

1114 may not seed first. I'll say it myself. It's all a luck of the draw in ATL depending on YOUR alliance partners and the ones you play against. Who knows, you could have to play several very difficult matches, in which you loose, and it lowers your rank. However, good scouting will see past the actual rank of teams.