Galileo Division 2008

[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.

[brentmcjunkin]

Originally Posted by Valley Raider

Can you say Dream Team!
254, 330 and 1114.

I think by far and away the best team combo out there. I think your going to need three hurdlers, that way if a bot goes down your still in the match, you just can't make up the difference making laps.

Other great combos?

Hurdlers are gonna go quick in alliance selections so the really good hurdlers will go first and the works some of the hurdlers will be picked second

[Steve Wherry]

It will be interesting to see how strictly penalties are called at Nationals; At the Boilermaker Regional, penalty flags were flying out of control so defense could not even be considered. At the West Michigan Regional, physical played was allowed, and defensive robots were cutting hurlers off in the turns and fighting over the balls. It made for great play and less predictable outcomes.

Hopefully the refereeing is consistent on all five fields (and I expect it to be). I would hate to see a physical team and alliance win a division and then get penalized continuously on Einstein.

[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.

[waialua359]

Just put the most relaxed refereeing division refs on Einstein.

[brentmcjunkin]

the refs are gonna be the best and the most trained i would think so yeh
it will be even better calls

[BandChick]

Originally Posted by Steve Wherry

It will be interesting to see how strictly penalties are called at Nationals; At the Boilermaker Regional, penalty flags were flying out of control so defense could not even be considered. At the West Michigan Regional, physical played was allowed, and defensive robots were cutting hurlers off in the turns and fighting over the balls. It made for great play and less predictable outcomes.

Hopefully the refereeing is consistent on all five fields (and I expect it to be). I would hate to see a physical team and alliance win a division and then get penalized continuously on Einstein.

From what I've seen, penalties and reffing in general have become more consistent the longer we got into regionals. I don't know whether that's because we had refs who volunteered at multiple regionals, or everyone just got their acts together, but I think we definitely should have a great ref staff in Atlanta.

I always say, as does my dad, that I don't care if there are poor calls made, as long as those calls are consistent all weekend. If I know a bump is going to get me a penalty on Thursday afternoon, then at least I know what to expect Friday and Saturday. =)

[Tetraman]

Not only the most competitive division, but probably the most competitive competition of the year. There are a ton of unknown factors here and picking for alliances will be the most thought intensive ever.

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Not only the most competitive division, but probably the most competitive competition of the year. There are a ton of unknown factors here and picking for alliances will be the most thought intensive ever.

horray for scouting!!

[Éowyn]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

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

No kidding! The other divisions are gonna have a really tough time trying to beat whatever alliance comes off this field.

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by Éowyn

No kidding! The other divisions are gonna have a really tough time trying to beat whatever alliance comes off this field.

assuming two of the top teams get together... a lot can happen in qualifications

[SEA]

Originally Posted by Brad Voracek

You know it! Lets make our quarter of the dome the loudest!

For sure!! (We're getting thunder sticks!)

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by SEA

For sure!! (We're getting thunder sticks!)

swweeettt!! i want it to be really loud down there

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by cziggy343

assuming two of the top teams get together... a lot can happen in qualifications

Originally Posted by Éowyn

No kidding! The other divisions are gonna have a really tough time trying to beat whatever alliance comes off this field.

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.