Galileo Division 2008

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by jasper.s.jacobs

everyone not in Galileo should consider themselves very lucky

or unlucky that they dont get to see all the great action!


...LEO

[brentmcjunkin]

I will agree with both of you

[Brandon Holley]

Watching the qualifications of galileo is going to be one of the best fridays of my FIRST career....i am looking very forward to it.

[brentmcjunkin]

This is gonna be intence to watch our robot in gali. Gali Robots are gonna be the hardest worked robots just because they have to keep up with the compition

[Racer26]

IF (and its a reasonably big if) 1114, 217, 254, 330, and probably a few more end up out of the #1 position, it could make things awful interesting with forced declining (less good team forces all the best teams to decline them, thereby preventing the best teams from being together)...

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

IF (and its a reasonably big if) 1114, 217, 254, 330, and probably a few more end up out of the #1 position, it could make things awful interesting with forced declining (less good team forces all the best teams to decline them, thereby preventing the best teams from being together)...

thats why i dont predict whos gonna pair up in the end

it happend last year on Curie, 1732 was number one seed and crashed the 330/1114 express...

[Guy Davidson]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

2. Stacked divisions usually beat the heck out of each other leaving a cluster of uncertainty in the top 8. 2005 Archimedes, 2006 Newton (I think .. wherever 25, 111, 254, 968, etc. came from), and 2007 Curie are the examples that pop to my head. The "weaker" divisions with a couple dominant teams usually have a better chance on Einstein.

With that said, I think there are just too many darn good teams in Galileo that two great teams will be paired together and the second round selection will be out of this world!

I also think defense will play a more prominent role and separate the contenders from the pretenders. I will also predict that there will be at least one 2 regional winner that is not going to be in the Galileo Finals, maybe more because that is how stacked this division is.

I, personally, am very excited for this year's Championship and can't wait to see everyone starting next Wednesday.

-Paul

I agree on all counts. With a division this deep, scouting and second round picking could be what really separates the the eventual winning alliance from the rest, as there are certainly enough capble teams to fill all alliances. We hope to bring some quality defense to his division, and can't wait to see what everyone else have hidden up their sleeves for this one. This is going to be epic.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

Stacked divisions usually beat the heck out of each other leaving a cluster of uncertainty in the top 8.

I agree with that, but will expand on it. Galileo looks so stacked that, even after they're done mauling each other, some great alliances will be formed. They'll beat on each other again through elims. And then maybe the winning but wounded alliance will go down in flames on Einstein. But this group might just be so stacked that, despite the abuse of surviving the Gal elims, the alliance goes on to take it all.

I, personally, am very excited for this year's Championship and can't wait to see everyone starting next Wednesday.

-Paul

That I agree with completely.

[SWAT1806]

1114, 217

I'm scareddddddddd!

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by SWAT1806

1114, 217

I'm scareddddddddd!

and 25, 148, 121, 40, 234, 254, 384, 469, 494, 1717...

now you should be really scared

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

Wow that is really going out on a limb seeing as we have never seeded higher than #2 at any event. We have only seeded #2 one time and never higher than #8 at the Championships ....

Way to go out on a limb Huskie!

Heh. Paul, u sneaky devil you.
Showin me up.
Its ok, im pretty sure you will be in the finals.
This field is to deep to guarantee that ANYONE will be in the top 2.
Its also so deep that i cant guarantee anyone will NOT be in the top 2
So..maybe i should just wait and see?

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

I will also predict that there will be at least one 2 regional winner that is not going to be in the Galileo Finals, maybe more because that is how stacked this division is.

I, personally, am very excited for this year's Championship and can't wait to see everyone starting next Wednesday.

-Paul

I agree that the struggle to win this division will take a heavy toll on the teams moving onto Einstein. Given that there are 5 two regional winners and a three regional winner in Galileo, I think it's a pretty safe bet that at least one of those teams won't be in the matches for the robot parade to Einstein. Play cards, Paul?

I'm really excited about Galileo too. Although I'm a little disappointed that I won't see much of Team 16 in Atlanta (my youngest son is their robot driver and is having one heck of a good year behind the wheel). Maybe they'll find their way to Einstein coming out of Curie.

[Martinez]

Man this is going to be awsome...
Even though I'll be stuck at work, I'll be glued to my NASA TV.
(Here's hoping next year LM gives me a per diem).


GO CHUCK

[A_Reed]

Originally Posted by Martinez

Man this is going to be awsome...
Even though I'll be stuck at work, I'll be glued to my NASA TV.

effin-a man, I am in the same boat kinda(college). I will be on gameday, periodically watching the Galileo webcast, receiving updates on my team from TBA text messages?(not sure if plan covers it?) and then switching over to NASA TV to watch what should be some awesome matches on Einstein and the closing ceremonies, All the while my nose will be pressed to the pages of a calculus book.

It'll be an interesting weekend watching so many juggernauts graciously and professionally beat the living daylights out of each other in an awe inspiring and fun manner. Galileo really is unpredictable with so many great teams and besides what I'm supposed to be looking at, my eyes will be glued to the gentle glow of my computer monitor.

Good luck to all teams attending and Go Galileo!

-Adam Reed [48]

[cziggy343]

who are definsive robots? im making a list... so far:

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