Galileo Division 2008

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by EricH

Nah. Sir Charles was up for a while pre-lunch.

I'm not exactly sure I like Sir Charles's style. Might just be me, though. He can sure wake up a crowd, but the enthusiasm can wane when you're overexposed to it. I think Grady does a better job overall.

agreed, I have to say, that charles is alright for a little bit, but hes repeatative talking gets on my nerves after a while, but these matches are intense!! so I don't really care lol

[A_Reed]

Originally Posted by Corey Balint

Also, does anyone think 48's safety escorts is a horrible idea? They are annoying and more importantly distracting. I heard someone else say this idea, which I thought was a great point. With them walking behind and screaming robot coming through at the top of their lungs, isn't that more distracting then just having the team just walk by with their arms up saying excuse me. When I hear someone scream behind me, I get startled stop what Im doing and look. It's far less safe

I'm not saying it isn't annoying but it seems the UL safety judges obviously promote it, we have won the UL Industrial Safety award eight times in the last twelve regionals we have attended, including all three of our regionals this year.

[Michael Corsetto]

Wow, tomorrow morning is gonna make things very interesting.

176, 1114 and 330 are the only 3 undefeated teams (1983 has a tie), with 1114 and 330 tied only .4 RS points behind 176. 176 has much tougher matches tomorrow, being paired against teams such as 254, 121 and 384, and not being with any powerhouse teams besides 148, so they could very well end up 6-1 or 5-2 by lunch tomorrow. The real question is can either 330 or 1114 stay undefeated through their last two matches tomorrow to guarantee one picking the other? The match everyone is talking about with 1114 vs 254 is stacked against Simbotics, but with their high scoring and reliable auto mode they might be able to pull of a win, and their other match should be just like their first 5 have been. My guess is 330 will be the only undefeated team left by the time selections come around, although their last match is vs 217, which could stop their undefeated streak as well. It's gonna be an interesting morning tomorrow, which I will be waking up at 5:45 am pacific time to watch

[EricH]

Originally Posted by rsilverstein

330 plays 217 tomorrow in both of their last matches and I'm sure they'll both be undefeated at that point.

Sorry, Ross. 217 played 70, 115, and 195 and lost, then 234, 1390, and 254. Not undefeated now... 330, yes, until further notice. (Like that match tomorrow.)

By the way, from the match schedules thread, here are the predicted seeding numbers:

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Galileo:

Team    Wins
217    7
1114    7
103    6
121    6
330    6
1816    6
2046    6
2062    6
40    5
65    5
70    5
254    5
291    5
343    5
469    5
1089    5
1540    5
1629    5
1717    5
2165    5
2340    5
2549    5
25    4
176    4
180    4
195    4
234    4
302    4
316    4
364    4
384    4
425    4
494    4
812    4
932    4
1023    4
1138    4
1366    4
1983    4
2023    4
2354    4
2437    4
2468    4
2599    4
8    3
48    3
88    3
115    3
148    3
597    3
716    3
839    3
894    3
980    3
1296    3
1319    3
1390    3
1450    3
1676    3
1885    3
2237    3
2638    3
84    2
226    2
399    2
509    2
612    2
694    2
1038    2
1212    2
1254    2
1503    2
1523    2
1595    2
1739    2
1758    2
2423    2
2487    2
2564    2
134    1
168    1
457    1
548    1
2621    1
1576    0

Looks like Tom will want to run his numbers again. 176, 1114, and 330 are currently undefeated, and 217 has two losses.

[galewind]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Galileo has THE best play-by-play announcer.

Andy Grady is the man. I got to cover for him in CT and had a great time. He was Emcee in CT last year too and did a great job.

And yesterday was his birthday

[galewind]

Hey wow, that algorithm is almost spot on so far for us. We ended up in 13th (predicted 16th), and we the one match we lost, we pretty much knew it from the getgo (against 330, 494, and 1138, and I have to say I thought our alliance put up a hell of a fight, though, us getting our D on and 694 hurdling like they did in NYC). We have a relatively easy schedule being that we only have to face a few of the rediculous powerhouses that I know this division has. I'm dropping my jaw seeing some of these teams play.

we were just excited that our hybrid's in full-working order now.

[AdamHeard]

It's interesting that 254 & 1114 are similar and 217 & 330 are similar and they each face each other in a match.

Personally, I'd like to see 1114 and 330 seed 1st and 2nd (either order) and each would pick one of 254/217. After that, hopefully they meet in division finals for some intense matches

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

It's interesting that 254 & 1114 are similar and 217 & 330 are similar and they each face each other in a match.

Personally, I'd like to see 1114 and 330 seed 1st and 2nd (either order) and each would pick one of 254/217. After that, hopefully they meet in division finals for some intense matches

yeah 1114 and 217 vs 330 and 254 would be awesome lol. one of each type face off against eachother. One of them will be in first by the time this is over!!

[Guy Davidson]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I'll be very curious to see how team 8 plans to play defense against 1114. Team 8, a premier defensive team, must be planning something.

We just finished our nightly meeting. Don't worry, we have a plan.

No, whether or not it will work, that's another question. Knowing 1114, probably not However, we'll give it a shot.

[Alex_2487]

Originally Posted by EricH

Sorry, Ross. 217 played 70, 115, and 195 and lost, then 234, 1390, and 254. Not undefeated now... 330, yes, until further notice. (Like that match tomorrow.)

By the way, from the match schedules thread, here are the predicted seeding numbers:
Looks like Tom will want to run his numbers again. 176, 1114, and 330 are currently undefeated, and 217 has two losses.

also, we were ranked 77th on the predictions and we only have 1 loss and we are in 9th place

[FoleyEngineer]

There's a very slim but statistically possible way that this whole division could fall apart. Imagine this...

176 (now undefeated), loses their one match against poofs but finishes 6 and 1.

330 loses to 217 (and also end up 6 and 1)

1114 loses to 254/469 (and also end up 6 and 1) !!!

Now it's all up to qualifying points. 176 is *already* ahead by a touch. Just imagine that they stay #1. Now...

176 asks 1114 who refuses, then asks 330 and 254 who refuse, then asks 217 who has to accept. There's your first power team out. Since 1114, 330 and 254 all refused, they can't ask each other and therefore can't team up. Ouch!

Mind you, I *REALLY* don't want this to happen. I happen to have some good friends on those 4 teams above but just looking at the numbers, wouldn't that be an insane outcome?

[65_Xero_Huskie]

1114, 65, 234 v. 254, 469,8
Looks to be the blockbuster.
Everyone is saying that 1114 v. 254 is what to watch, BUT, 469 is in there aswell, and id have to give them credit for 4-5 atleast.
I sense a high combined score here
160-150? *Edit* I would like to change this to 120-110*
may the best alliance win.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

1114, 65, 234 v. 254, 469,8
Looks to be the blockbuster.
Everyone is saying that 1114 v. 254 is what to watch, BUT, 469 is in there aswell, and id have to give them credit for 4-5 atleast.
I sense a high combined score here
160-150?
may the best alliance win.

Don't count 234 out either. Despite their record, they have a pretty decent machine. I'm with you on the high score, but I don't quite think it'll be that high.

[waialua359]

I think the key is not counting out team 8. If they cant strategize and beat them successfully (1114) i.e. slow them down, trap the ball, etc. then who can? Slowing down 1114 will be significant if it can be done since the other alliance can score at will also.

To the other comment about the scenario that could break up the alliance, how ironic is it that Aces High are in the mix again similar to that of Newton 2006!

If 330 wins out, the alliance will be set with 1114 and 330. 330 picking 1114 as a #1 pick is a guarantee and 1114 accepting should be a guarantee. Accepting means its a guaranteed strong alliance versus them declining and taking whoever 330 doesn't take.

With all of the hype this year about 1114, I had to see them for myself in a match. They are the team 25 of 2006 and I am a believer now!


My last scenario would be the most interesting. What if 1114 ends up at #1 and takes 254? That would be such a strong alliance that if they should win the championship title, they would both be the two most strongest teams to have finally won a title!

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I think the key is not counting out team 8. If they cant strategize and beat them successfully (1114) i.e. slow them down, trap the ball, etc. then who can? Slowing down 1114 will be significant if it can be done since the other alliance can score at will also.

To the other comment about the scenario that could break up the alliance, how ironic is it that Aces High are in the mix again similar to that of Newton 2006!

If 330 wins out, the alliance will be set with 1114 and 330. 330 picking 1114 as a #1 pick is a guarantee and 1114 accepting should be a guarantee. Accepting means its a guaranteed strong alliance versus them declining and taking whoever 330 doesn't take.

With all of the hype this year about 1114, I had to see them for myself in a match. They are the team 25 of 2006 and I am a believer now!


My last scenario would be the most interesting. What if 1114 ends up at #1 and takes 254? That would be such a strong alliance that if they should win the championship title, they would both be the two most strongest teams to have finally won a title!

U have 1114 picking 254? Hm, i got that as an option, I think they would pick differently though.