2009 Silicon Valley Regional

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Cory

As posted it was 254, but there were no second picks in 1999.

Nut uh...

If I recall correctly, there were 3 or 4 weekends of Regionals. During the last weekend, FIRST made the announcement that each alliance could pick another round of alliance selection, therefore having 3 teams in each alliance.

We had a 2 team alliance in Chicago at the Midwest Regional.

Our alliance at Great Lakes was 292, 45, 235.

Our alliance at Championships was 45, 111, 84.

People talk about "changing the rules" being a bad thing. This was not. 1999 was brutal, and FIRST decided to give each alliance a backup robot.

Andy B.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Nut uh...

If I recall correctly, there were 3 or 4 weekends of Regionals. During the last weekend, FIRST made the announcement that each alliance could pick another round of alliance selection, therefore having 3 teams in each alliance.

We had a 2 team alliance in Chicago at the Midwest Regional.

Our alliance at Great Lakes was 292, 45, 235.

Our alliance at Championships was 45, 111, 84.

People talk about "changing the rules" being a bad thing. This was not. 1999 was brutal, and FIRST decided to give each alliance a backup robot.

Andy B.

I stand corrected. That's interesting that such a massive rule change would take place mid season.

I do believe the alliances were only 2 teams at the NASA Ames Regional in 99 though.