2009 Boilermaker Regional

[Aren_Hill]

the fact they were close enough for the supercell to make the jump still speaks for their alliance

[kirtar]

Congratulations to teams 868, 1024, and 292. Great matches, looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta. Thanks to our alliance partners 45 and 234 for the great alliance, hope you all get to Einstein.

[Molten]

Those were some amazing matches today.

To me though, the number one surprise team for this was team 1000. When I first saw it, I didn't know what to think. It just seemed too simple to be effective. However, they did manage to be one of the least scored on teams and a reliable empty cell herder. Not to mention they could push with the best of them. I never could figure out though, what was their secret? Was it the fact that their weight was so low? Was it just that their driver was awesome at dodging? Anyone know if there was a secret or what it was?

[Luckyfish05]

PantherTech would love to thank our alliance partners 868 for picking us and 1024 for also working with us! Man was that a fun alliance to watch and be apart of. Can't wait to see you guys in Atlanta.

We would also like to congratulate 234, 45, and 461 for three awesome matches. You all have very effective robots.

Thanks to the Regional committee members for putting on the regional, as always the team had a blast and enjoyed participating in an event close to home.

Also a shout out to 451 Cat Attack for cheering with us during the elimination rounds. Thanks you guys! I cheered with you a couple of years ago when you won the West Michigan Regional, and I guess things circle back!

Congrats all teams! We'll see you at the Championships!

[Schnabel]

First I wanted to say thanks to all for everything! I had a blast.
With that said, the TechnoKats were haging out in the parking lot for almost an hour after the awards, and we noticed a laptop case with a corporate laptop, a purse, and a hoodie left in the parking lot. If this is yours, I dono the contact process, but we submitted it to the regional lost and found.

[samir13k]

I can honestly say "I never expected that to happen".

I was in awe that 1024 was picked since their rank was extremely low, but they got everything fixed and when game time came they showed everyone what they can do and how well they can do it. (ps that means they got their A-game going!)

BMR was full of upsets including the 8th alliance defeating the 1st alliance, and the 4th alliance beating the 2nd alliance. It was a very unpredictable turnout!

Congrats to the winning alliance, and good luck in Atlanta! Show them that Indianas got game!

[Bandgeek80001]

From 2867,

I'll say that it was an awesome rookie year experience! It was really cool to work with the teams there, and some of the stats that other teams kept up were amazing. One team even predicted fairly accurately how much we would win by....

The brackets were fun to watch, and the final matches were the most exciting.

Good job to everyone who was there, and thanks for making it a great end to our season. Looking forward to next year!!!

[Dan2081]

God, great regional.
We were dissappointed since this was our only competition this year, first time that 2081 hasn't qualified for nationals . We were hoping to get the engineering inspiration award again but w/e. 2081 is going to be a powerhouse soon, when they were talking about the "team of only a few years that seems to be established as the rest of them" while regarding the chairman's I'm pretty sure they were talking about us. I expect a chairman's award in our near future.
Good job to 135 1000 and 829! as well as the Winners

[kirtar]

Originally Posted by samir13k

I can honestly say "I never expected that to happen".

I was in awe that 1024 was picked since their rank was extremely low, but they got everything fixed and when game time came they showed everyone what they can do and how well they can do it. (ps that means they got their A-game going!)

BMR was full of upsets including the 8th alliance defeating the 1st alliance, and the 4th alliance beating the 2nd alliance. It was a very unpredictable turnout!

Congrats to the winning alliance, and good luck in Atlanta! Show them that Indianas got game!

This is a great year for Indiana teams. With teams on the winning alliances at Buckeye (1747), DC (45, 234) Boilermaker (868, 292, 1024), St. Louis (71) as well as the Finalists at Buckeye (868, 1018), Midwest (135), and Boilermaker (45, 234, 461) among other great competitors, I think Indiana ought to give some teams up north *cough* *Michigan* *cough* a run for their money (yes I'm aware of the repeats and I may have missed a couple).

Also keep in mind that the seeding system is not perfect. I was actually surprised that 1024 was not picked earlier. Despite their ranking by seed, their performance was actually pretty good. However, the upsets in the eliminations were quite epic (even though I was on the uhhh... more undesirable side of one of them). Hope everybody's gearing up for the Championship, because I'm looking forward to seeing Indiana teams in Einstein.

[Chris Fultz]

Congratulations to 868, 292 and 1024 for the Regional Win.

Congratulations to 45 for the Regional Chairmans.

Congratulations to all of the award winners - the judges made great choices!

Thank you to the Planning committee and all of the staff and volunteers for another awesome Boilermaker Regional.

And, thank you to all of the teams that made this such a great, competitive event. What an awesome 2 days of matches!

[lenny8]

thank you everyone for a great final regional of my final year (as a student )
a big thanks to 1747 2360 and 554 for every thing.

also congrats to my boys at 868 great job you guys earned it.

[ChrisMix]

Originally Posted by lenny8

thank you everyone for a great final regional of my final year (as a student )
a big thanks to 1747 2360 and 554 for every thing.

also congrats to my boys at 868 great job you guys earned it.

How are you going to forget 829?! Lol.

[lenny8]

Originally Posted by ChrisMix

How are you going to forget 829?! Lol.

my bad mills also 829 for making it even more fun for us

[EricH]

Who won the Technology award? The listed team didn't attend the regional. Also, 1501 won Imagery, correct? (Listed team--1510--wasn't there.)

[Qbranch]

Wow, what a Saturday. I laughed, I cried, I kissed three bucks goodbye.

I'm really glad to see my team finally getting the robot dialed in. It always looked like it had the potential to score but just had a few missing touches. Congratulations to all the team members and mentors that made this possible!

1501: Never got to ask what was up with the shooter, but you guys stay classy. I've never seen such an aura about a robot before... beautiful piece of work.

868: Thanks for making the pick, and 292 thanks for being a great alliance partner. I'm glad we could work together and win it. Wooo!

45: Awesome outfits. Jake, Elwood AND Mother Superior? Genius! There should be an award for great team themes. Sweet robot too, loved the 600w fan, very cool.

111: I can't get enough of watching your crab drive. It's about as smooth running as your drive team.

234: You've got one rapid fire machine there. Definitely a force to be reckoned with in Atlanta.

Great job teams for making this a FANTASTIC weekend for all in attendance.

Woo!

-q