Newton 09

[1086VEX]

WOW!! now that was a great competition!!! sadly we didnt make eliminations but we had a blast none the less!!
congrats to all of the tems that competed, the volenteers, and everyone else who made Newton such an awesome division!!!!! and an extra congrats goes out to 1507, 121, and 177 for representing Newton on Einstein!!

we hope to see alot of you in Atlanta next year!!

-Alex
Blue Cheese 1086

[MOE]

HELLOoooo from the North East
Newton what a great division !!!!!!
Super competition from all 88 teams. We at TJ2 Team 88 would like to say congrats and a great job of repreaenting Newton on Einstein to teams 1507, 121 and 177. Also thanks to teams 1516 and 1868 for alowing use to play with you in the elimination rounds. We hope to see you all next year!!!!
MOE and Team 88 TJ2 TYE DYE for ever oh yeah ???? OH YEAH !!!!

NEWTON

[Bongle]

In case anyone is curious (we sure were, we felt we did much better than at our previous regional), here are the OPRs for the performances teams did in newton. The standard OPR disclaimer applies: just a number (especially this year), not terribly accurate, but fun to look at.

1918    48.9288
2771    45.6609
1507    44.5978
234     42.9635
85      41.3884
33      40.7013
126     40.1302
1155    39.8166
2377    38.1413
1086    37.7034
1511    37.1195
1726    36.0172
768     35.6742
135     34.6467
177     34.3459
122     34.1423
340     34.035
612     33.9604
102     33.8511
1625    33.2204
16      32.321
2970    32.0896
1714    31.576
1868    30.6139
191     30.1221
2004    29.6322
233     29.2353
1657    29.2129
1732    28.7541
2702    28.4158
1569    28.2673
195     28.0045
687     27.9103
1730    27.8457
852     27.6929
1516    27.4484
121     27.1399
846     27.0072
2659    26.9733
1138    26.648
3075    26.5191
360     25.6731
2875    25.6534
88      24.7223
358     24.7088
292     24.5124
1701    22.8747
86      22.8704
1506    22.5639
148     21.2059
1038    20.9815
364     20.3312
842     20.2605
1311    20.2225
159     19.6509
368     19.514
365     19.3699
2609    19.2656
1629    18.6917
2344    17.7662
862     17.7235
469     17.3784
339     17.2813
578     17.2777
2890    17.2272
1547    17.0087
1811    16.9954
832     16.9312
980     16.7397
2866    16.5757
228     15.9236
1706    15.3856
2067    13.6026
2549    13.5246
529     13.4448
2283    13.0475
1023    11.8608
620     11.437
1458    11.255
2783    11.0754
1350    10.8233
1557    10.5516
1700    10.5381
2836    9.40386
1209    7.47152
1098    5.29075
2996    0.930872
138     -5.51181

[BPetry234]

One last time for a senior...

Issac

[TheOtherGuy]

NEW·TON!

[JHay]

Originally Posted by BPetry234

Issac

NEWTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shelabot]

WHEN I SAY GO YOU SAY NEWTON! GO! NEWTON! GO! NEWTON! GO! NEWTON!
I also have to agree with others from my team, it was an honor to play with all of you down in the wonderful city of Atlanta, despite us not being picked into the finals. This was my first year down there and I hope to see as many of you as possible again next year! GO BLUE CHEESE!

[BradMello]

We all had great fun playing with and against all of the teams on Newton this year, it was awesome!

[Chris Fultz]

Congratulations to 1507, 121 and 177 - well done!

[233 Busman]

Despite us not making eliminations, we still had lots of fun!

I always love coming to Atlanta, because there's always your old friends and new people to meet. (Although all our friends were in Curie)

[Wayne TenBrink]

Congratulations to 1507, 121, and 177. It was an honor to share the crater with you. The average alliance score for our three finals matches was nearly 100, and the final match came down to just three balls. When you win or lose a blowout, you tend to forget about it and just move on. When a match is really close, you either celebrate or agonize over every little thing that happened. You got the job done!

Thanks to Team 135. It was nice to meet you folks and share some good match time.

A special thanks to Team 85. You beat us at TC. We beat you at WMD and State. We finally got to stand on the same side of the glass at Newton! Thanks for all the scouting help and sound advise all season long. You are truly gracious professionals and we hope to see you one one side of the glass or the other for many years to come.

This has been a great year for the NC Gears. It's the first time we ever had any success on the field, and thats a great ride while it lasts. Maybe we'll go back to being cannon fodder next year (I hope not!). We got to meet a lot of wonderful people and made a lot of friends. FIRST is a great community and a wonderful experience for the the students. The robots are just the common thread that ties everything together and makes all the hard work, character development, and learning fun.

Thanks again to all the folks that made FIRST in Michigan happen. I believe it represents the best future for the rest of FIRST.

[Heretic121]

WOW... all i have to say is wow... those were by far in my 6 years in FIRST the best qualifying rounds at any regional or championship i have been a part of and there have been quite a few between spectating and participating... this division definitely was the deepest from top to bottom at nationals this year...

Secondly i would like to thank several people + teams... First off team 1507 the 5th seed in Newton for picking us to join their alliance... it was quite a coincidence that we happened to be sitting right next to each other on the side of the field as the selections were in progress and it couldn't have worked out perfectly... I am beyond happy that we could come to an agreement with your team due to our heavy feelings on picking team 177 as our last piece of the puzzle...

Next i would like to thank a few groups of people... first the drive teams of our alliance 1507, 121, and 177 for being great listeners, having great incite, and putting our plan to perfect execution each and every match... without you there would be no gold sitting around my neck still right now...

Second... the scouting team of 177... you guys were amazing... having data for every team and every match throughout qualifying and even more so in eliminations bringing down the sheets from each match knowing how we did, what we did wrong, what we did right, and what our opponents did... this brings me to my next thank you...

Jesse the lead strategist from team 177... you are the best person i have ever worked with for strategy in my many years in FIRST... you made my nationals that much better of an experience by definitely lowering my stress level if that was at all even physically possible throughout the semi-finals and finals of Newton...

Next i would like to thank our opponents throughout the eliminations of Newton, making us really work for our shot to play on Einstein... The 4th seeded alliance teams 2771, 365, and 1726.... The 1st seeded alliance teams 1625, 234, and 768... and of course finalists teams 1918, 85, and 135... thank you all for your very hard fought battles, you definitely made me + Jesse's life as strategists very very difficult and i wouldn't have wanted it any other way...

Second to last i would like to apologize to all of the Newton division for not being able to bring home the world championship to our field, but gave it our all out there representing our great division...

Last but not least... i would like to congratulate teams 111, 67, and 971 for giving us our first taste of what Einstein is all about and i could not be happier to lose to an amazing alliance than i ever have before... and congrats on winning it all i wouldn't have wished it to happen any other way... we now know what we have to do to step up our game and win it all and can't wait till we can play with or against you all next year down in ATL...

[kulisb]

It's been a few days since the Atlanta, and the excitement of the Championship event has yet to wear out! As I had hoped, Newton was an awesome division to be a part of, absolutely stacked with quality teams and robots.

I'd like to thank team 1507 for leading us to Einstein as alliance captain. As soon as you picked us, we knew we would go far together. In 9 years, this was my first time on Einstein. Thanks for putting together the right team to make that happen!

177, it was great to finally get to work together instead of against you. We seem to always be up against your great strategy and stifling defense, and it was a relief to be on your side this time around. Plus, it's always nice to win with good friends from the Northeast! Between your amazing drivers, human player, coach, and strategy team, you turned out to be a better teammate than we could ever have imagined.

Also, excellent job to the rest of our division on making up such a strong field. I have never been part of more exciting elimination matches. Those SF and Final matches against 1625, 234, 768, 1918, 85, and 135 that went to 3 matches were almost too nerve-wracking to watch!

Also, I want to give a quick shout out to teams 1155 and 16. You, as well as some others, stood out as dominant teams all weekend, and were certainly on the top of our list. We were absolutely shocked to see that you were not chosen as alliance partners. We saw what 1155 could do in CT, and we know that you would have been an incredible addition to any alliance. Your dominance throughout the competition was definitely noticed by some!

I, for one, am already looking forward to next year. Hopefully we see some of you at offseason competitions. To those we don't, congratulations on a successful season, and hopefully we will all meet up again!

Brad

[Kit Gerhart]

This was not one of our better years, competition-wise, and may have been the first time in the team's history that we were not in the elimination rounds. Still, we had a great time in Atlanta. The competition on Newton was intense, and the 1507-121-177 alliance represented us well on Einstein.

My most vivid memory of Team 121, Rhode Warriors is still from 1998, when they were runners-up to Team 45, TechnoKats, which I was with at the time. That was the last year without alliances, so being with the last "solo" winning team of the Championship is still one of the high points of my life.

Team 233 may be at IRI, but we don't yet know if we can work out the logistics. Also, our being invited is less certain than the last couple years. In any case, I, personally, will be at IRI, and hope to see some of you.

[flippy147852]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

Maybe we'll go back to being cannon fodder next year (I hope not!).

Wayne!!!! Don't Jynx us!!