Troy Athens Regional

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Originally Posted by BJC

Because we didn't have any robot troubles we helped another team perfect an auto so they couldn't get to the tower in that match. It worked to we won. I predict a lot more blocking of 469 from the tower in the quals at States so they might not seed as high (keyword: might)

469's seeding won't matter. They will be a first or second pick regardless. As Paul has pointed out, any strategist who doesn't see the value of being able to totally lock down the ball return should be fired. In fact, I'd be schocked if all the redirection bots like 469, 51, and a couple others aren't picked in the first pass of picking.

As a result, anyone who intends to play the elims at States had better be working on a way to nullify that advantage. That's tougher than it sounds, because as you saw (if you were watching) at Troy, they seem to have improved maneuvering issues and now look to be a dangerous robot even without the redirection system. Kudos to them.