Championship Predictions 2010: Curie

[DonRotolo]

No pun intended: I have been looking forward to this post all season.

And thank you; we are most certainly not a "lock" - we'll have to fight like the devil to get anywhere, I'm sure.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

No pun intended: I have been looking forward to this post all season.

And thank you; we are most certainly not a "lock" - we'll have to fight like the devil to get anywhere, I'm sure.

Couldn't have said it better myself, Don. It took us 6 years to get our first regional win (and our second ) but we've got no intention of stopping there! I can't wait!

[XaulZan11]

Little surprised to see some of the selections. I think one of the 'tips' has a very good chance at not making eliminations while teams like 27 and 1511 will be factors.

[sircedric4]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Little surprised to see some of the selections. I think one of the 'tips' has a very good chance at not making eliminations while teams like 27 and 1511 will be factors.

Well trying to predict anything as chaotic as robots is a chore on its own. When you factor in the randomness of the qualification system, the auguries of Murphy and his laws harsh treatment at the worst times, how the teams handle pressure, and a teams capability to be a team player, I know I wouldn't try to look forward. :-)

But from my years here, Looking Forward does seem to do his homework, but like you point out, EVERY team is gonna have to perform and do a good job to make eliminations. The teams like us that never see one of the Michigan or California team (which make up such a huge chunk of the robots at Atlanta) have a even bigger disadvantage because of the "let's pick someone we know" factor which is part of human nature. Our team is taking it as a challenge to live up to the expectation that Looking Forward has laid out.

Honestly, we're a young team, but we are proud of our robot, have been to Atlanta before so we know how it works, and are going to be happy to get at least another 10 games in. We hope to show good enough to make eliminations, but if not then we'll have enjoyed our chance to play, cheer on Curie's teams in Einstein and take some lessons for the next time we come to Atlanta. :-) We're just happy that we're finally showing up on the radar at all.

[XaulZan11]

Of course trying to predict which teams will do well is difficult and LF's track record speaks for itself. But, I just got some different impressions or opinions on some of the teams based on my pre-scouting. That is all I was saying. LF is probably right.

[ehcualp]

I'm pretty surprised to see my team up there. Pleasantly surprised. We better show off what we've got.

Curie will be very interesting. I look forward to the next few days.

[Akash Rastogi]

"The Mech Warriors won Ann Arbor with 2337 and ranked 5th at MSC. They're a quick robot that specializes in moving balls forward with a spinning kicking mechanism. When 573 is paired with teams that can help convert the balls they move into goals (though they can score from mid-field if they're given space) they can be a valuable asset. If an alliance captain is looking for a ball mover in the 2nd round of the draft, 573 could be their answer."

Emphasis mine.

I'm really hoping the same goes for us in Newton. Knowing that there's another rotating kicker bot in Atlanta makes me feel a little better. Plus the swerve should help a little.