UTC Regional Updates

[BoyWithCape195]

Originally Posted by Xufer

What a wonderfull day, our robot is 100% fuctional with a 95% functional great autonomus mode and a 100% function ok autonomous mode, we actually attended all of our practice matches and 2 or 3 extra. Our aliance partners were all wonderfull and i just cant wait for qualifying matches toamrow, The only downafall of the day was that we blew out 1 atwood motor but we swtiched it out at the end of the day ! so super fun, happy time to all of you and cant wait to see you all tomarow !! Good Luck, and stop by 521's PIT for some of the cool pens ...

Your right, they are pretty cool pens. Great hand out...

[MisterX]

Home at last home at last thank you I am home at last!!!! But luckily I'll be back at UTC in less then 10 hours. Any ways it was great day with some splendid competition, as John (Xufer) said we are fine and up and running with that brand spankin' (Wink-wink inside joke) new Atwood motor, and in the last 3-4 matches we really seemed to be able to get our startegy and game plan screwed down tight both pre, and post game, as wells as on and off the field. OH, and yes the pens/keychains are ihgty spify it I might say so myself and yeah at least it goes to proobve that HP is good for something beisdes being TOO strong (nudge-nudge)

[Xufer]

Originally Posted by MisterX

Home at last home at last thank you I am home at last!!!! But luckily I'll be back at UTC in less then 10 hours. Any ways it was great day with some splendid competition, as John (Xufer) said we are fine and up and running with that brand spankin' (Wink-wink inside joke) new Atwood motor, and in the last 3-4 matches we really seemed to be able to get our startegy and game plan screwed down tight both pre, and post game, as wells as on and off the field. OH, and yes the pens/keychains are ihgty spify it I might say so myself and yeah at least it goes to proobve that HP is good for something beisdes being TOO strong (nudge-nudge)

Yea our hp is too "strong" to get balls in the goal thats right infront of him thats his problem, if anyone wants to hit our hp tomarrow please feel free you have MY permission, and im uhh the permission giving guy thing ! so hit away, untill he makes 100% of his shotsinstead of 90% haha !! although our handshake accuracy is improving to a good 97% !

[BoyWithCape195]

And day two is underway...

[jjdebner]

Official Update from team 195 (josh)
BEST CONGO LINE EVER IN THE MEADOWS>>> (started by team 195)
If anyone has pictures post them..
WE have very few since most of us were in the congo line. It was awesome went all the way around the stadium and up onto the stage and around

[jjdebner]

watch realtime with a webcam..

www.shsrobotics.org


http://www.shsrobotics.org/04/webcast/

(more direct)

[BillyGoats]

i am shocked to say the least that u did not get picked... about five of us from team 61 where there yesterday and we all thought u guys had a very good robot this year... this comes a total shock u guys did not get picked

[geo]

ouch! That got be painful

[Sscamatt]

im recording all the final matches webcast...i'll post them when them when i get home for anyone who missed the finals.

[Sscamatt]

This is fun... theres a 30 second delay...so i can rewatch something i missed with the instant replay.

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by geo

ouch! That got be painful

I watched that in person, I'm currently in the stands at UTC with my laptop on the wireless network, and that's how the robots stopped at the end of the match. I really thought they were going to fall over.

[Sscamatt]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

I watched that in person, I'm currently in the stands at UTC with my laptop on the wireless network, and that's how the robots stopped at the end of the match. I really thought they were going to fall over.

I'm like 200ft away from you...lol

[J Flex 188]

well i dont know your teams robot or how it performed very well, but judging from the placing it looked like it performed admirably.

however, the tone of your post seems slightly embittered at all the top 8 teams and their partners. just because they didnt pick your team doesnt mean they forgot about you, or did not care about you. one cant just say oh i didnt get picked so im going to believe and take it upon myself that all the other teams are responsible. every single team in FIRST has to deal with this kind of situation. In pittsburgh, 188 ran into bad luck or bad strategy all weekend and finished seeded somewhere 23rd out of 37 teams, and we still got picked over some higher placed teams. this wasnt their's, ours or anyone elses fault. this is they the FIRST pans out. nothing is fair, and hopefully this wont affect the team's mindset for the future.

Originally Posted by jjdebner

Don't you love how teams are like:
"Pick us you guys are awesome we would definately pick you"
"WOW.. You guys should pick us"
"You guys are definatly in the top eight"

Then all of a sudden you loose one match and go from 5th to 11th and people convienietly forget about you... or refuse to pick you..

All of a sudden the comments are
"wow... we forgot you didn't get picked
"i am so surprised"
"we woulda picked you but we forgot about you"
"woops"
"that suxs for you"

(34th ranked teams were picked over 11th place teams who had been in the top eight from the first match until the very last and only lost because of the alliences fail to contribute to match)

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by jjdebner

Don't you love how teams are like:
"Pick us you guys are awesome we would definately pick you"
"WOW.. You guys should pick us"
"You guys are definatly in the top eight"

Then all of a sudden you loose one match and go from 5th to 11th and people convienietly forget about you... or refuse to pick you..

All of a sudden the comments are
"wow... we forgot you didn't get picked
"i am so surprised"
"we woulda picked you but we forgot about you"
"woops"
"that suxs for you"

(34th ranked teams were picked over 11th place teams who had been in the top eight from the first match until the very last and only lost because of the alliences fail to contribute to match)

I know you're pretty heartbroken right now but hopefully you can learn from this and be stronger for it. Do you have any other competitions comming up?

[geo]

WOW 200 points!!!!!!!! by team 126,773,1100