What Team do you fear?

[Dan-o]

Ok, let me try to re-direct this thread in the direction that I think was originally meant. What Henry means (I think) is what teams do you think will be your biggest competition given the scouting that your team has done.

At UTC, I am very eager to see teams 230, 195, and 173 in that order. I feel that they (with my limited scouting abilities) will be some of the more successful teams at the regional. So afraid? No. Are they gonna be great competition? You bet!

Good luck, can't wait til comps.

[slickguy2007]

I am not really afraid of one robot specifically. I am just afraid that during qualifying matches we will be allied with not so great alliance partners and we will be against some good teams. I didn't fear this last year because we could handel ourselves pointwise, but this year its anyone's game........ your partners are very important this year!!!


GO 1403!!!

[Erics626]

The biggest teams that I fear are all going to be at the Purdue Regional. The powerhouses of Hammond, Wildstang, Chief Delphi, and others are all going to be there and I think it is going to be some stiff competition.

[Corey Balint]

I have to agree with what Henry said, no not being afraid of me...well...we will see... but the fact that if you are afraid, you have already taken a big hit in your chances. During the season i was sooo incredibly nervous to not mess up. So almost everything i tried to complete, was delayed a good second, and made me lose a few matches. During the offseason, i lost that fear and started to drive every match like i could win it. 3 wins and a 2nd while having fun is alot better then 8th and scared to death. Confidence is the most important thing out on the field, without it, a loss is that much closer.

In turn, i would have to say, i am the most afraid of 222. They are always a great bot and with Henry at the sticks, they are amazing. He has something like 4 2nds at regionals and 3 offseason wins. Past 222, 45, 237, and 1676, i think will be huge players this year. Even more so then they have before.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Who knows if we will ever compete against them... but teams 254 and 60.

They have a very similar robot design as us, and their robots look amazing.

[whakojacko]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Who knows if we will ever compete against them... but teams 254 and 60.

They have a very similar robot design as us, and their robots look amazing.

Ya in 2003 i watched 254 dominate at both sacramento and svr. Saw their bot this year and looks good, well see how they do . Then again, our bot is much better this year is well.

[Veselin Kolev]

yea.. i agree with jackson. 254 was a beastly robot last year, im sure they'll do amazing things this year as well. however, we at 1072 have built a fairly decent robot as well... right now I'm actually more afraid of our driver (alex) than any other team. He attacked me once with the robot. not fun. anyway.. its late and tomorrow is the sac. regional. soo jittery.

good luck all teams tomorrow

[Andy Baker]

I would not quite call it fear, but respect. Team 71 has our number. We have been up against them 7 times during Regional and Championship elimination rounds, and they have beat us 6 times. And... never have we been allied with them after the alliance selection dust settles on Saturday.

Don't get me wrong, 45 and 71 are good friends, and we have much fun together. It just gets exhaustive to be looking across the field at them in the finals.

Andy B.

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

I would not quite call it fear, but respect. Team 71 has our number. We have been up against them 7 times during Regional and Championship elimination rounds, and they have beat us 6 times. And... never have we been allied with them after the alliance selection dust settles on Saturday.

Don't get me wrong, 45 and 71 are good friends, and we have much fun together. It just gets exhaustive to be looking across the field at them in the finals.

Andy B.

I'd be happy to look across and see whomever in the finals.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

I would not quite call it fear, but respect. Team 71 has our number. We have been up against them 7 times during Regional and Championship elimination rounds, and they have beat us 6 times. And... never have we been allied with them after the alliance selection dust settles on Saturday.

Don't get me wrong, 45 and 71 are good friends, and we have much fun together. It just gets exhaustive to be looking across the field at them in the finals.

Andy B.

Methinks 71 has alot of people's number.

[GoDaisy341]

Efficiency will win this year and a couple teams that were efficent very early on (the Washington DC Scrimmage) were 225 (the only team there with an autonomous program) and 122. I am eager to play against these guys.

[phrontist]

I haven't seen any really forehead-slap ("Why didn't I think of/do that!") robots. I have seen a lot of really good rookie robots though...

[AJL930]

Im not really afraid to go up against this team but I really wouldnt want to, that is team 111. After seeing the picture of how high they can stack, that concerns me a bit

[Shu Song]

fear is not in my vocabulary.

I welcome all competition with utter most of gracious professionalism.

[CyberWolf_22]

I don't think I fear any team's robot.

But teams 118 and 476 seem to be bringing very good robots to Lone Star and are going to provide lots of great competition and/or are going to be a great alliance partner. Especially 118 seeing that their robot can stop Godzilla and all.