[EWCP] FRC 2012 Competition Season Casts

After a brief Hiatus (Many of us were too busy running around robot-ing) EWCPcast will be back tonight at 9pm EST. We’re planning on recapping some of the big things that happened this season and talking about both the MAR and FiM Championship Events. We hope you can join us.

As usual, the Cast will be live at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=98466&cmd=tc

Also, we’re trying to keep track of who will be on the call tonight since there have been a few interested parties. If you plan on/would like to call in, please shoot myself or Andrew a PM or Post up to the EWCPcast FB page.

Transcript from Tonight.

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<sportzkrazzy> lol
<sportzkrazzy> low blow
<IndySam> boom
<CromerSmash> ouch
<alecmataloni111> 177
<Guest 18> but they won two district events!
<Justin340> ^^Exactly
<chrisisme> don't leave out 2168
<chrisisme> or i'll make an angry face 
<IndySam> 1st time they never won a rookie regional
<alecmataloni111> Or another team... 
<sportzkrazzy> i think its drive team
<chrisisme> they'd get there by champs imo
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<chrisisme> you can do a lot with a three sided pickup
<IndySam> co-op bridge is not why 71 isn't there
<alecmataloni111> They picked two tough regionals, too.
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<IndySam> ehmmmm
<sportzkrazzy> lol
<Justin340> 19 balls scored in Finals match 3 for 1717 as CVR
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<Justin340> I haven't seen anything that good from anyon else
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<CromerSmash> shifting?
<alecmataloni111> Human loading too
<schreiaj> shifting
<IndySam> I never saw 19 balls available to pick up in a match
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<Justin340> ^^Exactly
<CromerSmash> video anywhere?
<IndySam> so?
<Justin340> I think they feel like any team going into champs not happy with their robot
<IndySam> their in
<sportzkrazzy> they will be up there
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<Guest 18> and in that match they scored 19/20- only missing one in hybrid.... 95%
<IndySam> thanks K
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<CromerSmash> is it 1717 or 1771 that is a all seniors team?
<Justin340> Yup, crazy
<alecmataloni111> 1717
<sportzkrazzy> oh yeah
<alecmataloni111> Yes.
<IndySam> I did 
<sportzkrazzy> lol
<sportzkrazzy> sams here
<IndySam> I don't want to talk about it
<sportzkrazzy> k
<IndySam> 
<alecmataloni111> I thought they were going to balance 4... 
<chrisisme> speaking of dying in matches...
<IndySam> the ref stranding there said he didn't see anything
<CromerSmash> seems like a fesable strategy to beat 3 balance?
<CromerSmash> unless they go to their safe zone.
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<Guest 17> i counted 3 g28 fouls for it, but overall good call
<Guest 13> "You can't triple balance without three robots." Genius.
<IndySam> 3 g28 would have made the difference
<Guest 17> no just 9 pts
<Justin340> no
<chrisisme> are we really doubting 254 here?
<IndySam> 9 points was the winning margin
<Guest 17> they alredy had 3 so 6 pt diff
<IndySam> I didn't see them ever put up the 3 points penalty
<CromerSmash> no, but surprised about the lack of "smaller" robots.
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<chrisisme> the final score did have a three point foul
<chrisisme> but the ref didn't wave a flag
<chrisisme> while staring right at the bridge...
<IndySam> it was from earlier
<Guest 15> 1662 was alliance captain
<chrisisme> i'm sure you know my opinion by now though 
<Guest 17> the fun question is if 1038 tripled with them
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<IndySam> LOL instantly
<CromerSmash> no comment...
<sportzkrazzy> hey thats us
<sportzkrazzy> lol
<Guest 17> if they drive off is that interfering with ballancing?
<sportzkrazzy> 1592
<IndySam> we are tall
<sportzkrazzy> my robots bigger than yours
<sportzkrazzy> lol
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<IndySam> 
<Guest 22> utah
<CromerSmash> what did 148 change to, wheel wise?
<alecmataloni111> 4 colsons
<CromerSmash> why?
<alecmataloni111> delrin sliders between the wheels
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<chrisisme> 1038 did contact other robots
<alecmataloni111> Balancing purposes
<chrisisme> not just the one that pushed them?
<Guest 13> "Death by serpentine"
<Guest 13> I want that on a t-shirt
<IndySam> I now hat the serpentine with all my soul
<CromerSmash> I'll mkae it for you guest 13...
<JacobP79> Tonight has been pretty good for t-shirt quotes
<chrisisme> we built a wide bot
<chrisisme> and then got picked at CT
<chrisisme> best decision we made this year
<chrisisme> <3 118 / 2168
<Justin340> How many "Triple" alliances won regionals...
<alecmataloni111> @340 8th seed at portland
<alecmataloni111> I'm pretty sure
<Justin340> I think we cana gree it's the vast minority
<alecmataloni111> Yep
<JacobP79> Very mad
<alecmataloni111> 148 at alamo.
<IndySam> drove me insane!
<sportzkrazzy> bingo
<sportzkrazzy> fender/key/d
<Guest 13> nope. no triples
<Guest 17> 365, 2590, and 816 prob could but didnt need it
<IndySam> I was shocked how easy it was for three wide robots to balance on the bridge
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<Guest 17> 2wides and short long
<thefro526> 365, 2590 at 816 could've
<thefro526> but 816 doesn't know how to
<alecmataloni111> hahahaha
<Guest 17> they had like an inch margin of error
<thefro526> 816 can hang off the bridge 10"
<Guest 17> kickstand only prevented them from tipping
<thefro526> and the CG is the same as a widebase
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<alecmataloni111> How's 25 this year?
<Guest 17> excellent at the fender
<Guest 17> and collecting balls
<Justin340> We did
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<sportzkrazzy> 30 sec?
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<Guest 17> 67 semms like it under 20 s
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<Guest 13> they've been improving from the key a lot too
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<chrisisme> 118 had a diagonal stinger
<Guest 13> 56 was spotty at Mt. Olive
<chrisisme> let them keep most of their bot on the bridge
<Guest 13> they had a robot there
<chrisisme> kicked $@#$@#$@#
<Guest 17> mt olive
<Guest 17> wide bot
<Mike1592> 357 is a good MAR robot
<Guest 13> Little Miss Dunker!
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<schreiaj> PICONE LANGUAGE!
<rdognaux> hurray someone mentioned 357, thanks! lol
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<chrisisme> this is why i'm not on the call 
<alecmataloni111> is 357 mecanum?
<rdognaux> yes, as always
<jtemple> 357 is homemade mech
<alecmataloni111> ok
<rdognaux> jester drive
<Guest 17> werent in MtO
<Mike1592> is 1218 the real deal or were the legitimately behind 341 in both their districts?
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<rdognaux> 1218 had some issues down in DC, not really sure what was going on but they got progressively worse throughout the elims
<Guest 17> 1218 is legit but 341 is in their own
<Guest 17> league
<thefro526> 1218 is 9 of 10
<thefro526> 341 is 10/10
<rdognaux> 341 is beast
<Mike1592> So 1218 could go with their own alliance?
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<Guest 17> prob finalist
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<Guest 17> but anyones got a shot, deep feild
<CromerSmash> no 254 shirt cannon at champs this year. 
<Mike1592> Whats up with 816? At the beginning of the year they looked amazing but they seemed to just drop off the radar.
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<Guest 17> won lenape
<thefro526> going to bite my tongue here...
<rdognaux> weren't they the 3rd robot? I thought they were playing the defense / passing role again. but I could be wrong
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<Guest 17> i wasnt going to bring thatup, did they give u a medal dustin
<thefro526> nope
<Guest 17> passing bot
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<thefro526> G17, who are you?
<Guest 17> need to get more accurate at champ
<Guest 17> Brian Lucas
<Guest 17> I dont have a talkshoe account
<thefro526> I wish I would've known lol
<thefro526> What's up bud?
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<Guest 17> pretty good
<Guest 17> changes look pretty good on MOE
<thefro526> anything crazy?
<Guest 17> 4342 is ready for RAS
<Guest 17> experimental stinger for MOE
<Guest 17> havent seen one like
<Guest 17> it
<rdognaux> not enough game pieces for 3 teams to shoot if your 1 and 2 shooter are good enough.
<Mike1592> 2 teams scoring + passer or 2 teams scoring + defense?
<rdognaux> 3rd should be a balancer, playing defense, passing balls
<Guest 17> 3 shooter if they alternate
<Guest 17> go to outer side collect
<rdognaux> stealing balls is a great way to play D
<Guest 17> fastest to teh bridge 1647
<Guest 17> 4ball auto
<Guest 17> for 25 and 3929
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<Guest 17> 1676
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<Guest 17> worth mention
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<Mike1592> How do you guys think 103 not going effects the championship quality?
<Guest 13> Yeah, Pascack was mentioned
<Guest 13> the'yre solid
<Guest 13> It prevents 25 from partnering with them finally
<Guest 13> :P
<Guest 13> That'll have to wait for CMP
<Guest 13> if 25 qualifies
<rdognaux> quality of the event? I think there are more than enough to make up for their absence. They're a great team though no doubt
<JacobP79> They've done that at champs a couple of years
<Guest 17> they might backfill those anyway
<Guest 17> cmp spots from MAR
<sportzkrazzy> 67
<sportzkrazzy> lol
<Guest 13> hopefully
<sportzkrazzy> oh yeah
<JacobP79> 548, 469
<Justin340> ...
<alecmataloni111> 469 is up there with them
<IndySam> they're OK 
<Guest 17> 217 got much better
<Guest 17> from MD
<Guest 13> Anyone have a pic of 217?
<alecmataloni111> they are.
<Baselthe2nd> If you'll take my comments.. I guess I know a thing or two about Michigan
<Guest 13> I haven't been able to pay much attention to Michigan since I've been so busy with MAR
<alecmataloni111> 1023
<Justin340> 67..469..33..217...1023
<schreiaj> Basel, why don't ya call in
<schreiaj> You prolly know FIM better than us right now
<alecmataloni111> 3322
<Guest 13> 3322
<Baselthe2nd> Wish I could, parents are asleep
<Guest 17> 3322
<Baselthe2nd> 3322 might be the best manual shooter I've seen
<schreiaj> dang, just be quiet?
<Baselthe2nd> Uhh, alright.
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<Guest 17> 217 vid from md http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vsut7_XoLc&list=UUnKTlLJMub1a2vinlJb9ZrQ&index=2&feature=plcp
<rdognaux> 2337
<IndySam> because they didn't follow the plans
<alecmataloni111> 217 at the 7th, 8th seed spot is always dangerous at champs
<Guest 17> it was good at troy
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<Guest 17> like really accurate
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<Guest 17> prob not gonna win MSC
<rdognaux> that's why I actually kind of like this year's game. the wild card is the co-op bridge. nothing is guaranteed
<chrisisme> 67 is good
<chrisisme> that's my input
<chrisisme> :P
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<rdognaux> seems like an 'off' year for a lot of the usual powerhouses
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<Baselthe2nd> Calling in isn't going to work, sorry
<pyeung45> I can't hear
<alecmataloni111> switch browsers
<Guest 17> 2337 is decent too
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<Guest 17> 1718 too
<Guest 17> they switched to stinger
<Guest 17> 2054
<Baselthe2nd> Indeed, pneumatic 8wd. I've been petitioning against mecanums forever
<rdognaux> mecanum haters gonna hate
<rdognaux> :]
<IndySam> lol
<thefro526> Ryan, <3
<chrisisme> points
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<IndySam> I build a few hundred of them this fall
<chrisisme> points points points
<Guest 17> 2474
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<Baselthe2nd> my MI top 10: 67, 469, 217, 1023, 33, 3322, 548, 1718, 2337, 51
<rdognaux> lol hey, people can hate on them but AndyMark is selling a ton of them. gotta love the business
<Guest 17> Basel, what was 33 tech problems?
<JacobP79> You mean 245
<Baselthe2nd> Unfortunately, I never got a chance to talk to them about it
<JacobP79> not 2054
<Baselthe2nd> I'm betting they'll get it fixed, but honestly I don't know. They were really solid until they hit those issues
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<Guest 17> 2054 tech vikes werea stakerbot
<Guest 17> stackerbot*
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<Baselthe2nd> Some teams to look out for: 2474 was really good in quals at West Michigan, but couldn't put it together in the elims. They could make waves
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<Mike1592> What allaince could you guys see defeating another 67+469 pairing?
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<Baselthe2nd> 3539 is peaking at the right time. They keep getting better
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<Guest 17> is 3539 a clone this year, I thought they were last year
<Baselthe2nd> If I had to put my money on it, 67 will be top seed and pick a fender bot, probably 469, 1023 or 33 are possibilities
<Baselthe2nd> 3539 is not a clone this year
<Mike1592> Do you guys see this ending up like GTRWest, seeing if someone can unseat 67 for #1 like 3161 did to 1114?
<Baselthe2nd> They were very similar but not a clone to 1718 last year
<Baselthe2nd> There will be no one refusing to coop balance with 67, unlike 1114
<Guest 17> thx
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<Baselthe2nd> I highly, highly doubt there will be coop shenanigans
<rdognaux> risk of declining the co-op is not worth it. Not worth getting black listed.
<Guest 17> they all qualified to get there somehow, all good teams
<rdognaux> & you will get black listed if you decline flat out without a reason i.e. robot is top heavy or something
<Baselthe2nd> I honestly think 67 will have a few point lead like every one event at which they've been
<Baselthe2nd> I don't think it'll come down to the last match
<Mike1592> Do you guys see most of the alliances at MAR, MSC and Champs having a key shooter+fender shooter or will it be some other combo>
<Guest 13> with defense, teams will be forced to shoot from the key
<sportzkrazzy> ?
<IndySam> like Big 10 football
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<Baselthe2nd> Problem with fender shooters is that they can be defended. I wouldn't pick highly a fender shooter than can't shoot from the key
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<rdognaux> for MAR, I see the 3rd robot being the game changer for the alliance. whoever plays the best D is going to change the game
<rdognaux> & possibly come away w/ the win
<Guest 17> #1 seed only won phill in 2001 and 2010
<Guest 17> robot on robot for fender bots
<rdognaux> all things being even, autonomous & balancing should be equal(unless a triple happens). it's the balls scored in-between that make the difference
<Baselthe2nd> Not enough key space. I'd send a robot over to the other side to just grab balls and shoot them over (or feed directly)
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<Mike1592> So then whats the better 3rd pick: the straight defender or the ball stealer?
<Guest 17> ball stealler
<Baselthe2nd> absolutely the ball thief
<rdognaux> the defense played effects those balls scored. it'll be a matter of 6-12 points that'll decide the match
<Guest 17> they can prob block fender too
<Baselthe2nd> I'd say Michigan has about 30 solid scoring teams
<Guest 17> if needed
<rdognaux> the holy grail of a 3rd pick is the defender that can push and steal balls, and balance.
<Mike1592> Then if most people go for the ball starvation, we actually had our 3rd robot at South Florida do the pick and rolll against the team playing defense
<Guest 17> did u force g28 on them?
<Baselthe2nd> offensive blocking often just gets in the way. See the first 1114 vs. 2056 finals match, just too many teams were on 1114's side
<Guest 17> ie push them into key etc
<Mike1592> against us. Do you have your 3rd team do that instead?
<JacobP79> and 2056 was all alone and scoring constantly
<rdognaux> a team that can shoot from the corner of the key is so valuable in this game
<rdognaux> if you can leave the middle of the key open for your 2nd robot, you're gold
<rsisk101> A robot that can shoot from the side of the fender is valuable
<Mike1592> Thats why 1717 is the best bot in the world
<Baselthe2nd> I don't think 1 robot crossing to steal balls will be enough.
<rdognaux> no doubt. accurate, gets in nobody's way. those recent finals matches were incredible
<IndySam> happened at QC
<rdognaux> what were they, 18 for 18?
<Baselthe2nd> At MSC, 1 dedicated to starvation and another that crosses and scores will be requisite to win
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<rdognaux> Queens City, I watched the match video Scott. Felt for you guys & K Love's team. You got robbed.
<Baselthe2nd> If that's the strategy you're going for, anyway
<IndySam> thanks ryan
<Guest 17> that was hh
<rdognaux> happened to 357 in DC and at Hatboro. sigh.
<rdognaux> w/ the ball jam
<Guest 17> dustin
<thefro526> Thanks brian
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<rdognaux> http://youtu.be/m4Q0DMoOiVc video of the 5 ball jam if you haven't seen it
<rsisk101> ack, three or four casts??
<Guest 13> Mt. Olive was really good w/ counting the jammed balls with the proper score
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<IndySam> I hope 401 
<sportzkrazzy> 4 one per field
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<schreiaj> 37, who are you?
<Guest 17> ff for ball jam happens more often in elims, they usually just corrected (if hybrid) in score in ouals
<sportzkrazzy> 4 days
<Guest 17> i hope early
<Baselthe2nd> Wish I could've called in. The one time I'd be kinda useful.. Good cast though. Wish it would've been before the Fantasy FIRST MAR Draft :P
<rdognaux> let's talk about Will.I.AM & the Black Eyed Peas making a re-appearance this year.
<rsisk101> has that been confirmed?
<Baselthe2nd> will.i.am tweeted he'll be at the CMP
<Guest 13> live episode from STL?
<rdognaux> lol no idea. I feel like they went from a huge championship show to not having any entertainment like that
<schreiaj> sorry for the delay, taking a redeye into tampa was rough
<Baselthe2nd> Not sure if it'll be an "appearance"
<Guest 17> it is at a diff time, BEP
<Guest 17> or just will.i.am
<Guest 37> How about Morgan Freeman?
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<Guest 17> he has to drive Miss Daisy
<JacobP79> When do you ever work? lol
<rsisk101> CAL rules
<rsisk101> although using Madera as a CA yardstick is not fair
<sportzkrazzy> Florida owns =)
<rdognaux> maybe 357 will prove the mecanum haters wrong this weekend... maybe.. we'll be the middle to your triple balance sandwich
<IndySam> show 'em all ryan
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When will the recording of tonight’s show be available?

It should be up sometime tomorrow, I’ll post the link when it’s available.

I’ve got you covered Dustin, here’s the link: EWCPcast 4/10/12

FYI
177 has only missed championship 1 other time, 2005 which was one of if not our worst seasons.

After Talking With Andrew and some others at the MAR Championship, we’ve decided to do a cast tomorrow night to talk about what we saw at the MAR Championship and some of the events that transpired at the FIM Championship as well. One of our big bullet points will be ‘the call’ at the MAR Championship during Final 1-1 in regards to the defense being played on the Red Alliance Bridge. Those of you attending the CMP may want to listen to this… :wink:

As usual, the call will be live on our talkshoe page tomorrow night (Tuesday 4/17) at 9pm. Sorry for the short notice, this cast is being done a bit on the fly.

What time is does the call start tonight?

It doesnt. It starts tomorrow at 9pm. Dustin typo’d.

Sorry bout that…

No problem, glad it’s cleared up. :]

Reminder, cast is tonight at 9PM EST (about 15 minutes from now).

Is it live yet?

URL?

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/webClient.jsp?masterId=98466&cmd=wc

Yeah

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<SuperNerd256> I like that idea Leeland
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<Leeland1126> I saw it thrown around on CD, I thought it was pretty clever.
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<Guest 24> For some reason people respect him though....
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<GCentola1126> well its better than Breakaway :P
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<Guest 24> he's just a nag on chief
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<Leeland1126> Yep, 09 - now
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<Guest 14> <3 unbag period
<Guest 14> we got so much more practice in
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<Guest 24> I wish the show was done by people who know what they're talking about
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<Stogi> yo
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<Guest 11> King
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<GCentola1126> Leeland, remember when we wanted o be able to do that?
<Leeland1126> No way...
<Guest 13> Has anyone beaten 341 to the bridge?
<Leeland1126> And yes. I do. That didn't work out well -_-
<Bryan33> 33 autotargets...
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<Guest 2> yes, couple teams beat them
<Guest 16> 67 shoots 2 first, then goes to the bridge
<MagiChau85> I think 67's hybrid auto targets after coming back from the bridge
<Guest 2> 1647 did a couple times
<Guest 14> guest 13, yes
<Guest 14> 869 did once or twice
<jimzondag> 341 is faster than 67 at reaching the bridge
<Guest 16> 341 doesn't shoot first
<Bryan33> hey Jim
<jimzondag> yo
<Leeland1126> 341 is definitely more consistent than 67
<Guest 2> multiple modes - shoot first, bridge first, etc
<chinmay846> they've done that in many matches, so i think its intentional
<Guest 2> they got penalties a couple times for picking up 4 balls
<Guest 16> finals they went first, shot later
<Stogi> 365 takes the penalties too
<jimzondag> HOT just beats everyone in teleop, even when they lose auton
<Stogi> it doesn't matter
<Guest 11> 469 is better
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<Guest 11> in teleop
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<Leeland1126> I believe 78 beat 341 to coop in finals at Boston. Only time I've seen it.
<Guest 14> 1218 played 25 twice
<Guest 16> 469 played 67 twice 
<Guest 14> only 1 Hybrid point separate them and 25
<Guest 14> http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/Events/pa/rankings.html
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<Guest 14> for reference
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<Guest 16> as long as there were balls on the floor, 341 was deadly, throwing in 8+ per tele
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<grimtuesday> Anyone be mad if I call in late? For whatever reason the audio doesn't work on my computer
<Guest 11> 67 and 469 have played 3 times 469-2 win 67-1 win
<GCentola1126> ill be mad :P
<Guest 14> guest 16, they average 5.67 balls/match on Friday
<Stogi> 25 was best at tele-op
<Guest 14> 25 was the only team to break 300 TP
<Stogi> Shaun and Jared are both firm believers in having a good all around alliance
<Stogi> 341 hybrid
<Stogi> 25 tele
<Leeland1126> Simon, if you click the trouble hearing button near the volume bar, it fixed it fr me.
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<grimtuesday> Unmute me?
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<Guest 14> moe's alliance did on the practice field, but it was sloppy
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<jimzondag> multiple alliances at MSC could do it
<phantom1986> much better
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<grimtuesday> Someone please?
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<Bryan33> The world Champs this year will triple I think, you can't keep up otherwise.
<Guest 16> including a 2 long, 1 wide group!
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<Dondy33> i doubt that
<schreiaj> Simon, were gonna hold on the unmute for a bit
<grimtuesday> mmk
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<Guest 29> Good shooting and a triple will win
<Guest 16> and a good auto
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<MarcS> Outscoring your opponents will win.
<Bryan33> WHAT!?
<Guest 29> but consistent points and the triple will over power that even its its only 2s
<Guest 16> not losing will win 
<alecmataloni111> ^^thanks John madden
<Stogi> ^
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<Stogi> lol
<chinmay846> lol
<Guest 16> can you imagine JMadden calling this game?
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<chinmay846> thats just like 2056 and 1114
<tombot> you forgot about pure a-bombing 
<MagiChau85> what about shooting from the half court?
<Leeland1126> Not in every match, but it will almost definitely happen several teams in each division.
<chinmay846> same thing really... as a 341 + 1717 alliance
<alecmataloni111> Feeders will become way more common in division elims
<Guest 29> what is the "game breaker" 111 has?
<alecmataloni111> Game breaker? since when?
<Stogi> 1218 idk what happened
<Guest 29> where they can make the game a continous loop
<jimzondag> 341+1717 almost as intimidating as 67 + 469
<Stogi> 25 can beat Daisy in teleop
<Guest 14> don't forget 103!
<Stogi> 103 yea
<MagiChau85> I say 341+1717 is more intimidating
<Stogi> 341 and 469
<Dondy33> 67 + 469 is not unstoppable
<MagiChau85> if you exclude triple balance
<tombot> 1717 doesnt have a dingus
<Stogi> i don't think "not good" is true
<jimzondag> no one is unstoppable in this game
<Stogi> i disagree
<Guest 15> strongly disagree
<Guest 2> only 3 teams outscored 341 in TP @ MAR
<Guest 2> 25, 2590, 1676
<MarcS> The triple balance is unstoppable.
<Stogi> 341 is already stepping up teleop as well
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<Guest 16> was someone watching a different finals? 341 was lights out shooting. as many balls as he could find -- on his side of the field
<MarcS> Unless.... you stop it.
<JacobP79> 103
<MagiChau85> the amount of time needed to triple balance really matters
<Bryan33> 2056?
<Stogi> and is the most reliable out of MAR. The others coming from MAR usually choke in eliminations
<Guest 16> no, they're great -- there are a number of teams at this level ... no way to compare until you get them to iri 
<Guest 14> 25, 103, 341, 1218, 1676
<Guest 14> are the best from MAR
<jimzondag> 2056, 987, 1114, 254, 118
<Stogi> 1676 chokes in elims
<MarcS> In the world....
<Guest 14> MOE needs to step up to how they were playing at Lenape
<Guest 16> exactly -- top class shooters are going to distinguish with the other facets
<Guest 13> 341 had the second best telop opr at MAR
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<Stogi> 222 had a new shooter at MAR that they didnt have time to tune
<Guest 16> refer to karthik -- "why opr is a crock" lecture 
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<Guest 13> 1717's teleop opr is twice 341's
<Guest 16> put them on the same field
<Guest 16> opr is a semi crock
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<grimtuesday> I actually talked to a few members of 357; it's a funding issue
<Guest 16> 1717 is huge -- one of the top class, no doubt
<Guest 16> at this level , you can't feed the beast fast enough
<Guest 16> so it's all about the rest of the game
<Stogi> 357 was great cause they actually used their drive correctly
<alecmataloni111> They ARE the original mecanum right?
<Stogi> yeah
<Guest 14> yeah, they broke one of their wheels off at MAR
<rsisk101> that is why 330 had to go play defense at CVR, to feed 1717
<JacobP79> Wait, you can do that? lol
<Guest 14> had it fixed for the next match, lol
<Guest 16> right
<jimzondag> they were one of the very first teams to have mechanums back around 2006
<Stogi> 357 keeps spares and replace them in 5min
<schreiaj> They broke a couple wheels at MAR
<jimzondag> before you could just buy them from AndyMark
<Stogi> 357's wheels are just awesome though
<grimtuesday> They still mold them themselves out of softer rubber than Andy's
<Stogi> 357 I believe chose VEX CMP over FRC CMP
<Stogi> oh wait not
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<Stogi> take that back
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<Stogi> no*
<Guest 13> 357 had mecanums in at least 2005, I think 2004
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<Stogi> 357 had them in 2005
<jimzondag> Yes, I know they had them in 05
<thefro526> 2005-2008 and 2010-2012
<thefro526> only missing 2009
<thefro526> and we know why
<Stogi> The Incident
<MagiChau85> that match
<Stogi> you mean Dat Match
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<Guest 16> there is a huge mid tier
<Guest 2> 53 out of 99 teams vs 64 out of 190 teams
<Guest 13> 341 + 25 + 1640 > 469 + 67 + 830
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<thefro526> MAR vs MSC would be an interesting series of matches
<tombot> jim: was main breaker the issue with 33?
<Guest 15> maybe at IRI.....
<jimzondag> The issue in the finals was a radio die out, same as HOT's problem
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<jimzondag> They both played 3 times before and have gotten really good at it
<Bryan33> almost
<jimzondag> at the MSC, nearly everyone can
<Guest 16> pretty much most of them that were at the MSC !
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<Stogi> woot 3929 and other MAR teams finally officially registered for Championships!
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<kellenhill1625> i liked seeing 469 human loading
<JacobP79> ^
<Stogi> currently at 397 teams
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<Guest 11> you think MAc and MSC scoring was up because of the extra time the teams have had for bridge balancing.
<kellenhill1625> the "rebound" part of rebound rumble is really going to come into play at the higher levels of this game
<Bryan33> 469 beats their practice robot to death.. in a good way.
<kellenhill1625> balls don't stay on the floor very long once they get there
<Guest 13> Divisions are released! https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index.lasso?page=teamlist&event_type=FRC&sort_teams=number&year=2012&event=cmp
<Guest 11> DIVISIONS!!!!!
<MagiChau85> what
<tombot> for real dawg
<MagiChau85> did first just crash from that
<Bryan33> And being awesome.
<jimzondag> Strategy and practice
<Guest 11> lol
<jimzondag> they know what to do, and they do it very well
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<MagiChau85> lol how many people trying to load it
<MagiChau85> if you got the page open can you put it on a mirror download on mediafire?
<jimzondag> 3 wins and one finalist
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<jimzondag> in 4 MSC events
<Guest 16> 2010...
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<Guest 16> moving on ... 
<Guest 16> world cmp
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<Guest 29> are the divisons actually there?
<alecmataloni111> Wow.
<alecmataloni111> Nope. troll
<kellenhill1625> nope, not up yet
<thefro526> not seeing divisions
<MagiChau85> ;w;
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<Colinsanity> http://aredivisionsoutyet.com/
<chinmay846> lol i got so excited
<Stogi> i just said that it was only at 397 two minutes ago
<phantom1986> its been happening throughout first unfortunately
<MarcS> You can't be a national champion in the FIRST robotics competition.
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<Stogi> there's still qualified teams left who have to register
<apalrd> i saw it as well eric
<jimzondag> I think the 33 issue is on the machine, I think Hot's is too. I do not think was not the field.
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<alecmataloni111> when is the deadline?
<MagiChau85> I saw 67 working on the robot after finals so I assume there was some sort of issue
<Guest 16> same match 469 was frozen at the fender for ~10 secs, too ... very strange
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<kellenhill1625> the best balls to score are the ones on the opponents side of the field
<kellenhill1625> big point swing
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<jimzondag> Breakaway was the same way. If both alliances are good at offence, then the total score goes up
<Guest 16> yupper
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<JacobP79> 548
<alecmataloni111> 548
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<Hallry1676> 25?
<Guest 4> until you get in between them and the fender...
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<schreiaj> FIM
<jimzondag> 548 won with 67 at Northville
<MagiChau85> 548 had a pretty decent key shot
<Guest 16> they showed key shooting at msc
<Guest 16> hadn't done that before
<MagiChau85> it looked more like a crossbow
<jimzondag> deadly if you let the to the fender
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<Guest 16> rate of acquisition is slow, that's their weaker point, rate of fire is quick -- less time for D to show up
<kellenhill1625> how is 1023? i've heard good things
<jimzondag> 1023 is quite good
<Guest 16> they had a rough tournament -- nowhere as lights out as at detroit
<Leeland1126> 1023 was putting up some good points at MSC
<Guest 13> 548 has the most unique robot this year
<Hallry1676> http://www.midatlanticrobotics.com/2012/04/15/442/
<Guest 14> and 25's brakes prevent that
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<jimzondag> 1023 = 750 season TP, 526 season HP
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<Guest 27> 548 only needs 16 inches on the bridge
<GCentola1126> Leeland, have you by any chance been number crunching lately?
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<Leeland1126> No, sadly I haven't -_- not a lot of spare time on my hands.
<Stogi> for all you folks being trolled by divisions
<Stogi> i just made this guy
<Stogi> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=153650121431485&set=a.109011835895314.7218.107270772736087&type=1&theater
<GCentola1126> nice
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<MarcS> Top teams by OPR: 67, 1717, 469, 341, 2481, 987, 2056, 1983, 1114, 359.
<Guest 27> both were having issues with camera at MSC
<jimzondag> 2054
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<MagiChau85> 2054 is ridiculously wobbly
<jimzondag> 2" of ball compression
<schreiaj> Jim, why don't you just call in man?
<Leeland1126> I heard 70 was the stronger, but I thought 494 was better at MSC
<Guest 16> audio gone?
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<Guest 16> or just me
<schreiaj> No, still have audio 16
<jimzondag> 3322 also pretty good
<Guest 16> hmm
<Guest 16> wth
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<jimzondag> 1718 as well
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<jimzondag> tool it off
<Stogi> 1918 too
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<Stogi> 1918 was best video
<kellenhill1625> great bridge bot
<Guest 27> added stinger
<jimzondag> rookie sensation
<Bryan33> 2054 has a stinger now
<Leeland1126> 2137,2337 were both solid.
<alecmataloni111> and scored no baskets
<JacobP79> Cool name
<jimzondag> they do the same thing every time, and do it very well
<Bryan33> They have awesome drivers who understand stratigy very well.
<jimzondag> we taught them how to do that at Kettering in Elims
<Leeland1126> Also, 2834 was making a bit of a splash.
<Bryan33> Also, because they balanced the coop bridge their stronger partners could continue scoring.
<JacobP79> They would normally make the first one and miss the second
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<Guest 27> them and 85 were the best two at Gull Lake
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<Bryan33> When 1918 was on, they were ON.
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<Dondy33> haha good call bryan
<Bryan33> scoring wise
<CromerSmash> the peyton manning of MI? does well but not a big winner?
<Dondy33> talk about 217
<Hallry1676> link to picture?
<Guest 27> at detroit
<Guest 14> yeah, picture please
<Stogi> there's also teams who tebow their way into elims. They win but nobody really understands why
<jimzondag> same part as 33
<jimzondag> why our gun recoils
<schreiaj> Anyone have the picture handy? (I don't have it with me)
<Guest 27> dan ernst had the photos
<Colinsanity> http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/533076_344976828872588_100000808221519_892767_1491832901_n.jpg
<Leeland1126> Oh... missed that picture 0_O
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<Guest 58> 217 - when your lead mentor works 1500 miles away, it may be kinda tough
<Guest 14> http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3osvc5/
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<MagiChau85> I wonder how the May broadcast of MSC will go
<thefro526> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yfIzjwJgWlU#t=65s
<jimzondag> both times I beleive that HOTs issue was not the field
<Stogi> it was awesome to see
<Stogi> in person
<Guest 55> It was so cool to see
<Hallry1676> ^agreed
<Guest 56> np -- go to your alley
<phantom1986> how is it legal
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<Guest 14> Sunny had called Aiden brown before elims started
<Guest 14> to get that exact ruling
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<Guest 55> For queen, they were ON the bridge for a while
<Stogi> 25 was wrecking 1218 trying to get to the bridge
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<grimtuesday> How is any sort of defense legal?
<Guest 14> 25 was still trying to wheelie up onto the bridge
<Stogi> there's plenty of legal defense
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<Guest 56> although 2337 decided to play defense in the alley ...
<Dondy33> they also expected to recieve one penalty
<MagiChau85> that was really weird to see
<Bryan33> that was decidedly a bad move..
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<Guest 27> and got ALOT of penalties
<eyahrmat> helped us though...
<MarcS> If a robot is pushed into a bridge the ref not only should call it, ITS IN THE RULES!
<MagiChau85> I believed it was used to prevent 33 from triple balancing?
<eyahrmat> yes
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<Guest 46> check out Spokane elims for 1983 playing defense to prevent opponents getting to bridge.
<Stogi> they also wouldve been fine if they weren't playing 25
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<Stogi> 25 is the wrong team to go against with stuff like that
<Stogi> they will get through you
<MagiChau85> I believe 2337 tried to block the bridge from the scoring side of 33's alliance but 2137 got through?
<Guest 55> Did they lose because of it?
<Guest 56> bottom line -- gdc needs to come out strong on details about what is legal and what is not
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<grimtuesday> They would have lost by 1 (blue)
<Guest 58> Queen City - finals round F1-1 easily beat the defense that previous beat 829 in the semi-finals
<Leeland1126> Especially when you're up against a team famous for their aggressive drive train
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<Guest 55> Yeah, Queen seemed to be more lenient about this rule.
<Guest 55> They weren't calling it as much.
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<Guest 14> the rules all point to Red winning that match
<Stogi> ^
<Stogi> it was clear cut
<Guest 14> no matter which way you look at it
<Stogi> they shouldve been looking up at the scoreboard the whole time they sat there
<grimtuesday> So why is playing defense against someone at the fender not stopping them from playing the game?
<Guest 27> f-2 maybe
<grimtuesday> msc match 2
<Guest 56> this topic is the iceberg of controversy ... 
<apalrd> eric, grappling?
<Stogi> Grim cause this is in the rules
<grimtuesday> 67 broke it seems; somehow under the bridge
<Stogi> you're making a moot point
<jimzondag> pretty clean overall at MSC
<Guest 56> not quite -- in the alley
<Dondy33> or penalties on a dead bot
<Guest 56> and then 2054 fell over on them
<MarcS> Hanging off the bridge is still only a 3 point foul.
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<Guest 58> Watch what 781 does to 1038 at 1:20 at Queen City Finals 1: pick and roll for 3940
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<jimzondag> 67 died in a good place in the finals,
<Guest 58> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qxx9C4MvRs&feature=relmfu
<Guest 27> 548 fell on 67
<MagiChau85> yeah if 548 really could manage to get off their bridge, their alliance would win
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<kellenhill1625> red could have driven to the other side of the field to get on the bridge...
<kellenhill1625> haha
<Guest 51> What if your bot is pushed by opponent you got in front of from a spot 10-15 ft.away?
<grimtuesday> I think F2 MSC is worth talking about
<Guest 64> not under the bridge.
<Guest 56> 3/4 robot length off the end of the bridge 
<jimzondag> 548 fell off end and touched 67
<grimtuesday> no call
<Guest 64> about 3 ft away from bridge.
<Guest 56> ah ... them falling off made the fail
<jimzondag> refs called it a no balance
<Dondy33> there was no penalty
<Guest 27> no call
<jimzondag> so no 40
<Guest 56> they got a 3 pt for "tag" in the alley
<grimtuesday> G45 was cited iirc
<thefro526> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDLzSMPyYsc&feature=plcp&context=C4ec06d6VDvjVQa1PpcFP6_SlwfHBdBp_lM3NEePFA2JIOqGaUC3o%3D
<Guest 64> 3pt penalty for contact in the lane.
<grimtuesday> *44
<Guest 56> yes there was a flag
<kellenhill1625> 67 didn't screw up the triple
<Guest 51> 7-10 feet across the field and into the opponents bridge during end game?
<Guest 56> no interfere
<kellenhill1625> the did make it hard to get a double though, which would have won it for blue
<Guest 51> 4-7 feet?
<Bryan33> Why did this get a no call, but when 2137 tipped they still got fouls for being hit in the lane?
<Guest 56> made it hard to get a double ... yes, but...
<MagiChau85> it is kind of hard to get the double when 548's robot was stuck
<Guest 56> they did get a foul for being in the alley and getting touched
<Guest 64> they weren't going for a double.
<Guest 27> no interference but did prevent 548 from clearing out of the way for the double
<alecmataloni111> Dead robots can score points and get penalties
<Guest 56> who said it had to be fair!?
<grimtuesday> Yes, if you go to a dangerous place and have an unstable robot it's a risk you take
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<Guest 60> I think the issue was more to do with 67 causing 548 to be unable to drive off the bridge, preventing a double for the win
<MagiChau85> if 548 could drive off then 2054 and 245 could double balance
<kellenhill1625> mhm
<jimzondag> it seems like they lightened up on this at MSC...we got several while dead at Troy, but there were none on 2137 in SF2-1 at MSC
<Guest 58> a dead robot is the fault of the robot, unless it's a field fault
<Guest 56> hard to infer intent on that
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<Guest 58> intent does not matter
<jimzondag> HOT clearly did not die on purpose
<Guest 64> if 548 wanted to get off the bridge, they could have. 67's robot would roll easily away, if pushed by 548.
<Stogi> LETS TALK ABOUT THE DIVISIONS BRO
<jimzondag> it was the right call
<Leeland1126> A team would play possum to gain an advantage? You think so?
<Guest 56> only sad thing is that's the denoument of the tv show. not how anyone would have wanted it
<schreiaj> Akash, shut up
<jimzondag> 469 69-3-0
<Guest 56> adn 469 24-0
<Guest 56> elims
<Stogi> is that in 4 events?
<jimzondag> but they can't all win next week 
<Guest 56> who would be the third pick?
<Guest 56> :P
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<MagiChau85> that would be pretty impossible to go perfect division elim
<Guest 56> that would be an alliance ...
<Guest 56> 67, 341, 469 ?
<alecmataloni111> We have =)
<JacobP79> wouldnt 1114 have been 32-0
<alecmataloni111> @magichau
<thefro526> 32 and o
<Stogi> oh lol 24 elim wins
<thefro526> just corrected my self
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<MagiChau85> hmm
<grimtuesday> they lost 2 in a row
<Guest 56> 2-2 in einstein
<jimzondag> done in 2 in finals
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<grimtuesday> really tragic finals
<MagiChau85> that stuck robot really sucked
<kellenhill1625> if only 3138 wouldn't have gotten stuck in the goal
<grimtuesday> http://aredivisionsoutyet.com/
<jimzondag> last year it was 6:00 pm on Friday
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<andybaker45> yeah, I remember that, it was right during the new VEX game unveil
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<alecmataloni111> ^^^Hahahahahha
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<alecmataloni111> WOnder if that was done on purpose...
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<andybaker45> Jim - good job at MSC, it was good to see you, albeit breifly
<JacobP79> Wow Andy Baker is here, that cool
<jimzondag> no, I think it was coincidence, but it was kind of funny to see all the vex staff checking on thier phones during the unviel
<grimtuesday> good call guys
<jimzondag> Thanks Andy, see you soon
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