FIRST in Minnesota 2018

FIRST General Forum
#54

That was a crazy fun alliance to be a part of. Definitely had some seriously good strategies going. We just had such a small margin for error. I think we played it as well as we could’ve! Very impressed with 2491’s drivetrain and defensive ability. Reminds me of your 2013 robot. Dominant defensively. Can’t wait to see you compete again.

Congrats to 5172, 4539, and our hub team 6175! You guys were crazy competitive and I think that alliance would beat most later season alliances. I don’t know if there’s a more competitive alliance in any other week 1 event in the world. I’d certainly have my money on you.

Congrats to 2500 and 2220 for EI and CA respectively! 2220… if you ever went to Minnesota events maybe I would be more aware of this, but your program blows my mind. Your video and outreach programs reminded me of many of the Championship Chairman’s Award teams. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if you win on the big stage. Huge congrats to you.

To 7048… you guys are the best rookie team that I’ve ever seen in person. It was an honor to be a mentor for you, even in the extremely limited capacity in which I helped. Let’s do the same thing at Champs. We can do something special.

To everybody at the event, it was awesome getting to work with so many teams and talk with so many awesome people! I wish this thing ran another day so I have more time to talk to everybody!

To 3102… Your work in bringing your AndyMark field took the event up 10 notches. Seriously the only other event that I’ve been to with a real practice field is Champs. That’s huge and your work should be appreciated by every team that attended GNR.

To 5172 and the RPC… you guys killed this thing. The Great Northern Regional was one of the highest quality events I’ve ever attended. The quality of teams was excellent from top to bottom, the venue was spacious and accommodating, and the kicker for me was Yoji’s song/riding in on a snowmobile… like seriously that was unreal. I’ll definitely be at GNR next year.

#55

Im sad now… :frowning:

JK, I was cheering you guys on from my couch! great run by you and your alliance!

PS: did you guys get a wild card?

#56

Thank you! Worry not, I still love you guys. North Star last year was an absolutely unforgettable experience.

The only team that got a wildcard was 525. We’ll try to qualify at North Star. Excited to see you at Duluth (and maybe State…fingers crossed)!

Thank you! From the videos, I’m absolutely psyched to see 4607 and sad that I can’t make it to Duluth. And a big +1 to everything else you said. This was an incredible event.

#57

GNR was truly great. At this point, I think you can expect us back next year! :smiley:

#58

With all of my heart, thank you all for the kind words. 7048’s kids had an incredible experience, in part to so many different teams. If I started naming them off, it would quite literally be the entire GNR team list. So instead, I’ll mention our alliance partners.

Without piggy-backing off of 4818’s success, design, programming, and student mentorship, we wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. They guided our rookie team through all facets of FIRST, from prototyping, assembling, designing, programming, testing, Gracious Professionalism, and so much more. Now to just continue working and getting them into champs at their Iowa regional.

And NoMythic - you guys were the spirit that surged through the entire competition. Our drive team would not shut up about how much fun you guys were always having. No matter the outcome, you were always having a blast. Forever thanks for picking us to be a part of your mythical alliance. Now make it to Detroit so we can see you again.

#59

I vote we continue with the tradition of confusion and make the official name “FiM”.

It would jive well with “U of M” which means one thing in Minnesota and is interpreted completely differently (incorrectly) everywhere else as “University of Michigan”. It is obviously the University of Minnesota.

#60

Thanks a ton for recognizing us here. The video was made by me, but would not have been possible if not for the amazing outreach that the entire team is interested in doing. It took what felt like forever to make it and to be recognized for it here on CD is amazing.

Regards
Lead Programmer and Filmmaker
Gagan Bhat

#61

False. If anything, after 1848, Minnesota is the place that stole a bunch of OUR territory.

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#62

Is there any recorded video of the Great Northern playoffs? I noticed TBA has the qualification matches, but not the elimination ones.

#63

I have some stuff coming. Please stand by.

#64

4818 was livestreaming on Facebook our alliance for some of our matches during playoffs. They focus more on our alliance, but it’s something at least.

Quarterfinal 2 match 1

Semifinal 1 match 2

#65

+1. I completely agree with this statement. Minnesota is really a part of Wisconsin. I vote “FiW” which will cause less confusion.

Back in 1836 - 1848, the current states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and parts of the Dakotas were called the Wisconsin Territory.

#66

Nope. The Gophers are from the U of MN.

(Go Blue)

#67

MSHSL State Championship rankings for week 1 are up! http://mnfirst.org/off-season-events/mshsl-championship/

#68

We should call it the “Dakota District” referencing the entomology of the name Minnesota.

#69

Just wanted to hop in here before Week 2 begins and give a big thanks to Russ, Mary, and the entire RPC of the inaugural Great Northern Regional. You all ran such a fantastic event! The venue was great, the meals were great, the competition was great… Needless to say, everything was great. How fitting for the *Great * Northern Regional eh? :wink:

I also had an amazing time volunteering as a game announcer for my first regional event! Big thanks to Yoji and my trainer Sydney for teaching me and helping me refine my performance throughout the weekend!

I hope to return up to Grand Forks next year! After how well it went this year, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2019. :smiley:

#70

Join with WI, ND, (Edit: the CST half of) SD, and IA to make a “Midwest District” and then call the district championship the “Midwest Regional (championship)”. Make sure it’s in Week 6.

#71

Just a thought… check the SD team distribution before lumping them in. Current score for events hosting SD teams: Denver 1, everywhere else 0. Something about closest event to the only SD teams. (Last year that was Denver 2, everywhere else 0.)

#72

There will probably be a push to get some more teams along the I-29 corridor for SD with the addition of Great Northern (Sioux Falls, Watertown, Huron, etc.). But as of now you are correct.

#73

From what I caught, 2 teams from Minnesota in the top 25 on the FUN Network: 5172 and 4539. Both programs are more than deserving! Great job so far, can’t wait to compete with both of you in the coming weeks!