All very good MAR teams. I would also add 225 and 341
**225 **Captain: Fantastic robot and winners of Chestnut hill with 316 and 1495, Techfire has a powerful drive train and fast accurate shooter. And they can catch!
**2590 ****1st ****pick ** Nemesis has an extremely accurate 2 ball 2 hot goal auto. (only saw them miss once.) Very accurate high goal shot. ranked #1 in MAR
341 **2nd ****pick **Hall of fame team Miss Daisy has one of the most powerful drive trains I’ve seen this year. Coupled with a fast pickup they are a formidable team.
Maybe it is cheating, but combining PA, DE, and NJ teams, I’d say the winning alliance at district champs was pretty formidable - 2590, 341, ** and ** 11. The fact that Nemesis and MORT could hold up the alliance on their own during a finals match is already a testament to their prowess.
**1218, 1640, 225, ** and 193 are definitely up there as well. I’d also like to add 1089 had a great year and is going to Champs for the first time in its history :yikes: (oops hope that wasn’t too many teams)
180-179 run the same strategy as S.Fl. and 79/1592 inbounds, kiss pass to 180 who trusses, and 179 finishes.
Taking advantage of 179’s catching and 79’s generally higher shot (Edit: or 1592’s supposedly new higher shot). 79/1592 inbounds, truss to 179, pass to 180, who is arguably the best finishing robot.
All can handle a ball or two in auto, but I don’t know if any have hot goal detection on one ball.
All four have great drive trains, and can play d.
Note: I did not see 79 or 1592’s second regional.
There are certainly plenty of Washington robots that could fill the roles of the PNW winning alliance, but the PNW alliance of 1318/1983/2907 were the kings of defense. It’s hard to argue with strong communication and teamwork. Speaking of defense, 1595 is my last pick. I would be willing to bet money that they will be in eliminations at champs as a 3rd or 4th bot. Play their cards right and they could ride the tail end of alliance selections to Einstein…
Oregon is sending 5 strong teams:
Captain - Team 4488: ShockWave - With a reliable 2-ball hot auto, a clean shot and defense evasion tactics, they have the potential to seed high on a division.
FIRST Pick - Team 955: CV Robotics - Consistent, fast. I pick them for truss and mid-field play. They could finish for ShockWave too if need be.
Second Pick - Team 4125: Confidential - They are good at finishing and assisting, but 955 has a higher arc truss shot, so I put 4125 as the inbounder and back field player.
Third Pick - Team 1540: Flaming Chickens - The Chickens definitely have improved a lot from a rocky start at districts. They even got a 2-ball auto working at District Champs. With a little more work and practice, these guys are my final pick to round out this alliance.
Honorable Mention - Team 997: Spartan Robotics - They captained a strong alliance at District Champs. They can play the game well and are able to fill most roles. However they have a difficult time hanging onto the ball in transit, because of this, they are susceptible to high level defense.
I’m going to agree with you with a power alliance like this we might be able to take it home, but Texas teams are very clever so I’m not counting out any teams that qualified (3310 and 3847 are the first to come to mind)
I’m sorry to disappoint you Andy, but 118’s ears are no more.
Although I think this alliance would be good, I think that 1477 could play better with this alliance than 624. Their double sided collector is faster, and their inbounding better. 1477 would do amazing as a midfield/inbounder for this alliance with 118/148 finishing.
Thanks for the love Hunter. We have the two ball auton working with Cheesy vision and plan to add one ball hot auton Thursday. The halo we added makes the ball sit better and Teflon plates inside our winch have increased the reliability of the catapult.
We were talking this afternoon about what a great alliance partner y’all will make for someone at Champs. I saw some pictures of your Halo upgrade. I hope it works out.
I would like to see 118, 148, 624, and 1477 together at Champs. I would not mind being the back-up robot for that alliance.
SPAM deserves very much to be on the Top 25. It irks me that someone can complain about being 15th like that on something that is widely known to be slightly biased and just fun for the FRC community anyway.
I’m hardly dissatisfied with it. I just find it funny how much weight some people give to a public poll.
“slightly biased”
I don’t mean to sound un-grateful about our rank, but I did get a jolly good laugh out of that. Top 25 is for fun, I don’t take too seriously, you shouldn’t either.
I had a similar response when I saw 1678 at number 15, though I was hardly surprised. 1678 is very good and still under the radar. It probably won’t last for long. I want to back up 1678 here: the Citrus Citrus are certainly one of the top teams in the world, as they have proved by winning very tough matches. Their only losses have come when the odds have been stacked largely against their favor. What they did at 3 regionals is beyond impressive. It’s phenomenal. I haven’t seen them play, I’m sure SPAM is excellent as well, and deserving of a spot in someone’s top 25 ranking.
Which brings up an interesting topic:
I think that there will be many teams like these two to make an impact on Championship. The danger of making rankings and predictions is that some good teams get left out, fly under the radar, and then people are surprised when they are so good. The thing is, they didn’t just come out of the woodwork. They’ve been there for a long time, but just haven’t been noticed yet.
Autonomous: 2 balls by either 2052 or 2175 (900 waiting to inbound). After Auto - Team 900 inbound and play heavy D, 2175 as midfield and then scatter opponents or aid in anti-D, and then 2052 as the scoring machine (2052 and 2175 can play double duty on the scoring end).
I would love to see 4607 (my squad) doing the ‘secret sauce’ to 2175 and then pass to 2052, but yeah… Maybe we can do this in the qualifications at MSHSL Tourney!
Take it easy, guys. There are dozens of worthy teams and only 25 spots. Also, it’s a popular opinion poll, and we happen to live in a region not well represented on CD.
It’s okay, some teams will notice one of the top 5 trussing robots in the world regardless of where they’re from. Especially if they won both Florida regionals this year. :yikes:
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Especially if they won both Florida regionals this year. :yikes: