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Thanks to all the great competitors at FLR. Also, a huge thanks to all the volunteers. This is a terrific event.

MOE 365 would especially like to thanks our alliance partners, 191 and 2228. Our run was short, but we had quite a rockin' cheer going before that first QF match! :D

Congrats to all teams!

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Thanks to everyone for the congrats. I would thank everyone that helped us get there and continue to function once we got there, but I believe I would end up just listing every team there. So Thank You to every team at FLR, it was a fantasic experience and assured Team 2228's continuence for many, many years to come.

365, 191, we couldn't be more thrilled to be on your alliance. You could probably tell from the way our stands exploded when you said the third '2'. It's a shame that we missed a screw in the hasty rebuild of our lifter thus losing us that second round...

Well, we at 2228 hope to see you all in Atlanta. We plan on making some changes to our bot on April 12th so don't be surprised if we look a little different :)

btw, has anyone else heard rumors of a fourth Xerox team?

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There already is one in Oregon.
Team 1425 Wilsonville Robotics.

I would like to thank and congratualte our partners 2228 (hope to see you in Atlanta) and 365 (hope you guys come back again) for their terrific efforts and their just rewards.
Congrats to 1511 for their Chairmans breakthrough and to team 340 for the Engineering Inspiration. You both are leaders in the Rochester FIRST community.
Congratualtions to team 1518, 340 and 354 on their valiant journey through the tournament brackets to the finals. It was a brillaint run.
And lastly congrats to 1713, 250 ( glad to see you guys got your hands on some gold. Silver is nice but it aint gold) and finally I am sooooo pleased to see XQ break through and get not only their first regional win but their first award of any kind ever. WHat a way to go. May this be the first of many guys.

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Man - this was my first regional participating with a team and it was truly a great experience that I won't forget for some time.

Thanks to 365 and 191 for picking us to your alliance, I was close to shaking on that last pick. It was way too bad we got knocked out first round - I feel really bad that our lift worked all day and then when it came to that round our hasty rebuild cost us. RED-AL-I-ANCE!

Thanks to 191 for loaning us the USB Chicklet when we thought ours was broken. Add that to the spares list (somehow we managed to overlook that).

Thanks to 365 for all your support throughout the regional and beyond. It really takes some class todo what you did. Your hospitality was shown on the first day when both our teams were waiting in the foyer, and your mentors came and talked with us. By the way - your MOE award is DuPont synthetic right?

Thanks to 639 for giving us the bimba cylinder. Everyone was surprised when the thing seized, and we couldn't find our backup one.

Thanks to 174, 229, 191, and 365 for all the team awards. They were really appreciated and are right next to our trophies.

Congrats to 250, 1713, and 1450 for the win, you guys did a great job and played hard all the way through.

A very special Congrats and Thanks to 1511. Much grats on your chairman award, it was well deserved. Also, many thanks for helping us get our program off the ground with your support.

Finally, thanks to everyone that has helped make CougarTech's rookie year an amazing one. My highlight from the season was when we went down for the awards. At first I wasn't making a big deal about winning the rookie awards, but after I started walking towards everyone, I realized even more that although we were "defaulted" the awards, that they still meant a lot. Having nearly everyone standing up and clapping and MOE and Xcats leading the cheer that they told us about, it was a great time.

Thankfully we will see some of you at finals this year, and I can't wait.

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YAY! GO ERROR CODE! 1425!:cool:

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I agree, this year's FLR was amazing! Unfortunately, some yellow cards were handed out but for the most part everyone practiced gracious professionalism and sportsmanship. Go teams!

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Yes, our MOEwards are made from scrap Corian®, the same material used in countertops and such. A lot of our mentors work for DuPont! Glad you liked them. And thanks for the kind words.

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Team 1425 would love to come play at the FLR some time. The main problem is the travel costs. Maybe for our 10th anniversary. (or in conjunction with some Xerox function)

This year there was a Pennsylvania team at the Pacific NW Regional (on the winning alliance too!) that came all the way to the west coast to celebrate their 10th year in FIRST.

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o rly? Well then has anyone been hearing rumors about a 4th LOCAL Xerox team?

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Didn't hear anything from the Xerox powers that be. Maybe some other local company will step up.

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heh, was just wondering. Thats what the word around the school has been. That Xerox is looking for a 4th local team and we're on the list of potentials.

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Craig,

I'll go and check to straighten some things out tomorrow at work to see what the deal is and get back to you on this rumor.

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I doubt it's anything, probably just wishful thinking by someone on the team.

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Well your not alone on hearing that rumor.

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If it is true, and you do get Xerox, you'll have to change your team name to Cougar TechX.

got to get the X in there somehow. haha