Well, I know that it was a heck of a weekend for 343. We got saved by our solid minibot during the qualifications, but struggled to score on the tubes. We had a totally rookie drive team coming in, and I was their drive coach for this event. Despite the struggles early, I was proud of our guy's performance in the end. They steadily improved all weekend, and did their best work in the eliminations when it counts the most. All in all, very proud of the finalist appearance.
but some other notes:
2751: I know personally I was thrilled with the chance to play with you guys. You guys have gotten better and better, and I was so proud of your performance this weekend. It was awesome to see that you were truly one of the best teams there. You could score on the tubes with anybody, and that was really great to see. After seeing you guys during the build season, I was happy to see the hard work come to fruition. You guys will do great in North Carolina
1287: Ya'll were the perfect third pick for us. Our goal was to get a defensive robot with a good drivetrain and could put up an ubertube. We were thrilled that you were still there for us at the third alliance. You guys did everything we asked, and did and excellent job doing it. Thank you for being just what we needed to compete and keep up with everyone else.
180, 2363, 2815 That was an amazing set of finals. Period. I was elated to see that we could even begin to keep up with two really great teams. You guys were the best and deserved to win, we were just lucky to be close
The last match was a game of inches. 66-60 going into the minibot race. Unfortunately, a chain came off the sprocket on one side of our drivetrain and so we couldn't line up, and I believe 2751 lost comms just before deployment. But, you guys were steady, consistent, and played with excellence and 100% deserved the win.