[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by MysterE

Let me say this about Team Fusion.

I was heart broken that your bot could not compete at the regional. I saw it at the meetup that you hosted at your school and was ready to watch it on the field.

But - at the same time - I have never been so impressed at a team. Team Fusion, even while not being able to move across the field, showed more sportsmanship than any other team at the event. The whole team cheered for everything from their own team being on the field to another team winning an award. They showed gracious professionalism and good sportsmanship throughout the game.

You made me proud to be in FIRST robotics. To see a team that can be having so many problems still be excited about what they are doing is rare. To see a team that - even reaching the quarterfinals remove themselves from the game for the sake of their alliance members is beyond words.

I hope that my team, Panthrobotics, will emulate yours each year. I think most teams have a lot they can learn from yours.

True story. Anyone who watched the Alliance pairings at Bayou knows that Fusion was picking as the 8th seed, and they immediately called in a replacement so they wouldn't hamstring their alliance. Just before Alliance pairings, Fusion came by my pit, explained what they were going to do and told me that 57 (ranked 18th) was third on their pick list. And then asked me if that was okay, and if I'd be okay with being picked to be on an alliance where the captain would immediately step down. I told them I'd be happy to be picked by them and work on that alliance, and I mean it. We were first pick for #5, but it would've been an honor to play on that #8 alliance for Fusion.