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177 As we say around here, "they've made Einstein every year Joe Blay's been on the team". They had a fascinating acquirer - not only did it flip out, offering them the advantage that a wide intake offers, it could acquire from the side as well. Their turret was incredibly accurate - heck, at CT, due to a rules snag with height, they actually just sat at the key while scoring balls that their alliance members fed them. It's a shame that their Einstein streak got shut down by the lack of a CMP ticket.

2168 #1 seed at NYC and CT, their robot had the single most consistent shooter I saw in action. As one of the few strong teams without a wide intake, their drivers were incredibly skilled (and I've heard some ridiculous things about the controls too). Arguably every loss they experienced in eliminations arose from a communications issue that effectively either bricked them or an alliance partner. Fat Swan was definitely division elimination material, if not Einstein-level.