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Re: 2013 Buckeye Regional

I felt absolutely awful for SparX and the rest of their alliance in SF2-1 when that foul was called and gave them their first loss. But that tech foul in SF2-2... I just saw the flag and the "x" symbol and everyone on the team just looked at me, wondering what the call was for. I couldn't tell them; I had absolutely no idea. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they got another foul that round, causing them to lose from the 23 foul points awarded to the other team.

I've had a fondness for SparX since we were at Buckeye with them two years ago. I just find it a shame.

I was, however, very happy to see 2016 become our first pick in alliance selections! I, for one, noticed that their overall OPR wasn't as high as some other available picks, but their vast improvement made them an absolute steal when it came time for us to pick someone. It doesn't hurt that them and 177 were with us in the 2011 world finals; I'm sure James, our driver and member of the drive team for 3 years, was pleased to get reacquainted, along with some other members of the team who got to know a few of them that year. I regret not having met them 2 years ago, even though I had the full capability of speaking to them in St. Louis.

I won't comment on specifics concerning the regional itself, but rest assured I personally won't vote to go to Buckeye ever again. Queen City was fun, but it's unfortunate that it fell on Waterloo this year (again, best event I've ever been to: Waterloo 2013. It's great every year, but this year it was something else).
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