[Mykey]

I was our mentor/coach that the Thunder Chickens spoke to during the Newton qualifiers. Our team (3997 - the Screaming Chickens) were ranked fourth in the Newton division. I had been talking to one of the volunteers that is related to them through out the competition and had mentioned that a completely "Chicken" alliance would be fun. When they approached us they stated they were damaged from a fall in the practice field and where facing a serious rebuild challenge. They did not say to not choose them. They did not say could not make it back. However, they did say that they wanted us to know about their situation before we made any decisions. I can not speak to what they may have stated to other teams, but I figured it was worth stating that they did not directly tell us to not pick them.