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Originally Posted by Sanchberry
Your alliance in the quarterfinal was certainly impressive, and you did definitely outplay us match 1 and 4. My team (1466) had to play ten matches (4 against you all) that day, and our robot lost connection with the field for some reason at the end. In all, I am proud of how we did, and impressed by how you did in the field. You guys were fantastic, and definitely among the most competitive 8 seeded alliances I've ever seen.
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Sorry to hear about your connection issues. We had some at Palmetto and in a couple of our early matches. We finally tracked it down to a loose connection in a terminal block that ran power to the radio. So I can definitely sympathize.
You guys definitely outplayed us in match 2. Match 3 (the match that had to be replayed) was a real toss up. I'm kind of glad we had to replay it. I'd have hated to had it decided on a penalty or a bad call. As we were preparing for match #4, the FTA apologized to me about having to have a replay, and all I could say was something like "don't worry about it -- we're putting on a great show".
Having four really competitive matches in the quarters definitely hurt us in the semis. The replay meant we had to turn around immediately for the semis (we were in semi-final #1). We didn't get a scouting report until before semi-final match #2, and we really should have won that match (50 point pedestal penalty -- enough said). I would have loved a tie breaking match 3 and won or lost it on the field.
Has anyone posted videos any of the SMR elimination matches? I'd love to watch the matches as a spectator rather than as coach (where your mind is thinking about other things).