Originally Posted by Josh Fox
Thank you to everyone for the kind words. Team RUSH has been fortunate to come away with a lot of silver recently, but this gold is something else. I woke up this morning still not entirely sure it had happened.
To all teams that played at MSC, whether it was in qualifications or the elims, thanks for putting on a great show.
To 1023, 3539, and 573, it was great playing against you. Congrats to 3539 on the KPCB Entrepreneurship award as well. Despite being a "low seed," this alliance had contender written all over it. And let's be real, any time you're going up against an alliance featuring one of the Copiolis behind the glass you'd be foolish not to be nervous.
2337, 469, and 2834, between 2337's great driving, finishing and trussing, 469's nearly unstoppable truss shots and finishing, and 2834's inbounding, you guys were a terrifying alliance to face.
Teams 1718, 67, and 74, looking at the opposite end of the field and seeing your three teams lined up against us had us all on the edge of their seats. Seeding number 1 at MSC was an insane challenge, and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thought 1718 didn't thoroughly earn it, and THEN you selected arguably the best finishing robot in FIRST in 67. The fact that a team the caliber of 74 was the final pick speaks to the tremendous depth of the competition.
Last but not least, thank you to our partners 33 and 314. 33 proved that you don't have to muscle your way through scrums to be successful, and played some of the best defense I've seen with 4 omnis on the ground. 314, you NEVER should've fallen to us, but I couldn't have been happier you did. Our data had you going in the first round, if not to the 7th or 8th seed on the way back. Put simply, you guys were a tank and wreaked havoc on our opponents, all while inbounding and passing masterfully and running picks for 33 and ourselves. We took our play to a whole new level in the finals, and executed with incredible precision.
I'm incredibly proud of both our drive team and team as a whole for our performance on and off the field, leading to a championship and state Engineering Inspiration award. This was arguably the best weekend for our team in our history, and we could not be more excited to head to St. Louis in 2 weeks alongside many of you.
Thanks you, and good luck to everyone.
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