[pmangels17]

Obviously a 254 fan here, but man was 971's robot amazing. I really loved the design of their entire upper mechanism, it was elegant and something that I really wanted to see a great team execute.

I also loved 33's robot, and admittedly I thought they were going all the way. Their drivetrain, though painfully simple, was incredibly effective, which is as much a testament to their engineering skill as it is to their drivers. The adaptability of their catapult to facilitate such a drive was amazing, and their catcher was gorgeous.

I also really love seeing 16 every year, that swerve is always the best in FRC (as is 1717's).

Also, I was a big fan of 179's innovative design, 334's ridiculously powerful gearbox, 195's intake/spinsy-whinsy game piece manipulator, 67's arm, 1114's everything, and 329's intake that also had rollers on the side to eject the ball.

Oh, and a couple more, 1986's gorgeous sheet metal machine performed beautifully as always, and 1983 had a really awesome catapult in their arm.