[Lil' Lavery]

1712 had one heck of a season in MAR, and now that I've gained some portion of the energy this season took out of me back, I figured I'd thank some of the many many teams and individuals that helped us out this season.

First off, the volunteer crew at MAR Champs was nothing short of outstanding. I believe we were ahead of schedule for almost all of qualifications, despite cutting a minute off the cycle times. Very few connections issues. Special congratulations to the event manager, Eric Zygmont, on his Volunteer of the Year Award. He definitely falls into the "huh, what? They haven't already won that!?!" category of award winner.

The teams were once again incredible, all season long. We received numerous parts and tools from teams at every event we went to. There's honestly too many to name here. In particular, special thanks to 225, 708, 1403, and 4342 for helping us with some parts at ideal moments throughout the season. And thanks to all the teams who expressed concern and offered aid to us after our robot crawled on his back during QF3-3, and ended up with smoking BAG motors. The outpouring of support to get our robot back on its feet was truly incredible.

To all our alliance partners, thanks again. Every one of you was a pleasure to work with, and we formed some pretty potent alliances along the way. I believe 103 and 1403 is the only teams we've been paired with in eliminations before, so it was a treat getting to work with new teams. In particular, 4342 and 708 are teams we've faced off on the other side of the glass with in the past, so finally getting to be on the same alliance was awesome. It's a pity that both of you ended up having some drivetrain issues, but watching 708 rebuild an entire drive module in roughly 15 minutes was awe inspiring. Special shoutout to Cougar Robotics as well, as they were a class act partner, willing to cooperate and pitching in with anything we needed to keep pushing further. Thanks to all of 4637, 103, 4342, 1218, 316, 708, and 1403!!

To the many "opponents" we faced in qualifications and eliminations, what a season it has been. So many great matches. I have nothing negative to say about any of our elimination opponents all season long. It was a litany of teams that I have tremendous respect for. 1143, thanks for a pair of real hard fought quarter-finals sets, in both Westtown and MAR Champs. The defense we played against you was born purely out of respect for the scores you could put up if we left you unchallenged. 75, no hard feelings towards you for the flip. Things happen quickly in the heat of competition, and its awfully hard to know exactly what's happening on the far side of the field (especially in this game). 5401 you guys really proved that you were an excellent scoring machine. Even with our defense against 1143 and 75, your alliance was able to pretty easily capture the tower thanks to your low goal prowess. I hope everything was okay with your machine after you fell off the bar in the first QF match. All in all, a red card is not the way 1712 hoped to win. We have nothing but respect towards all of your teams.