Thank you all for the compliments we've received about Seattle. To give a few brief parting comments(going to bed and leaveing for houston) I would say that I had more fun as a driver when the stacks were attacked and that as chris aka "Ash" said, we don't plan on making agreements with other teams just reminding them that it's smart to leave the stacks up. As for buldozers vs finess I think the game needs balance of both, and I think this year is a bit unbalanced because stacks are so so fragile when they aren't extreamly short. However, I do see that buldozers also allow the game to be more accessable and so there is a trade off. Either way, we're all going to have an amazing time in Houston and those who will be here next year will have a great time also.
I've been to a lot of competitions by this point(3 times KSC, 3 times nationals, UCF, connecticuit, philadephia, toronto, and Seattle) and though It's grown, the spirit is still there. Where else inbetween the matches of the finals(just before the last match of the entire regional) can you go up to your opponent and ask them for a master link and have them check for you?? The game changes, the focus can change, but the people are here. There's always been dissagreements and hard feelings, but there's no way you can put this much effort into something and not have a few people be touchy. We are fine, FIRST is fine, and we're going to have a fantastic time
Hope you all didn't mind my ramble,
thanks,
Josh