[Carlo]

First, I'd just like to state that it is a rare occasion I login to post, however I'm always reading the boards. There are few times I feel my input would be of benefit, but being a driver for team 365, as well as a member often found in the pit, I'd like to put my input in on team 358.

I could sit here and tell you all the wonderful aspects of team 358, but I'd prefer to sum it up in one line. Simply put, Team 358 is awesome.

I know all too well what it feels like to lose the finals due to a disqualification. But team 358 has nothing to be ashamed of. Your group is an awesome bunch, and have nothing to be ashamed of or upset about. You had a great robot, and second place is an awesome feat.

When our teammate was called for tipping, which was on a low shot, without lifting the robot (This was were the discrepency between our call and your call differed. While yours was unintentional, it was a high hit. None of us believed your hit was intentional, but according to the rules, a high hit which results in a tipped robot is grounds for DQ'ing the alliance), it was hard to swallow the loss without getting upset with the refs. I was the alliance captain, and when they came over for an explanation I simply told them, ''It was your call to make, and I can't dispute it as I did not see it from your viewpoint." It's not easy being a ref, and they're never sure what was intentional and what wasn't.

So thanks to all the teams there... we had a blast.