[CommanderRachek]

I would like to offer a combination of thanks and congratulations to 11 and 2016 on behalf of the current members of 1418. (They'd do it themselves, I'm sure, but I don't believe any of them has an account here, which is probably wise, all things considered...) You both had excellent robots and drivers, and I personally chalk it up to our own dumb luck that you weren't picked before we could get to you.

After the tournament, as we were all hanging around our pit trying to convince ourselves we weren't dreaming, someone from 11 came up and said "Thanks so much for listening to us and playing along with our strategy." Team 11, you are quite welcome. Having been on the drive team last year, I know exactly how frustrating it is to get blown off by alliance-mates, and I guess I managed to get that across to this year's team (my constant grousing about two or three specific incidents probably had something to do with that). There were a fair number of good robots out there, but the fact that you guys were good team players, I am certain, was the key to our alliance's success.

So, now on behalf of myself, many congratulations to teams 11, 2016, and of course to my own beloved 1418: you done good.