First off, WOW what an incredible regional. Other than 2007 IRI, I think this was the most powerful competition I have been too:
217 - Ingenious design for the grabber, something I would have never thought of. The drive team is incredible; coordinating grabbing the ball, bringing it back under one overpass, then flinging it at exactly the right time to score was just awe inspiring. Plus, looking across the field seeing Paul over there thinking up strategies is very scary. Congrats on the silver, you guys already have 2 gold, we get to have this one
27 - I watched you guys at Detroit and since then I was really looking forward to competing with you at GLR. Your robot is a scoring machine, and the drive team operated it perfectly. We were very scared when you guys picked up 469.
33 - You guys were in the top three of our list the entire weekend. Objectively, I had you guy ranked over my own team going into alliance selections.
469, 494, 47, 70, 1718, and 107...all incredible teams and robots. I really enjoyed watching all of you, especially watching the 469 learning curve with their new shooter.
66 - Hopefully, there are no hard feelings, from us declining your invitation to join your alliance. We felt very lucky to be inside the top 8, and given the serpentine draft and the strength of the field, we wanted to be able to control our own destiny. Prior to alliance selections, there was an incredible amount of discussion going on between the top teams...217 talking with 66....66, 47, and 107 discussing scenarios with us...just an awesome amount of brainpower trying to predict what was about to happen.
68 – Congratulations on your Chairman’s award. Hopefully, you can join us in the Hall of Fame, you guys deserve it.
Congratulations to 326 for there first regional win. I moved you guys up my list when I saw that booming launcher and that incredible hybrid mode. You guys really proved to be heroes in our matches, picking up the ball and shooting it over when we were unable to do it. Plus 5 lines and 2 balls, WOW, I didn’t even know you were capable of that… Thank you for being a great partner.
503 – We win together again
, What can I say? Pitting next to you, I closely watched the transformation of your robot from and arm into a shooter. Watching your drivers adjust to the change throughout, I knew you guys would be competition ready by Saturday afternoon. Thank you!!