Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Diaz
I like to point to Alliance #2 in Dallas as a Cinderella story. Rookies 3037 and 2848 weren't really much to talk about individually in the qualification rounds; 3037's "Kitty Litter Bot" didn't really even do anything until it finished construction towards the end of the day on Friday (though the Kitty Litter wasn't added until Saturday to replace weights loaned to them by 148); and 932 was a great bot, but to our scouts it didn't really pull itself apart from the rest of the pack of similar capable bots. However 3037 had a phenomenal human player, 2848 had a capable set of mentors behind it, and 932 cranked up the heat. The trio made it to the Semi's and really put up a good fight.
|
We played a match with 3037 early on Friday and had a great time with them. They were excellent partners and played like veterans. Our team was happy to lend them a hand (and some barbells) on Thursday evening and Friday morning. It was awesome to see them seed #2. I expect big things from these guys in the future.
I had heard a rumor that 3037 was upset with 148 for some reason, but I don't really know why. Hopefully this isn't true. If anyone has any insight into this, feel free to send me a PM. As I said, 148 has the utmost respect for 3037. We enjoyed playing with them Friday morning, and had a hard fought semi-final against them Saturday afternoon.
I'm really looking forward to Houston. Dallas was great to see old friends and make new ones, and I hope we get the same opportunity this week.
-John