[akeisic]

The finals are the most exciting regional finals I've ever seen in my 11 years in first! I can't wait for the videos to surface. We knew it was going to be a battle when the first match resulted in a 12-12 tie! And then to take it to 3 games after that! We've managed to completely confuse thebluealliance.net; it isn't even capable of displaying a four match final nor is it displaying the correct winners! I don't think anyone expected the finals to be THAT close! Jim Beck and the regional committee must be ecstatic to have hosted such an exciting regional.

If you missed the finals, you missed 5 of 6 robots moving in every autonomous with all 10 back balls being advanced to the front. In one match I think 8 points were scored in autonomous alone - 4 for each alliance. 294 and 1717 scored from the far zone. 330 and 968 scored from the midfield and 980 scored from the front. The coordination between the teams was fantastic.

I give mad props to 330, 1717 and 1452 for winning the event as well as 1515 for Chairman's and Nancy for WFFA. I also thank 968 and 980 for joining our alliance and making such a great run to the finals. We were soooo close... I must say that I walked away with a smile on my face in being a part of something that exciting!


Note: As a coach on the field, I didn't notice the ~20 minute delay between matches 3 and 4 of the finals. I thought the our reset time was about the same as the other matches. Naturally though, my perspective is skewed because we were in a flurry of activity between every match. We did call a time out between two of the matches, but I don't know which two.