dont fret about your robot for now.. theres always alliance selections tomorrow.. and from what i saw at WestMI, you guys are a most deserving team!
Thanks for letting us know what its like down there.. im a rookie on 188 this year, and have heard all sorts of stories about nationals, and have had the opportunity to goto CR and WestMI, but with your reports , i am even looking more forward to going to nationals next year = )
as for 188.. we ended up winning our last match, and moving up to 52nd in the rankings, with one qual match left to go tomorrow morning.
"818's mascot is the Steel Armadillo,".. lol so that is what it is.. i was wondering, wandering around the grand center what it was
also. .those beachballs sound like the wooden gliders that one team (forgive me, cant remember) at westmi gave out.. hehe.. they had to announce everyone to please stop throwing them out onto the field. but i digress..more spirit!
Good Luck to All Teams Tomorrow