2013 Razorback Regional Thanks/Congrats

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by CalTran

To Team 3847
Your team was amazing to talk to, and it was great to finally get to thank the team that made a shooter on our robot a possibility. Congratulations on being Finalists, and your team is simply one of the many reasons we refuse to attend a Texas regional out of fear.

Thanks Tran, it was great getting to meet you as well. 2410 has so much enthusiasm. I don't think many teams could pull off the awards chairing like you all did. It was great. You should figure out how to be allowed to that at every event.

Originally Posted by James Tonthat

We'd also like to thank 3847 for collaborating with us on scouting. Apparently we did something right since we bumped into each other in the finals.

Thanks and congratulations to the Regional Finalists 3847, 3507, 2461, and 2164 for some of the most exciting matches we've played this season.

Thanks James, it was great working with 1477 on scouting we both had small teams at the event. Also thanks to SPAM for putting together the scouting spread sheet that we use.

Originally Posted by rachelholladay

Great work also to Regional Finalists 3847 Spectrum, 3507 Ubotics, 2461 Metal Skins, and 2164 The Corps. A particular shout-out to Texas Torque, Chaos and Spectrum; we worked with you all at both of our regionals and your robots and team are definitely finals quality.

Thank You Rachel, It was really nice to be able to work with all the Bayou teams again (1912, 456, 2080, 1421). You make everyone feel welcome and a part of something bigger. Hopefully we will be able to compete together soon. I'll be sure to stop by your pit if I make my way to St. Louis.

Thank you to all of our alliance partners 3507, 2461, & 2164.
3507 we didn't know you before this event but our scouting team made sure that we knew who you were very quickly. You handled yourselves very well through an extremely stressful eliminations run. Thank you for helping us pull of several upsets on our way to the finals.

2461 your robot was one of the few full court shooters at the event and we were thrilled to be able to add you to our alliance. Thank you for working so well within the strategy and helping us get out of a very tough first round matchup. I want to apologize again for how things turned out, I wish we could have had you one the field for all of the eliminations.

2164 Thank you for being ready to compete when your number was called. We were floundering a bit trying to keep everything together and make very quick decisions but you all were in your pit prepared to compete when we needed you. You were able to keep things light hearted during very stressful times. We wouldn't have gotten past the very formidable #2 alliance with out your offensive production. Thank you again.

To all the eliminations alliances this was one of the most fun and competitive events I have been to. No match was guaranteed. We had 3 out of 4 quarterfinals got to three matches. That is very fare.

Congratulations to teams 1477, 1421, & 3612 you all were great opponents in the finals. I'm very glad that 1477 and 1421 and getting to go to championship after very close matches at previous events. Also congratulations to Texas Torque on their first Engineering Excellence award. Your teams has been building some of the best robots in FRC the past few years and it's amazing this is the first time you have received this honor.

A huge congratulations to team 2080. A much deserved first Chairman's Award win. I'm constantly amazed at your GP and spirit at all the events I attend with you and I know it must be getting infectious in your city as well. Keep being a great example for all other FRC teams and thank you for everything that you do.

Thank you to the regional planning committee, Baxtor and all the volunteers that made this event possible. The event ran extremely smoothly and you can tell how much FIRST experience was involved in putting together all the details for the event. Yes there were a few annoyances but that happens at every event.

Overall it was a great experience and Spectrum was honored to be a part of the inaugural Razorback Regional.

[Jefferson]

Originally Posted by CalTran

To Team 16,
Mantis sure is one menacing bot to play against and with. In the one qualification match we had against you, we were certainly scared out of our wits for that match. It came down to a nail biter, and we were awestruck when we won by a single point. Talking to your team again simply reinforced why you all are a Hall of Fame and World Championship team. You all are just so incredibly nice and wonderful to talk to.
Your drivers are absolutely amazing at what they do, and the fluid motion that comes out of your robot is simply stunning. Team 16 swerve is an amazing inspiration to watch.
Your mentors and on field pit crew were an absolute blessing. Managing to reprogram our autonomous to work and fire off two discs over a lunch break must have been a piece of cake for you, as you finished all of this before I even finished my hot dog. Thank you so much for adding this to our robot, and our programmers learned a lot from working with you all. Also, thank you for assisting us with fixing the support to our shooter.
Finally for Team 16, I would also like to apologize that my defensive driving was simply not up to par for those semifinals matches.

Thank you so much for your kind words. We had a lot of fun working with y'all and 1939 through the elims.
To be clear, the 2410 programmers did all the work to get the autonomous going. We were just pushy enough to make it happen. We knew those were 8 important points, and y'all came though like we knew you could.
Please no apologies for elims. Y'all did what you needed to do. We just didn't deliver with the shots.

And to everybody, please remember to thank the good people over at 3612 for this event as well. They are a 3rd year team, and already doing amazing work at the Rumble and now Razorback.

Let's hope we can move into Bud Walton next year for this thing! Although Barnhill wasn't bad, there really isn't any place to grow. Thank goodness we were able to grow just a little bit to accommodate the last minute teams this year. The event wouldn't have been the same without them.

[SharonO]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

2461 your robot was one of the few full court shooters at the event and we were thrilled to be able to add you to our alliance. Thank you for working so well within the strategy and helping us get out of a very tough first round matchup. I want to apologize again for how things turned out, I wish we could have had you one the field for all of the eliminations.

I agree- 2461 put up a tough challenge for our defender in the QFs. I was amazed at the closeness of all the elimination matches. It made for a very exciting Saturday afternoon.

Up Next 3528 extends our congratulations to the winning alliance as well. During our scouting meetings, we were guessing that Texas Torque was snatch up 1421, but we were holding out hope that they would be available when our turn came around.

Instead we were privileged to form an all-Missouri alliance with 3284 and 1764. We felt 3284 was one of the most consistent robots all weekend and you held us up when we were not at our best. 1764's lunchtime transformation helped keep these matches close, but Spectrum and company put on an amazing performance and we just couldn't shake them off.

A huge congratulations to team 2080. I would love to watch your Chairman's video in full length. I caught bits and pieces of it playing as we were leaving the arena. It was great to see the excitement on your team members faces as the MC was reading your team's description.

Thank you to all the Arkansas teams who were such gracious hosts. What we first thought would be a simple, relaxing regional turned into some of the best robotics I have witnessed. Meredith and company, I hope you spend the next couple of weeks resting up before Champs.

We were so honored to be awarded the Engineering Inspiration award as a 3rd year team. The competition was tough as everyone has such amazing outreach programs. After losing in the QFs, I really thought we would be watching the Championship in front of a computer screen.

See you in St. Louis!

[A King]

Originally Posted by theawesome1730

I'd like to congratulate your team for having a dean's list finalist student! It must mean a lot to her having it presented by Dean himself!

Thank you! Yes, it was quite an honor for her!