2014 Smoky Mountains Regional

[mandrews281]

Well the regional is over and I just want to say we had a great time. This was a terrific event and we will definitely try to come back. As Ed Sparks pointed out, with the conflict with Peachtree, they were a bit short of volunteers. We put about half our team to work and were only too glad to help. Max F was responsible for fielding high goals behind the wall and I don't think I've ever seen him move that much :-).

A shout out to our alliance partners 3492 (captain) and 342. You are BOTH great and it was a pleasure to play with you. 3492 - I thought you were kidding when we walked off the field after our final qualification match and you suggested continuing the alliance in eliminations; and I still didn't realize what you'd done as #8 captain until after the selections were over. We had a chance against ANY of the other final 7 alliances and we proved it. I think the four matches of our quarter finals were some of the best of the regional (that's not a typo -- there was a replay). Congratulations on the Engineering Inspiration Award and good luck at Championships - sorry we can't be there with you.

Anyway, for those who weren't there, you missed a great event. Thanks to the organization and congratulations to all the teams.