Michigan State Championship

[Craig Roys]

What a weekend...congratulations to 27, 33, and 314. I was prepared to face defense in the elimination rounds at MSC (especially as the number 1 alliance), but your alliance put a whole new definition to defense.

Thank you to our alliance partners 67 and 74 for playing with us. It was great to finally get a chance to play with 67 in eliminations instead of having to go against you! You guys have a tremendous machine. It goes to show the depth of MSC that we were able to get a team the caliber of 74 as a 24th pick. You guys did a great job for us. I wish we could have had that little extra push to get through the finals.

Congratulations to 33, 68, and 503 on your Chairman's Awards and to 27 for EI...I'm in awe of what your teams are able to accomplish. Also congratulations to 3539 for your Entrepreneurship Award - it's so great to see a team we helped start see success. I'm amazed at what your team has been able to accomplish in such a short period of time.

Lastly, thanks to the FTA's for their work in trying to fix a difficult situation with the field faults in the quarterfinals...I know you guys were as frustrated as we were with what was happening. I appreciate that you took the time to explain to us what was going on (or at least as much as you knew).