2016 Bayou Regional

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Originally Posted by hectorcastillo

I'd like to give a big shoutout to teams 3847 Spectrum and 5819 Mecha Makos for being awesome alliance partners and helping us get 3 points away from a regional win. Congratulations to teams 4063, 233, and 4087 on your win. Y'all were super fun to play against in the finals, and I hope we see you at Worlds. Congrats to all award winners, and thanks for a great regional!

I still cannot believe how close every game of that final series was! It was unfortunate to have the last two games decided by penalties, but that is only a testament to how close these two teams were and how exciting each match was. Being on the field waiting for all of those final scores to come up was incredibly tense. You guys played it extremely well and things were decided by some razor thin margins.

We are extremely grateful to both 233 and 4063 for asking us to be apart of the #1 seeded alliance. I can't tell you elated we were to be able to be a part of an alliance that skilled.

I heard a rumor that 4087 was actually the first team to win the Bayou regional from New Orleans proper. Being a transplant (for the last 4 years from St. Louis) I cannot verify this but if it is true it is a big step forward for those teams in New Orleans and hopefully the start of many more excellent showings to come from the city.

Lastly, I wanted to thank all the teams that helped 4805 get running. There were many setbacks in our build process and we wouldn't have been able to get the robot moving without the constant help of volunteers, parts, and advice from many other teams. Those that come to mind are 3481, 1818, and 2587 but I know there were many more.