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[spotch]

Originally Posted by videoguy

wasnt that the one with the rat packs fabric or was that another shot

that was another match. actually i think that was the final match of the semi finals and we would have won had it not been for the fabric! lol! oh well! I love this picture. i already have bragged about it to all my friends! great job everyone!

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by spotch

that was another match. actually i think that was the final match of the semi finals and we would have won had it not been for the fabric! lol! oh well! I love this picture. i already have bragged about it to all my friends! great job everyone!

I keep hearing about a “piece of fabric.” Can you enlighten those of us who were on the other side of the field what that was?

[Rich Ross]

the bumpers on 830 are, as i am sure you can tell, designed so that they help the entire robot look like a Michigan Football helmet. Part of this includes a yellow layer attached to a blue layer of fabric. The yellow layer was detached from the edge of the front bumper, thus allowing it to hang down to the floor. It proceeded to hang down for the entirety of the time remaining in the match, and to my knowledge kept 830's alliance from winning one of the SF matches. If this bumper had stayed attached, would the regional have ended differently? Thats not my call to make. In any case, this picture is truly a feat, and one of the more memorable moments of week one, if not the entire season.

[IndySam]

Thanks, I was wondering how we won that round. I haven’t seen any pictures or video of that side of the field.