Michigan State Championships

[Mike Copioli]

Congratulations to teams 1918, 469, 2834. You worked hard and deserved to win.

1918: Your performance on the field was stellar. Even under the heavy defense of 2612 you never backed down. It is no surprise that you were the number one seed.

469: What can be said that has not been said already? How about this. While playing WITH you guys is much more relaxing, playing AGAINST you guys is definitely more fun. This is a compliment to your incredible performance and challenges you bring to the game. You guys raise the bar year after year making FIRST events much more exciting and successful. I am just glad you guys took it easy on us by not playing the midfield.

2834: A first round robot that was picked second round by the number one seed?...........Only in Michigan. Stopping the balls in the loop is no easy task. To stop the balls only to watch you guys shoveling them into the goal was PAINFUL. It was a privilege to play against such an effective defender/scorer. The lines between defense and offense have officially been blurred.

67: Thank you for picking us. We had what I consider the dream alliance. Three offensive robots. Your robot is as amazing as I have heard. Some day I would like to see it perform during elims. It was as if two different games were being played at the same time. Breaking the loop requires so much attention It felt as if we were all alone, that is until the end of the match when I looked up and noticed this "thing" hanging from the tower and a ton of points on the scoreboard. Adam, it was a pleasure finally getting the chance to work with you. You are all that Paul made you out to be and then some. I hope we get the chance to work together again in Atlanta.

2612: If I could only use one word to describe your performance that word would be dangerous. And I mean that in a good way. An 18-18 tie while we played "Pong" could only mean one thing, you guys scored, scored, scored!!! I wish I could explain how you guys made it back to the number 2 seed in the second round when you were in the top 5 on our list. If there was one thing that Michigan teams could improve it would be scouting. It was great to finally be playing together in the elims.

33, 1718, 308: You guys scared us more than anyone. I wish I could get video of that last match between us. I would like to actually count the balls that you guys scored in Auton to see if it was truly 0. I know there are bugs in the ball counting software I hope that these issues are solved before Atlanta.

Congrats to Alvin Carrols on WFA. I cannot think of a more deserving candidate. You are an inspiration to us all.