Thank you 1584 and 2036! (Colorado Regional Champs!)

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Originally Posted by hg273

On behalf of team 1540, I'd like to thank teams 1584 and 2036 for being awesome alliance partners on the 4th alliance.

For general reference, team 1584 is a 5 (Yes, 5 total) member team from a tiny town with a population of 5000 people, and a high school of 200. They went into the season with one goal, and one goal only, create an awesome defensive robot that could shut down any offense, and clear balls. During the eliminations, they held our opponents to only about 2 pts on average, even when double teamed.

Team 2036 kept the balls flowing to the offensive zone, and came up to help us score. Together, we went from a #4 alliance, to regional champs, unseating the #1 team of 1592, 399 and 1977 (Kudos to that alliance as well, they dominated throughout the tournament!)

Without these partners, Team 1540 would be nothing. Thanks to you, as well as to all of our gracious hosts in Colorado for making the trip one that us Oregonians will never forget!

PS. Congratulations to Team 1583 for their Chairman's victory! They lead the crowds in cheers and supported our alliances throughout, even though we elimination rounds. We could only bring 13 members to Denver, and their cheering really bolstered our team!

Hi. Team 1584 here. I was just searching Google, and found this post. Thanks for the kind words! Our hats off to you for your scouting capability, to pick a 21st seed team! We're looking forward to seeing you in about 18 hours--safe travels! By the way, the town population here is only 1,300, but the area within about 20 mile diameter has 5,000 people.