pic: UCF winning alliance

[Swampdude]

Hey, cool picture!
There's Tytus, Amanda and me standing behind them. What an amazing team we had there. I can't describe how awesome that all felt. It was really a pleasure working with Andy and Kit and the lead scout (sorry can't remember your name) and again I think it was Bill from 1592 - It was a pleasure and I'm very happy we could get 1592 a shot at nationals. I was telling Andy after all these years competing at UCF We've never played a match with 233, but always against. Same with Heatwave. While on that thought, the new algorithm that was supposed to stagger teams more efficiently put us against 1390 twice and with 1402 in one match and against 1402 the next. But it's cool. Our last match was against Pink, Heatwave and 1402 - let me say I was quite concerned. We were allied with 1649 and 1694 - they executed the strategy perfectly and we somehow pulled out a win against pink - putting us both 8-1 in the seeding.
Then you see the other picture there of us fixing the swampthing after it threw a chain from flying into a goal during autonomous. We forgot to put it in low gear before the match so it took off like a rocket straight inside a midfield goal while it was turning and wrapped the chain so I couldn't get it off. I had to break the chain and pry it out of there and make a new one in about 10 minutes. I think I left a few gallons of sweat on that spot. But after that we pulled out straight wins. I'll never forget it.... Awesome!

Also I have to say - I'm going to miss Tytus and Amanda after these last 2 competitions there's going to be some awfully big shoes to fill. These are the most outstanding drivers I've ever seen. I couldn't be more proud of them. Our whole team included. The effort they put forth this year was amazing. The scouting was excellent. The build team was tremendously committed. The administration was smooth and most importantly our sponsors were wonderful. We couldn't have asked for anything more this season. Truly thrilling to be a part of it all.

I thank everyone for the support of our team. I thank 233 for working with us in the finals - it was an honor. I thank all the volunteer staff at UCF for putting on a really great competition. Definitely the best UCF regional yet as far as pits, amenities, coordination and great team turnout competition.