[SudoSammich]

That probably went a bit too far with its choice of language, but I'd agree with the sentiment. Most of the experienced members in this thread are agreeing on one thing at least: attempting a swerve drive with only a month left and a rookie team isn't likely to end well.

A 6WD is solid for this competition, and a simple manipulator combined with a strong drive train will, in my opinion, serve a rookie team better than attempting a drive train they likely won't finish. At the competition there might well be teams who can help them with the last bit of programming and such, but how does that benefit the team?