[Billfred]

My brain is a little scrambled right now--I just walked into my condo in the middle of Columbia's St. Patrick's festival--but I'm going to try this post anyway.

First, thank you 1311 and 1771 for maintaining our track record of being The Last Pick of the Draft. We fought hard, and it's a shame that we all kept running into Those Little Things That Kill a Match. We'll get 'em.

Separate thanks to 1771 for encouraging us to go for the coopertition bridge in our qualification match. It was our very first go at the bridge, and it was a very pleasant surprise to see from the stands.

Similarly separate congrats to 1311 for Chairman's, AND Woodie Flowers, AND Dean's List, AND #1 seed. I don't think I have to add anything there.

Thanks and congrats to 2415 on their second Peachtree title in a row. It was great to be nearly-neighbors with y'all--I hope our kids were taking notes.

Fist-bump to 343 and 1319. South Carolina gave Georgia a scare this year. Palmetto is going to be interesting.

And, on a personal level, I've got to thank our drive team. As you may have heard, our driver since 2009 graduated last year and came back as our coach at Peachtree. Every student on the drive team is absolutely new to FRC this season, and none had operated Incocknito before Friday morning. To see this group come so far in three days gives us a lot of hope for Palmetto. We look forward to getting our voices back and cutting some nets in Charleston!