[KrazyCarl92]

There are diminishing marginal returns to increased time put in. Past a certain point, spending a given amount of time AWAY from robots is optimal to success. So this means that the top teams stand to gain the least by opening build season from a competitive stand point, whereas less competitive teams stand to gain the most. I recognize that there are other factors involved in the opinions expressed here, but this is why I'm surprised by the lines that have been drawn and where people tend to fall on this issue.

To Jared's point, we took off Fridays through and including week 4, and if not for a big snow storm, probably could've continued to take them off all season. That's another thing that an open build season would self-accommodate: it would allow for more resilience despite problems completely beyond teams' control like bad weather. Bad weather can cancel meetings for the better part of a week, significantly delay shipments, and cause other issues that require the immediate and undivided attention of FRC participants. An open build season will help alleviate these issues.