[Billfred]

Originally Posted by EricH

To all the "guinea pigs" in South Carolina...

...May you not find anything seriously broken with the game mechanics or fields!

I figure anything that's broken will be obvious by the end of the scrimmages. There may be some surprise bolt-ons they have to send outside the truck, but bring it on!

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

^+1!

For the record, as a native of SC, let me say that even when all geographic neighbors* are moving in other directions, South Carolinians will find their own way and make it work. Or, as Billfred often expresses it, "win anyway."

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*Georgia, North Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Believe me, I want to be moving in those same directions. We're about ten teams from entertaining that direction in South Carolina, though.

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

Seconded. As broken as the game might be at Palmetto, it'll make the rest of the season more enjoyable for everyone else, so for that, we thank you.

Have a little faith! For at least last year, and I think several before that, Palmetto has raced other events to fire off the first official match of the FRC season. I think the game will be fine, or at least no worse than what we'd get in Week 1.

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Since "Week Zero" is already taken for events on the Saturday before Bag and Tag, what do we call Palmetto this year? "Week Zero Point Five"?

I'm gonna stick with "Week 0 For Realsies" until Frank blogs otherwise.

Originally Posted by MARS_James

It will make for an interesting regional to see who competes from not South Carolina as 18 of last years participants are now in districts, and it is now a pre week 1 week 1

With the traditional Thursday-Saturday alignment, being Week 0 For Realsies won't affect anything--it will be another full house and another year of Palmetto among the biggest events in FIRST by team count. The exact teams may be different with Georgia and North Carolina joining the other districts at the back of the line, though.