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I doubt I can seriously add anything to either the saltpile or the conversation at this point, but I'll try.

This post is my own 2c, as are all. Take it with a grain.

The Festival of Champions is FIRST's, well, first major attempt at a larger, less-robot centric event, that focuses on the teams and the effort. It may still be a significant throw from some of our offseasons (CC/IRI), but it's the first step, and as the first year we're getting 2Cha,ps, I'm glad that FIRST is making an effort to appease some of the problems that people had with 2Champs.

I'm just glad there'll be some matchup between our 2Champion Alliances.

Logistically, however, I imagine it'd be difficult for some teams to make it, considering some students may have graduated, moved on, taken jobs, and / or their mentors be able to burn yet another 3 days of vacation to go.

I hope for the best, plan for the worst. Same we all do on and off the field.