[Andrew Schuetze]

Hopefully FIRST and the NCAA don't move things around too much year to year as I consider LSR as our home regional. It was an interesting less connected regional experience to attend a second regional for the first time this year. It was cool to see and compete again with teams from the LSR at the Bayou event but the entire three days was more like staying over at a friends house for the first time. ... Until the primary elections and STATE testing process got crossed, we had intended to compete in a week two event so that we could have a stronger showing at the LSR. I was also considering shopping for a weaker CA event in Kansas City thinking that with the number of new teams that a veteran team might have an edge with more years of outreach...Seeming to have broken through a bit in New Orleans maybe I don't need to think in those terms.