diff --git a/frontend/src/api/loaders/rankingsLoader.ts b/frontend/src/api/loaders/rankingsLoader.ts
index 226527135..75b4fdae3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/loaders/rankingsLoader.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/loaders/rankingsLoader.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,16 @@
 import type { QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { redirect, type LoaderFunction } from "react-router-dom";
+import type { LoaderFunction } from "react-router-dom";
 import { episodeInfoFactory } from "../episode/episodeFactories";
-import { buildKey, safeEnsureQueryData } from "../helpers";
+import { safeEnsureQueryData } from "../helpers";
 import { searchTeamsFactory } from "../team/teamFactories";
-import type { Episode } from "api/_autogen";
-import toast from "react-hot-toast";
 
 export const rankingsLoader =
   (queryClient: QueryClient): LoaderFunction =>
-  async ({ params }) => {
+  ({ params }) => {
     const { episodeId } = params;
 
     if (episodeId === undefined) return null;
 
-    // Ensure that this page is available for the episode
-    const episodeData = queryClient.ensureQueryData<Episode>({
-      queryKey: buildKey(episodeInfoFactory.queryKey, { id: episodeId }),
-      queryFn: async () => await episodeInfoFactory.queryFn({ id: episodeId }),
-    });
-
-    if ((await episodeData).game_release.getTime() > Date.now()) {
-      toast.error(
-        `Rankings page not released yet for ${(await episodeData).name_long}.`,
-      );
-      return redirect(`/${episodeId}/home`);
-    }
-
     // Episode info
     safeEnsureQueryData({ id: episodeId }, episodeInfoFactory, queryClient);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx
index 12beb2669..de12522d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const COMPETE_ITEMS: SidebarItemData[] = [
     iconName: "chart_bar",
     text: "Rankings",
     linkTo: "rankings",
-    requireGameReleased: true,
+    requireGameReleased: false,
     userAuthLevel: UserAuthLevel.LOGGED_OUT,
   },
   {
diff --git a/frontend/src/content/bc25java.ts b/frontend/src/content/bc25java.ts
index 623c06dd8..d31b562bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/content/bc25java.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/content/bc25java.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export const RESOURCES: Partial<Record<ResourcesPageKey, string>> = {
   Lectures: `
 Battlecode 2025 Java will be holding lectures, where a dev will be going over possible strategy, coding up an example player, answering questions, etc. Lectures are streamed on Twitch. More details coming soon!
 
-All lectures are streamed live on [our Twitch account](https://twitch.tv/mitbattlecode), and are later uploaded to [our YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@MITBattlecode).
-    `,
+All lectures are streamed live on [our YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@MITBattlecode), and are later uploaded as videos.
+`,
 };
 
 export const DEBUGGINGTIPS: Partial<Record<DebuggingTipsPageKey, string>> = {};
diff --git a/frontend/src/content/bc25python.ts b/frontend/src/content/bc25python.ts
index c4083fb86..a3ecb5ef8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/content/bc25python.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/content/bc25python.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ To participate in Battlecode, you need an account and a team. Each team can cons
 export const RESOURCES: Partial<Record<ResourcesPageKey, string>> = {
   Lectures: `
 
-  Battlecode 2025 Python will be holding lectures, where a dev will be going over possible strategy, coding up an example player, answering questions, etc. Lectures are streamed on Twitch. More details coming soon!
+Battlecode 2025 Python will be holding lectures, where a dev will be going over possible strategy, coding up an example player, answering questions, etc. Lectures are streamed on Twitch. More details coming soon!
 
-  All lectures are streamed live on [our Twitch account](https://twitch.tv/mitbattlecode), and are later uploaded to [our YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@MITBattlecode).
+All lectures are streamed live on [our YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@MITBattlecode), and are later uploaded as videos.
   `,
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Home.tsx b/frontend/src/views/Home.tsx
index b2440a9b0..f26e1bd95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Home.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Home.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { useUserTeam } from "api/team/useTeam";
 // import UserChart from "components/compete/chart/UserChart";
 // import { useCurrentUser } from "contexts/CurrentUserContext";
 import { isPresent } from "utils/utilTypes";
+import { dateTime } from "utils/dateTime";
+import Markdown from "components/elements/Markdown";
 
 const Home: React.FC = () => {
   // const TOP_TEAMS = 10;
@@ -25,6 +27,21 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
   const SOCIAL =
     "hover:drop-shadow-lg hover:opacity-80 transition-opacity duration-300 ease-in-out";
 
+  // This is a temporary message until we have a working countdown :)
+  let WELCOME =
+    episode.isSuccess && isPresent(episode.data.blurb)
+      ? episode.data.blurb
+      : `Welcome!`;
+
+  if (episode.isSuccess && episode.data.game_release.getTime() > Date.now()) {
+    WELCOME += "\n\n";
+    WELCOME += `The competition will be launched on **${
+      dateTime(episode.data.game_release).localFullString
+    }**.`;
+    WELCOME += "\n\n";
+    WELCOME += `In the meantime, [create or join a team](/${episodeId}/my_team) and check out the [quick start](/${episodeId}/quick_start) page.`;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="p-6">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-6 xl:flex-row">
@@ -37,11 +54,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
             }
             loading={episode.isLoading}
           >
-            <span>
-              {episode.isSuccess && isPresent(episode.data.blurb)
-                ? episode.data.blurb
-                : `Welcome!`}
-            </span>
+            <Markdown text={WELCOME} />
           </SectionCard>
 
           <SectionCard title="Scrimmaging Record" loading={userTeam.isLoading}>
@@ -82,19 +95,23 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
           </SectionCard>
           <SectionCard title="Social Media">
             <div className="flex w-full flex-row items-center justify-evenly pt-2">
+              <SocialIcon url="https://discord.gg/N86mxkH" className={SOCIAL} />
               <SocialIcon
-                url="https://www.github.com/battlecode"
+                url="https://www.youtube.com/@MITBattlecode"
                 className={SOCIAL}
               />
               <SocialIcon
-                url="https://www.youtube.com/@MITBattlecode"
+                url="https://x.com/mitbattlecode"
                 className={SOCIAL}
               />
               <SocialIcon
                 url="https://www.instagram.com/mitbattlecode"
                 className={SOCIAL}
               />
-              <SocialIcon url="https://discord.gg/N86mxkH" className={SOCIAL} />
+              <SocialIcon
+                url="https://www.github.com/battlecode"
+                className={SOCIAL}
+              />
             </div>
           </SectionCard>
           {/* <SectionCard title="Top Teams">
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/MyTeam.tsx b/frontend/src/views/MyTeam.tsx
index eb5a4475a..f8caebe8e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/MyTeam.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/MyTeam.tsx
@@ -175,13 +175,6 @@ const MyTeam: React.FC = () => {
               hideAllScrimmages={true}
             />
           </SectionCard>
-          <SectionCard className="shrink xl:hidden" title="Scrimmaging Record">
-            <ScrimmagingRecord
-              team={teamData.data}
-              hideTeamName={true}
-              hideAllScrimmages={true}
-            />
-          </SectionCard>
         </div>
         {/* Display the members list, file upload, and win/loss to the right when on a big screen. */}
         <div className="hidden max-w-2xl gap-8 xl:flex xl:flex-1 xl:flex-col">