I guess I already know the answer to this but I'll throw it out anyway. Cisco supports HSRP on the 3560 but not VRRP? I'm getting about 45 seconds to failover from hardware loss, and 45 seconds again ...

I've done HSRP for integrated routers before, it's ok. It works well enough but it is complex and can be a bit of a pain sometimes. In my opinion, for the few instances where it can save you, it isn't ...