Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

So? Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my first post, every team at Championship chairmans has done a great, amazing job THIS YEAR. No team can win Championship chairmans any year without that year being strong, but for a first year Chairmans winning team to Championship chairmans I just don't see in the cards. I don't think the judges that narrow sighted to focus on one year's achievements as the basis for an award that gets you a free pass to every championship and a setup in the Hall of Fame.

Oh, also notice how it said "and the preceeding two years"? Yeah, I rest my case.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

Lots of good points and this is going to be an exciting award for whoever is there and the honorable mentions.

I think FIRST has changed the wording to state the 2006 - 2007 season and the proceeding two years so the focus can be on what the current team is doing, not what was done by students several years ago who have graduated and moved on.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

I guess you'll have to tell that to 103 and 67 (and probably others as well), who won on their first year winning a regional. ;)
This year it doesn't seem like it's in the cards, but it's happened before, and likely will happen again. And just because they're a first time winner, doesn't mean all their notable accomplishments are only one year old.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

I have seen lot of prediction in this thread. Tell you the truth, it really depends on those kids on the team who will walk into the judging area on Friday the 13th. It depends on how they will present their team to the judges.

All the assumptions in this thread are great and I believe all 37 Regional Chairman's Award winners are deserving for the Championship Chairman's Award, but in reality... we don't know who is going to win. It can be anyone. I propose that we list team's accomplishments (whichever team you would like to talk about), so we as a community can appreciate them, rather than just saying "Oh, team so and so is going to win it." Let's face it, you don't know who is going to win just yet... give it another week.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

As much as I would love to see all my hard work pay off this year with the ultimate prize, I think 365 is just the all around better team. When I was at Philly and Wayne starting reciting all the stuff they did, my jaw just dropped and I felt as though I was in the presence of the next Hall of Fame winner.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

I hate to burst everyones bubble but there is an all girls team from Canada going for the Chairmans Award. Team 771 has done a great job up here and beat out a lot of other well established teams. They are deserving and able. Don't count the girls out because if you do SWAT will bring you back to reality.

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

an update in case you have not seen the info from FIRST.

interviews will be Friday.

times are going to be set by FIRST, in order by team number, low to high.

there will be two groups of judges doing the interviews - you will just interview with one set of judges.

this will be tough for the judges - even with just half of the interviews they will spend almost 5 hours talking to teams!

Re: 2007 Championship Chairmans Award!!!
 

Are you saying that the shorter we make our presentations... the more they'll like us??? :p

(Rhetorical Question...)

Nonetheless... good luck everyone!

-Joe

Chairman's award
 

any predictions for it?

Re: Chairman's award
 

I'll guess 71. They've been waiting a while, and I think they may have it this year.

Re: Chairman's award
 

might be both it and a championship?

Re: Chairman's award
 

I predict 365 MOE.

Re: Chairman's award
 

1511, Rolling Thunder

Re: Chairman's award
 

yes:p ,

or 79.

Re: Chairman's award
 

RUSH or KRUNCH/(CRUNCH??) takes my vote.