[Mini-D67]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I thought 118 was going to get it. I never thoguht 67 was going to ge it especially after they won it all. FIRST had just never done that before (it makes them uncomfotable if one team gets all the big prizes but at least they're getting over it. If you're deserving, you're deserving.)
Now if FIRST could only get over that low number bias.

I dont think ther was a way for them to change who was going to win after Friday... Early on Saturday (looking back, we were foolish not to realize what this meant) one of the FIRST Ambassitor was hanging around our pits with a video camera asking questions like "What does FIRST mean to you?" and "How has being on the team changed you?".... obviously questions that are going to go in our video...

As for the 'low number bias', I dont think thats a good way to think about it. I know it may sound harsh or ungracious, but wouldn't give the Chairmans award to, say, a 3 year team as opposed to a 9 year team be like giving a "Lifetime Achievement" award to an intern? Im not saying that new teams dont do great things for FIRST (heck, they are FIRST), but the CA is kinda like senor award - wherein most senior teams have given the most back to FIRST.