Looking Forward's real identiy

[Greg Needel]

Unless you have been living under a rock these past few weeks you may have come to notice that CarNack is no longer the only one with the future at his disposal. The threads posted by a user named "Looking Forward" are a continuation of a pre-week prediction by Dr. Joe in previous years. So far with two weeks into the season the predictions have been fairly accurate. Not only that but they are significantly researched and very well written. So I ask the question....Who is Looking Forward?

There are many here among us who have the knowledge and connections to piece together these insights into regionals yet to be played, but who has the time or the drive to bring to us what I am calling the "lazy man's pre-scouting report"

The suspects:
Dr. Joe - In the first post LF posted that they were talking over from Dr. Joe, but could this be a deception?

Karthik - This man from the great white north has had his fingers on the pulse of FIRST for years with his regional winning metals weighing more than he does. Is he the mastermind behind these predictions?

Joel J - A former member of 173 and 229 he has seen his fair share of victories and was the only person I know who called the winning alliance at last years championship he has the confidence in predictions to make bold predictions.

Rich Kressly - Mild mannered English teacher (and dork) on the outside, strategic super genius on the inside? He is an English teacher who coaches the robotics team, and has the connections through the secret network of senior mentors and his other organizational involvements. Does he have the time or drive for this.

Andy Grady - The professor himself. We have seen him give lessons about the good old days citing information about obscure teams and events past. Is Grady digging into his bag of tricks for this?

Andy Baker - Everyone knows Andy Baker but does Andy Baker know everyone? Is it possible that Baker is tapping his sales sheet from a certain company using the information to figure out what people have built. Or does he just have the superpowers to make predictions and then make them come true?

Woodie Flowers - I was reading an article a few months back about the development of a time machine at MIT. Has one of our noble figure heads made his way to the future only to bring back the news of regional wins? Sounds like a stretch but who really knows what happens behind closed doors at MIT.

Ken Patton - One of the silent types on these boards but one of the biggest names in FIRST. He has already posted in a few prediction threads, but the real reason for Ken is his secretism. If there was a FIRST secret society I bet Ken would be the ring leader...skull and bones style.

There are many other suspects:
JVN - all his bot did was drive in circles? what else did he do with his time

The Blue Alliance- They have the data can these predictions come from past info

FIRSTcast folks - Where have the episodes been? is it possible their time is given to other endeavors?

Corey Balint - a past 25 driver and analyst where has he gone, maybe he never left....

CarNack - He may be posting under an alias due to heavy paparazzi harassment during the past 6 or so weeks.

The list goes on. So lets pretend it's the early nineties and ask are ourselves not where in the world is Carmen Sandiego but "WHO IN THE WORLD IS LOOKING FORWARD"

I am sure we have some sleuths who can help uncover the mystery and by no means is this a complete suspect list. I encourage the investigation of any members that might have the gift of foresight.

[Madison]

That account does not belong to any of those people.

[Leav]

You forgot an Obvious suspect....

Greg Needel!

don't think that that post sways us Greg.... we know it's you!

-Leav

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

That account does not belong to any of those people.

then let the hunt continue

Originally Posted by Leav

You forgot an Obvious suspect....

Greg Needel!

don't think that that post sways us Greg.... we know it's you!

-Leav

I wish I had the time for something like this, but I don't. Nor do I think that my third eye is working at the moment.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Leav

You forgot an Obvious suspect....

Greg Needel!

don't think that that post sways us Greg.... we know it's you!

-Leav

or Leav!

Also, what if it was more than one person?

[chaoticprout]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

or Leav!

Also, what if it was more than one person?

What Adam said.

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Well..
When it was first posted, Someone commented on how anonymous accounts are not permitted, and then it was deleted soon after. So it has to be someone that has some type of say or has taled to someone about who they are. SO..Im thinking its a FIRSTface, But its not Ken, he doesnt have time for it
CarNack, Where are you? Unless it is you!

[Tom Bottiglieri]

It certainly isn't me.

[Andy Baker]

It's definitely not me. LF has made some statements that make some regionals appear to be weaker than others. I'm too non-confrontational for that, these days. I definitely would not want to tick off an entire region of customers.

I don't think it is Dr. Joe. He was a judge at the Kettering Rookie Regional last weekend. Since this week's summary of week 2 did not include any mention of that event, we can count Joe out. If it were Joe, he would've mentioned a couple of teams to watch for as future rookie all-stars.

I'm in the dark about this. I must say that someone is doing a fantastic job of analysis and reporting. I'm "looking forward" to the next installment.

AB

[Racer26]

My guess is its someone with at least some level of closeness to important people in CD... like Brandon. Other people I can think of who it could potentially be:

Brandon Martus
Travis Hoffman
Dave Lavery

[Al Skierkiewicz]

it's not me, I have a hard enough time seeing the past.

[JaneYoung]

This is one person with in-put from several which means more than one person knows who this person is.

[EricH]

Last year, Dr. Joe noted that he had some tipsters. I also noticed that there was something called "Looking Forward" going on. I would suspect a group, with someone nobody expects holding the account.

It isn't me, that's all I know.

[Brandon Holley]

:-X

[Racer26]

I'd say somebody knows something... *stares at Brandon Holley*