2017 Chairman's Hall of Fame Predictions

[TDav540]

503 in St. Louis, 3132 in Houston

[Liam Fay]

There are a ridiculous amount of worthy teams. For Houston, I could see 3132, 1540, 2486, and so many others. I'm not as well informed about Chairman's on the other side of the country, so I won't speak to it.

[Chief Hedgehog]

For the Saint Louis side I would bet a MN team wins it...

[Cas4564]

340

[JohnSchneider]

I'd sure appreciate if 2468 were to win

:^)

[Karthik]

It would be pretty cool if in addition to their predictions, posters offered a bit of insight into why they think the predicted teams should win. I'd be interested in hearing more about the unique and defining parts of these culture changing programs. With the immense growth of FRC over the years, I think many people are completely unaware of the amazing impact that these many of these Regional Chairman's Award winners have made.

[Connor McBride]

2486 for Houston. 503 for St. louis

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Karthik

It would be pretty cool if in addition to their predictions, posters offered a bit of insight into why they think the predicted teams should win. I'd be interested in hearing more about the unique and defining parts of these culture changing programs. With the immense growth of FRC over the years, I think many people are completely unaware of the amazing impact that these many of these Regional Chairman's Award winners have made.

I'll take a whack at it for 3132 - I'm not going to look at North Champs yet maybe I'll get to it later.


To me 3132 is high on that list because of their strong EI presence at CMP level over the last few years. Coupled with the explosive growth of Australian events/teams and what appears to be less hands on involvement from both mainland teams or HQ in creating that growth.

They are having a large impact in their community if you define community as continent/country. I am less familiar with their local impact though, typically, local impact comes before regional impact.

[Ginger Power]

I'll echo what others from Minnesota have said... 1816 The Green Machine is very deserving of this award. They are the reason that Minnesota has more than 200 FRC teams. They continue to be a driving force for the growth and development of Minnesota FIRST Robotics. Mark Lawrence (one of 1816's main Mentors) won the WFFA in 2015, and the work that he's done with 1816 is even more evidence of their impact on FIRST Robotics.

[robotenthusiast]

Hey guys!

It is early, but teams stay great YEAR ROUND and there are a lot of teams people are rooting for this year. Who do you think really deserves the title this year? Who do you think might make it onto the great 2017 Hall of Fame?

Post your predictions here!

Edit:: As Karthik mentions below, there will be 2 winners for HOF this year due to FIRST having 2 champs this year (one in St. Louis, Missouri and one in Houston, Texas). Along with the team number, please write why you think that team deserves a spot in HOF (what makes them different, how are they so special?)

[wajirock]

525 has a pretty good shot at the St. Louis Championship. They've done a huge amount of work to help teams in Iowa, Minnesota, and China. They provide key volunteers in both Iowa and Minnesota. They do their best to make sure all teams are running smoothly during the competitions. 525 has also helped ensure rookie team stability by having Iowa's state government provide funding to all new teams in the state for 2017. They've also worked closely with 987 in the past few years to promote growth and stability in China. FIRST would not have as much of a presence in these 3 regions if it wasn't for the impact of 525.

[niklas674]

I think 604 has a shot at the Houston champs. I can't confidently speak for the St. Louis, but for south, 604 are a team that have a great chance of winning.

[TAlholm]

230 or 558 for the North.
Both have amazing programs. and I'm a bit CT biased...

[waialua359]

With 2 championships this year, its great that we can award more than 1 team this year. Every year, there is a growing list of teams that are deserving.
I'm not a judge in any capacity, but I believe that there are many teams who are very close and that it will come down to the student interviews AND video presented this year.
Top two teams: 3132 and 2468. I'm hoping that 1 of them decides to elect to attend St. Louis instead. Then I would predict both of them winning in 2017.
3132's outreach is simply amazing. I'd argue that no one in the history of FIRST has accomplished the extent of what they have done.
2468 is one of the most well balanced teams in FIRST that isnt in the HOF. Their successes both on and off the field are equally inspiring.
There are just too many great teams in the North (U.S. and Canada) that it would be too hard to predict for St. Louis.

[weberr]

503 for St Louis for sure. They are absolutely fantastic and have been going year after year as chairman's. Think of all the teams they have inspired!

Without 503, the Flying Toasters wouldn't be here today.