So who do you think is the favorite to win this years Chairman's award?

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

My pick goes to 45 the Technokats who were finalist in '94 and '96 and haven't had a sniff of a Chairman's since. Their good works are ledgendary and they are one of the greatest example of what is so great about FIRST.

Thanks, Ed. It was good to see you in Toronto this past weekend. Just to clarify, we did have a strong shot in 2002, winning the Regional CA at Midwest during the year 175 won the big prize.

As for who to win this year, there are many deserving teams. Looking down the list, I can cite reasons for each team to win. Judging the Championship CA must be the hardest thing to do in FIRST. I'd rather try to stop an alliance of 1114, 111, and 25 from scoring 3 pointers than to judge the CA between these teams.

I'll go out on a limb and make an underdog pick: 812

Andy B.