National Chairman's Predictions

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Nick Lawrence

1114 'ought to win it. In my mind, they're the most deserving team here.

Just walk by their pit, and look at the "Simbot Effect" map.

They've covered a lot of territory, all the way to Germany!

-Nick

No offense intended towards 1114, who's one of the truly exceptional teams in FIRST and one of my biggest inspirations on and off the field. But a "Simbot Effect" map isn't proof by itself that they're the most deserving team. I know of teams who've had similar maps that stretched to Israel, Greece, and New Zealand who got passed up even at the regional level. There's a lot more to it than just who and how many places you've impacted.

That being said, I would not be shocked to see 1114 win and there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that 1114 will be in the hall of fame some day, and likely some day soon.

And if you were to make the maps for 234, 341, and 612, I think you'd be equally impressed.