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

[Koko Ed]

Here are the nominies:
190 Gompei the H.E.R.D.
25 Raider Robotics
384 Sparky
492 Titans
842 Falcon Robotics
48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
340 G.R.R. Robotics
233 The Pink Team
66 Willow Run Robotics
365 M.O.E.
71 Team Hammond
236 Techno Ticks
45 Technokats
612 Robo Knights
217 THunderchickens
111 WIldstang
1002 The Circutrunners
192 G.R.T.
383 The Brazillian MAchine
245 Adamsbots
375 Robotic Plauge
514 RPM
812 The Midnight Mechanics
1114 Simbotics
1108 Panther Robotics
1657 Boeing & Mevoot Eron
159 Alpine Robotics
522 The Robowizards
79 The Navigators
922 ULTIMATE: United Longhorn Team Inspiring Mental Attitude Towards Engineering
1398 Robo-Raiders
357 Royal Assault
503 Frog Force


Well the first thing I notice is that the favorites from the last couple of years 118 and 341 are not in the mix making the race wide open. This year alot of "old warriors" in FIRST are getting thier just rewards and definately are at the top of the favorite list.
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.

Note: If you are going to toot your own team's horn feel free to do so but you have to tell us why. Not just because they're great. There's 32 other great teams here so that's a very weak reason. Build us a case why the team is great not just because you feel your team is being neglected.