Well, I'll generate some discussion. I think the selection committee is too numerous and disparate to be functional. It could be that the field trial community has become too large and fragmented for a single entity to represent all the groups involved. The cover dog guys have I think, their own hof. That approach might be more appropriate. In the big picture, I personally believe GI should have been elected, based on his overall impact on field trials and the breed. SKW was a fine dog with an outstanding record. No issue there. But the GI dog impacted the ES breed in the all age, shooting dog, and gun dog sectors. The record and my personal experience has shown me that. The popularvote should more closely guide the final selection.