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Originally Posted by Jacob Paikoff
I was definitely surprised when you called my name as I wasn't really expecting to win it with all the other great volunteers around SCRIW.
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This is where I point out that I have the world's
worst poker face. Maybe I should run myself ragged more often!
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Originally Posted by MCarron
Awesome summary Billfred! Thanks for all the hard work you do behind the scenes as well. Having been on a regional planning committee before I know how much effort goes into putting on these events.
Did anybody take video of the matches that can be posted? Did anybody keep up with the scoring on the matches as well?
-Mike C.
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I do a thing or two, but I can't take all the credit. Matt Hedden from 1293 has been instrumental in keeping things smooth with the host schools the past three years, Brooke Slocum from 2815 kept the show running on schedule on the field, and John Lindower (whose kid isn't even on 1293 anymore!) makes concessions so painless for us that all we have to do is send out the pre-order form and staff the booth the day of. Oh, and the
cheap labor kids from these teams are pretty awesome too.
I would echo the call for photos and videos of the event. I know I saw more than a few GoPros stuck to the player stations and drive team heads.
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Originally Posted by Kevin Thorp
It was pretty exciting when Billfred was whipping the audience into a frenzy at the start of last match & slammed into the players station so hard he knocked his shoe off.
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A certain mentor on a certain team of mine called out my lack of Karthik-grade flying kicks during introductions after semis. (The truss was slowing me down--Karthik has to duck less to clear it!--but I did more than a few in 2011 when I emceed SCRIW I on an open field.) So with Finals 2 there, I pretty much had to go for it. I got to the blue alliance station, got the air, hit it about two feet off the ground...but while my shoe had grip on the diamond plate, my foot did not have grip on the shoe! Felt that one while calling the match.
So, for all you wannabe MCs out there? Lace your shoes tight!