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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
No disrespect to Karthik - from the field, sounds are different, he may have heard something that I (way up top) couldn't, and I don't have any problem with what he said or did.
(For those of you not there: during alliance selection, one team was Boo'd when they were announced, and Karthik laid into the Boo-ers, and rightly so, for their lack of GP. The second time, just a few seconds later, when a seeded team declined to join an alliance, the whole stadium went "ooooh"*, which probably sounded like a big "Boooo" on the field, and he repeated his message.)
*My interpretation only
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Just to clarify what I heard down on the field, when Team 1114 selected 2056 there were clear "boos" from what I would guess to be a small group people around the arena. It disappointing to say the least. The second time, when 1507 declined 188's offer, the majority of the sound was "ooohs" from the crowd, but there was a smattering of "boos" mixed in. At least this is how it sounded on the field. Hopefully I was wrong and it was just 100% "oohs", but I definitely recall hearing "boos".
Thanks for all the kind words Don, hopefully we'll be seeing Team 1676 back in Canada next year!