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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris
About what went down in the finals, for those who say the booing wasn't warranted... 188, 610, and 1305 had just pulled a big upset in the first match and emotions were running high. Then the silliness happens (don't know what else to call it...) of not letting 188 on the field for the second match when 610 didn't have a front roller.. boo's are going to fly. There should have been better communication on all fronts and that situation should never have happened. Congrats to the alliance for putting up a great fight in the third match, you almost had it.
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188 had ample warning that their timeout was about to expire. There was a countdown going on a screen in clear sight of their pit. They were warned three minutes before. They were warned one minute before. They had multiple queuers, field staff and even referees telling them they had to be on the field [edit]before their timeout ran out[/edit] for the last 60 seconds of their timeout. Teams not being allowed on the field during elims has happened before at GTR, with 188 being involved in the match.
What I really take issue with is your comment that booing was to be expected. I thought that this was a program which took pride in never booing anyone, being supportive and gracious, being the opposite to what minor league sports are devolving into today.
I dont think that it's necessary that 'boos are going to fly.' Teams who truly understand gracious professionalism and have read the rules should never boo a call ever - especially not a legitimate one. It flies in the face of what I thought this program was supposed to be. We're talking about a volunteer who has dedicated a good chunk of his time to this program, getting booed for enforcing the rules. In my mind, that is completely inappropriate.