[Kate00]

In my opinion, it doesn't matter what the emcee wears, so long as there is substance to what he/she is saying.

Take the most entertaining emcee/announcer team that I've seen (in all the events I've seen via webcast/live): Karthik and Paul Copioli. Neither of them have bright hair; Karthik wears his Delgado jersey, Paul some other jersey that I can't remember. Yet they are still extremely entertaining, keep the crowd pumped up, and are (from what I've seen) one of the most enjoyed/talked about teams.

While sometimes colour and accessories can be fun, I think that it can become a bit of a crutch for some emcees. While they are entertaining in a juvenile way, I find that stories, innovative introductions and other interesting facts much more so than someone dancing around in a silly costume. It holds my interest and gets me pumped up so much more. In watching some webcasts this weekend, I was disappointed by the presentation of the elimination rounds. I guess that comes from being used to hearing about all the connections between teams, about the history and things that make the individual teams special.

I guess I'm agreeing with the original poster. If you read what he actually says, he seems to be saying that some costumes seem to be a bit over the the top and distracting from what the actual message of the emcees should be. He's not saying "don't dress up;" what I read was that he's saying "don't sacrifice substance for style," and "I don't enjoy when the emcee looks extremely ridiculous all the time, I feel it brings down the tone of the event." He's not saying "emcees should wear event shirts and be serious and never wear stuff from teams and never dance," which is what most of the posts in here are arguing against. I find his view to be very reasonable.