I'll be honest - most of this is just me posting to have fun playing devil's advocate and to yank Matt's chain. 1. The tournament summary contained omissions, not lies. There's a difference. Little League Basbeball lists some California team as beating a Philippine team 6-0 after the Philippine team was disqualified. The NFL doesn't include USFL records and team media guides didn't refer to players' participation when the two leagues were competing. 2. Sporting organizations have measures in place to deal with teams that fail to uphold the spirit of the competition (in this case, competing at a regional with the goal of winning the national tournament). I'd be surprised if NAC's original rules for competition didn't do this. This might have given them a legal fig leaf. 3. Competing organizations often have an aggressive approach with regards to competitors. UVA was denied a trip to the UK in the mid-90s after its team indicated that they would not heap praise upon CB. An example from another field is the American Music Awards/Grammies Michael Jackson fiasco. Helping the competition and having your event portrayed as minor league at the same time isn't smart business sense matters. Voiding their records, even if they would be sued, seems better than being cuckolded. 4. Grand Junction can't make a perfect claim to being the most dominant team there - people have railed for years against CBI Regionals being a one-shot deal. Manheim Township and Greeley weren't necessarily weaker. There's also something remotely unsettling about someone playing in a tournament without the intention of competing for the highest honor. As for the entire subject, Matt: you've made your argument to the choir. More specifically, you've pounded it into the floor. Now please either devote time to address it or stop sending cute and furry little bits and bytes to their brutal deaths complaining about it.
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