Gotta admit that I'm a little butthurt over a jobber moving on.
As the person "benefitting" from a 2nd round jobber match, I'll let you know that Chad & I spoke about this. It wasn't what I wanted, and I feel really wasn't what Chad wanted, but it was what he'd said at the beginning on a podcast. At that point, no one said anything, likely for the same reason Chad or anyone else would - we never imagined someone would bother to do what was required to apply for the tournament and then not bother to even put one stinking roleplay up, especially when guaranteed to move on.
When Chad & I talked, after realizing Cash's handler didn't show up, I said that I would be fine w/ another lucky loser. Chad, true to his word, said that he wouldn't do it because of what he'd previously said. It's no more fun for me, really. Sure, I get a 3rd round ticket as long as I type -
Chris Shepherd stands in front of the UT banner. Chris smiles.
CHRIS: Bonecrusher, the Deacon will get in the ring before a 10 count. The only question for this match is - how many times does he have to hit you until you forget how to count to 3.
See, right now if I cut/paste that into my bracket, I win. What's worse, if Lane Cash's handler would've done the same, he would've won. That sucks. But having a jobber move on in the case of a handler not doing his part is what we all agreed to. Now, I'm going to go write a roleplay that few will bother to read and then look forward to round 3.
(after I write a bazillion matches for round 2 - call it my penance

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