I think you're giving drunks too much credit.I'm sorry guys, but if y'all think drunken rowdiness is exciting and a boon for modern pool, then we should all hope that this trend continues to spill over into all tournaments and league play....right???
Am I missing something here? I simply cannot imagine Earl Strickland, or Jayson Shaw, or Mike Dechaine, etc. studying the table for their next shot with a crowd of drunks in the seats whooping and hollering, hoping that they miss their next shot? Would this be good for pool and its already tarnished image?
That said, I fully understand that the MC is an event for entertainment/television ratings. Admit it or not, but it is a bastardized version of what real pool tournaments are all over the rest of the world. It's like comparing televised wrestling from the 70's with collegiate wrestling....same sport except one's a joke and the other is dead serious.
I'd rather be entertained by true "professionalism".....a sport that is played the way it was intended to be played.
JMHO.
Maniac