A half decade ago, Brett from MRG & Matt B. Davis from ORM got off to a bad note on their first meeting – an interview on “Matt Davis Runs This Podcast“. From there, these guys tossed a few grenades back and forth and traded barbs behind the scenes, culminating in a near fistfight near the finish line of OCR World Championships in 2017. Somehow they both got on a podcast together, and this is what happened…
Great conversation! Although I vehemently disagree with the order of announcing a winner. The order should always be 3rd place, 1st place, then 2nd. Second place should never be announced before 1st place because it is often so obvious as to who the winner will be without even mentioning their names.
Example: The very moment Matt Davis became the runner up for best commentator, I already knew the winner was Amelia. Amelia was immediately crowed the winner without even saying her name which is a detraction from the surprise of her being the winner. The focus should have been completely on the winner, not the runner up.