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benr47

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  1. Thanks for all of the updates and the great recap posts on Madison X. I couldn't be there, but next year is a must! It must be an amazing experience. To the Madison Crew: This is your personal invite to our tourney in October of 2014. Come on over and enjoy some "Minnesota Nice" MINNESOTA TECMO SUPER BOWL VII Coming in October 2014. "Bill and Eric's excellent adventure"
  2. This is for a laugh only....... If by chance, 2 Minnesota players get into the finals.....Stay calm boys, no sudden movements. Haha, seriously though, Good luck Viking Moe and Sconnie. Two worthy players!!! And to the Tecmo Madison Bros.... You rock!!!
  3. Minnesota Tecmo Super Bowl VII Coming October 2014 "Bill and Eric's excellent adventure" Come one, Come all.
  4. Before the tournament there was approximately 700 views to this thread, I am pleased to see there are over 1600 views now. I believe that this discussion is actually very positive for all of the great Tecmo Tournaments. This Minnesota Tournament is in its infancy. As an organizer I am learning a great deal and I intend to take the information, comments, and suggestions from many of you senior Tecmo players and continue to put on a great tournament where players can come and enjoy themselves. And at the end of the day, its nice to realize that this wonderful game can endure time and captivate us all a few days out of the year. Thank you Ben
  5. In an attempt to end the craziness. Everybody here loves Tecmo Bowl. We can all agree on this. Eric G. come back if you wish next year and try and win the tournament (which you could very well do, you are that good) and then you can say, last year I made a mistake and now you know who the champ is. I do want to point out that I have only met Bill K. and Eric G. at the last 2 tournaments. I have no bias in who won, I know them only from the two tourneys. They are both considered by me to be a some of the best in Minnesota that I have ever seen, including Ed G. I think that a rematch with the two of them in the finals next year could easily happen. With that said, I personally put a lot of time and work into getting this tournament to be what it is. It is hard being a referee, but cut me some slack, I made the best decision for the tourney and I followed the rules, not for gain of any player, but because I followed the rules. If anyone could do it better, go ahead and volunteer the time and we would appreciate the help next year in organizing. Thanks to everyone for coming, It was a blast!
  6. Ryan F came with Eric G to the the tournament as a friend and bystander. He reluctantly decided to enter the tournament because we needed another player at the last minute. He has very little if any experience with playing the game, in his own words. I observed that Eric G. was showing him some tips to play before the game. Ryan F. was the loud, obnoxious, drunk, argumentative one at the end of the tournament. I was stern with Ryan F. multiple times and I asked him to drop it several times because of the private family sitting behind the commotion. Ryan F. continued to argue with the tourney organizer in an attempt to bend the rules on behallf of his friend Eric G.
  7. Minnesota Tecmo Super Bowl VII coming in 2014 Thanks Ed. I wanted to say the Rockville guys had the greatest jerseys. It was nice to see Bo Jackson, Steve Atwater and even Deion Sanders! Thanks Rockville and to everyone else who made the tourney a huge success! Merry Christmas
  8. Eric G. I did talk to you after the game, You apologized and you said that you "screwed up." You also said you were sorry. I agree that I did say "I hope to see you back next year." I never had any ill feelings toward you. However, this morning at 6:22 am you posted that you lost respect for Bill and I because of the way it was handled. That statement in your post and your continuation of this issue is nothing short of being a poor sport, not yesterday in the tournament, not in the finals yesterday, but today starting since 6:22 am you have clearly been a poor sport with your pithy comments. Putting things into perspective: Go to Madison and Slam the table, interrupt game play and break equipment, you would have the same result, same consequence. Trash talk on the Madison thread the next day about the organizers, I would bet you wouldnt be asked back the following year. Drop it and be respectful. If you can't rise to that level, next year just stay home. It is up to you. To: Tecmobowl.org Thank you for a great website. Respectfully, Ben R
  9. This will be my final comment on this issue; My NES still does not turn on. I have tried to get it to operate and it does not. The game cartridge works in another system. I stand by my decision. I must enforce the rules. Rules are Rules. Bill K. your description was accurate, I actually apologized to the people behind us for the actions they observed. I received 14 emails and 6 phone calls emphasizing that the correct decision was made by following the rules. Im done with this issue.
  10. The Minnesota Tecmo Super Bowl VI tournament was a huge success again this year. With that said, I am dissappointed with Eric G's comment. Eric is a great Tecmo player and he did make it to the finals to take on Bill K. It should be noted that Eric G. lost to Bill K. earlier in the tourney. Coming back and making it into the finals, He was behind in the 1st Qtr, and he did miss a field goal. He then slammed is hand down on the table inches from the NES loud enough for the entire bar to hear. This knocked the NES cartridge up inside the NES and it immediately stopped working. In tournaments such as this there are written rules that are in place so there are no purposeful NES malfunctions. The rules state if you purposefully cause a malfunction, you forfeit. See tournament rules at; www.minnesotatecmosuperbowl.com The days of throwing paddles and smashing equipment are left behind in the early 90s. Its about playing with others equipment and being respectful. Not one person who I spoke to after the event thought Eric G's slamming of the table was graceful after missing a field goal. His respect comment regarding myself and Bill K is reminiscent of school yard poor sportsmanship. Eric G is certainly a great Tecmo player, much better than I ever will be. But his comments are also lacking the fact that he was laughing, drinking, enjoying himself, and playing in a kick ass tourney, up until he broke a written rule. Sometimes, being a judge and referee is difficult. However, I know that everybody other than Eric G. agreed with following the rules. Thanks for reading. Minnesota Tecmo Super Bowl VII coming soon in 2014
  11. Check out the Roster, make sure your name is on it, I am still waiting on 11 others to register that I know are coming, only 3 days left boys!!
  12. Check out the updated Roster, this tournament is shaping up to be amazing!
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