Vinny...great point....all eyes will be on the fed to watch it fail and the opposite will happen. I for one feel competition is good...heck it's great. It's time for some fresh faces, new placings and such. It will be a good mix of both big and small men and hopefully the judging will will be honest and forthright.
Hows this for an idea.....have little voting gimmicks set up to the audience seats and have a % of the the score cards be based on fan voting, say 10% or if that doesn't work, how about a "People's choice award?"