Opinion: Quotable online comments, why the UP Pep Squad won

Some viewers/spectators predicted that the UP Pep Squad will win based on its performance compared to the other squads'. 

But, there were others who focused on one truly visible stunt failure that shocked nearly everyone, sending the whole UP audience to an all-out cheering support while heightening the mirth obtained by others who waited for such failure to happen.

After watching the video replay of UP Pep Squad's performance in a video uploading site, I saw quotable (of varied facets, aspects, and degrees) comments which, for these users, justify more UP Pep Squad's triumph. Let this be some fun-tertaining way of easing the post-CDC tension (or not, lol).

The following comments may appear as either witty and/or funny, critical, taunting, or just simply boastful. Reader discretion is advised.

*Just an opinion, you don't want to be the school that wins just because UP had a fall, you want to win because you were better than UP. Win or lose UP's routine was just in a whole new level. - Youtube user starappler

*Bakit may nahulog sa dulo ng routine ng UP? ... Dahil sa huli ang kailangan pa rin namin ay SABLAY!!! UP Fight! :D #proudiska - Youtube user alie7lienable

*A bit off topic, but wtf? Nice to see ABS-CBN applying their typical brand of bad journalism in the description of the video. "...upped the shock factor in this year's UAAP Cheerdance Competition by coming out with clean-shaven heads..." Folks, please improve your mediocre reporting skills. "Clean shaven" means NO HAIR AT ALL. - Youtube user djanarak

*abpano kung sadya yung pagkalalaglag?hahaha! totoong malinis ang performance ng FEU kaso mas mahihirap naman yung inattempt at nagawa ng UP kumpara sa FEU.

A simple fall is negligible compared to a number of perfectly executed, fairly difficult stunts!

parang grado lang yan. bumagsak ka man sa 1-2 quizzes pero perfect naman ang mga exams, malamang uno ka pa rin. ;D

anyway, mind you, ang sablay sa UP ay katumbas din ng tagumpay. Kung di mo gets, di mo achieve yung level ng UP. #noPunIntended - Youtube user inductme

*Pag nalaglag di na pwede manalo? Nasa rules? Nasa criteria for judging? - Youtube user kriselise25

*From twitter: "Only a true Maroon can understand the performance everyone just witnessed. While everyone else saw a routine, we saw a struggle." - Youtube user bigotsse

*UP proves that simplicity is the ultimate beauty. - Youtube user erinadelaine

*dalawa ang dahilan ng sobrang ingay sa ending ng routine ng UP Pep Squad

1. suporta ng UP community at UP Pep fans

2. may nalaglag sa UP, masyadong nagdiwang ang ibang schools :) - Youtube user renzbernabe

*Um, hindi naman talunan ang FEU, eh. Ang galing ng routine nila, malinis na malinis. Ang kritikal lang ay yung willingness na sumubok ng mas mahirap, palawakin ang abilidad, at palayuin ang naaabot--at yun ang nagawa ng UP Pep Squad. It's the difference between breaking boundaries and making a few mistakes and being perfect in my comfort zone. - Youtube user moira7inori

*SOMETIMES:It's not about winning. It's about sending a message. - Youtube user tekkenngina

*from overheard: Fatima Torres: Freedom at gender equality. Timeless and socially relevant. When teams used elementary themes, UP stayed ahead with ideology. #uaapCDC2012 -- marielditams (@marielitams) - Youtube user joey kim soriano

*This is what I call UNEXPECTED!

Napakalayo noong Madonna routine nila last year, this one is very symbolic in a sense na kailangan busisishin ang bawat detalye ng routine na ito.

Hindi ko ito inexpect na ganito ang routine nila, I was in goosebumps while watching this.

Kudos UP! :) - Youtube user Lanz16

*alam ko na ba't nanalo ang UP..every year has a new attempt..attempt na patayin kaming audience grabe stunts nyo..una uniform na uniform..pati buhok ganda tuloy tingnan..di nagmamadali sa routine kaya ung flow..parng hihintayin mo tlga..napakaflawless...may thrill

*..bawat bagsak..hiyawan ung tao,..ganda e..simple yet you make it a big trouble to your competitors..it is not how complicated the steps but how you perform it perfectly...ma-2nd courser nga sa UP..lipat ako cebu to manila..

CONGRATS! - Youtube user kaname30yuuki

*In UP...

We are not just made to enjoy freedom; we are made to appreciate it.

We are not just taught the value of being free; we are trained to fight for it.

We are not just moved to reserve it for ourselves; we are empowered to share it.

More than anything else, the UP life is but a struggle... to be free... and to give everybody a fighting chance to be who he/she pretty much deserves to be.

I am from UP. And I am proud.

CONGRATS UP! - Youtube user Kimboy Uy

*"you don't want to be the school that won because UP had a fall. You want to be the school that won because you're better."

Nabasa ko ito sa Twitter. :D - Youtube user inductme

*"walang plus points kung gaano man kahirap ang routine." ah ganun ba? eh kung nag-macarena nalang pala sila, eh di perfect na ang score nila, tutal madali namang aralin yung steps nun, at sabi mo naman hindi mahalaga kung mahirap ang routine.

*the "risk factor" of a difficult stunt is what amazes judges. JUDGES BARELY LOOK FOR ERRORS. WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS STUNT DIFFICULTY AND CREATIVITY - THESE ARE WHAT MAKE PEOPLE STAND UP AND CHEER! - Youtube user arpeemac

*ewan ko ba sa Director nito.... Pangasar! No offense meant, pero may alam ba sya sa ganitong klaseng competition... bakit kelangan magkaroon ng close-up shots??? Sayang ung ibang moves na hindi nakikita sa television.. Sa ganitong competition, close-ups are not necessary... Mas okay nga kng medyo malayo ang shot ng camera atleast nakikita ng manonood yung detalye ng galaw ng GRUPO at hindi ng 3 or 4 na katao.... ABS-CBN, pakiayos ito next year, kasi mas madaming nanonood sa bahay kesa sa Venue. - Youtube user popodrunk14

*Nalaglag lang talo agad. You shouldn't judge a performance over one mistake. We're humans & such error occurs. Yes they had one slip. But compared to the others, they stood out among the rest.

*This one is irrelevant but yes their performance had a fall. Pero, bakit si Beyonce nalaglag at nagpagulonggulong sa stage on one of her concert pero she's still a star. My point is no matter how much you fall, your the winner because you had something unique. UP won because they stood out among the rest. - Youtube user SweetSapphireangel15

*I think I should put this out there: So yes, they changed to the ranking system, but even if it were a point system, for minor errors, 1 point may be deducted, but for MAJOR errors, like the one that occurred, UP TO 5 (meaning 5 or less) may be given.

So let's say a squad committed a major error ON AN EASY STUNT. That would DEFINITELY warrant -5. but if the error was committed on a difficult stunt, it is to the judges discretion that only a small deduction be given. IMO, UP would still win, - Youtube user adaneko