So, I was asked to throw in my two cents to this conversation, and I think I offer a pretty unbiased opinion.
ClOOK and Drac didnt really start running fours/having a consistent team until the end of H3 (around the time Reach came out); however, this doesn't NECESSARILY have any implications. Sure, intuitively, quite a few of us remember the first generation slayer kids, and try to compare the games we had with them to Showtime. But, don't forget, we all got quite a bit better, and its difficult to compare those games with the current ones. Also, the first slayer heads used random MM tricks that are now widely known and used; so its difficult to make any judgements about the skill level of current players to past players.
I have played with most of the players mentioned, and I know non of them are undefeated. Yes, Showtime was cheated quite a bit. Yes, Showtime beat a decent amount of normal slayer kids. Yes, Meags was exterminated while running fours, but it also wouldn't surprise me to see him beat Showtime if he played more often.
As for the TS Tournament, that failed for reasons COMPLETELY outside of CLOOK. Most of those problems stemmed from Robin People NOT SHOWING UP, and other administrators acting completely clueless.
As for caring about the game, most of the kids that play slayer still claim to be gearing up for H4. I think this makes perfect sense, as the information I have seen indicates that H4 will be more like H3 than Reach; so, playing Reach is officially a GIANT WASTE OF TIME.
As for personal attacks over XBL... This doesn't really make any sense. Very few of us know one another in real life, and use only tiny pieces of information to try and make broad, sweeping judgements about one another. So, since we are all operating under a lack of information, STOP TRYING TO MAKE CHARACTER CLAIMS.
TS isn't anything compared to be what it used to be; so being the best doesn't carry the same weight as three years ago. BUT, as H3 offers practice, it is anything but a waste of time.
Oh and Meags, Sarah said you and I sound extremely similar lol <3