[drjimmy]

I'm sorry, but this one deserves a barf alert. They lost. They should get over it.

The other teams volunteered; this wasn't something demanded or even requested by the team that fell. This was a great gesture that is the very definition of good sportsmanship.

[dsmatuska]

Even better sportsmanship would have been to urge the other teams not to step aside.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

This was a great gesture that is the very definition of good sportsmanship.

Baloney: good sportsmanship means being a good winner and a good loser. Good winners don't step aside so that the loser can "win."