It's nice that nobody wants to hurt the feelings of the players on Ascent, but the fact of the matter is that having a close and competitive grand finals is an extremely important part of having a successful esport. I literally didnt watch the invite grand finals for more than 30 seconds because I saw immediately that froyo was winning and could assume the rest. And if theres no incentive for people to watch the highest level of TF2, than this game will never be anything more than a hobby. Esports need good competition to survive; a lack of good competition signifies either a lack of interest or a flaw in the format.
I think comanglia made the strongest point in that, even if every invite team puts in a shit ton of effort, that means nothing if that effort isnt being put in the right places. In my opinion, more effort needs to be put into building teams that work well together and understand each other, rather than just amassing a team of the best DMers outside of Froyo. Whenever I watch a froyo scrim or match, i don't see extremely dominant DM, I see amazing calls, coordination, and trust in their teammates to do what is asked of them. That sort of efficiency on a larger level is why I dont see froyo losing.
Also, lets not try and block out the voices and opinions of people who haven't played invite. Just because you played invite doesn't imply that you have a perfect understanding of the game, and not playing invite doesnt imply you're an idiot. Being dismissive isn't going to help anyone learn anything.