I would rather have a great crowd reaction especially after a funny/exciting moment because it just fuels you for the rest of the show and makes you feel awesome when you get off.
I thought the judges just couldn't have associated with the directors/members during that marching season? Because I know if you have someone as your clinician you can't have them judge for you in that same season.
A tuba in our band fell during a football game and one of the shadows in the section ran out to retrieve his mouthpiece and give it to him so he could play the rest of the show, lol.