Most people have been pretty logical and hoped for TGRD to do good, but understand how new they are. Even TGRD didn't try to hype themselves because they know the reality. Platchat put Optic above them before Groups because of this.
The Guard deserves all the hype, they are nobodies that came out of nowhere and dominated NA with great teamplay and individual skill. Even if they lose, i'm sure they can still come out on top next time.