Completely valid question. And in my honest opinion, color matching Team -1s restoration is perfectly valid, and acceptable, as that has the content everyone loves. Color matching the Blu Ray with GOUT colors is also another great option too.
But, the goal of this was never to provide another preservation of the OOT, simply to prove that Super Resolution was a viable up scaling method. Which it most certainly is. Comparisons of V15 and the source are incredible.
I would completely disagree in saying that this whole endeavor was worthless. Lots of people came together, and lots of ideas were thrown around. it even spun off a deep discussion of color matching.
Whatever version of SR you choose, it is still an accomplishment that merits recognition!