03-Nov-2011, 10:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-Nov-2011, 10:43 AM by jpguywatchout.)
Hello foosers,
So right now in league there are only two tiers.... 7 teams each. I was speaking with a few leaguers about that format, and it was pretty unanimous that there should be a 3rd tier... i.e. a middle tier.
Spoke with Chris Thomas, and he said, "Sure JP, just figure out how to organize it. Organizing 14 teams isn't easy."
So now we just have to figure it out. After speaking with Manny and with James and his team, I think 3-tiered play would go something like this:
Tier one - 4 teams (i.e. 2-team league sheet)
Tier two - 6 teams (i.e. 3-team league sheet)
Tier three - 4 teams (i.e. 2-team league sheet)
For a total of 14 teams...
Every 3 weeks, the top 2 and bottom 2 teams of each tier move up & move down.
I spoke to Chris about this, and he liked the premise but added 2 hurdles i haven't overcome yet:
1) According to the above breakdown, do we have enough tables to play on at Tailgators?
2) "If you play 3 weeks before teams move up & down, how do you determine who plays who in Tier #2 if there are six teams there?"
I put the problem to James and his team, who suggested to do a random draw... a "Draw Your Opponent" (DYO) as it were every wednesday for members of the middle tier.
Any other ideas on how to make a theoretical Tier Two work within a 3-week rotation schedule, given that you wouldn't be able to face each of the 5 teams in that tier?
jp
So right now in league there are only two tiers.... 7 teams each. I was speaking with a few leaguers about that format, and it was pretty unanimous that there should be a 3rd tier... i.e. a middle tier.
Spoke with Chris Thomas, and he said, "Sure JP, just figure out how to organize it. Organizing 14 teams isn't easy."
So now we just have to figure it out. After speaking with Manny and with James and his team, I think 3-tiered play would go something like this:
Tier one - 4 teams (i.e. 2-team league sheet)
Tier two - 6 teams (i.e. 3-team league sheet)
Tier three - 4 teams (i.e. 2-team league sheet)
For a total of 14 teams...
Every 3 weeks, the top 2 and bottom 2 teams of each tier move up & move down.
I spoke to Chris about this, and he liked the premise but added 2 hurdles i haven't overcome yet:
1) According to the above breakdown, do we have enough tables to play on at Tailgators?
2) "If you play 3 weeks before teams move up & down, how do you determine who plays who in Tier #2 if there are six teams there?"
I put the problem to James and his team, who suggested to do a random draw... a "Draw Your Opponent" (DYO) as it were every wednesday for members of the middle tier.
Any other ideas on how to make a theoretical Tier Two work within a 3-week rotation schedule, given that you wouldn't be able to face each of the 5 teams in that tier?
jp