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I would not be surprised by a split MSC.

We know in 2015 that percentage-wise, Michigan would send ~70 teams to CMP, and MSC was 102 teams. Coming 2017 with SplitCMP, number of CMP teams will go from 600 to 800, so a 33% increase there means Michigan sends 93 teams (assuming constant ratio, but Michigan is still increasing fast).

So, maybe MSC West in the DeltaPlex and MSC East at EMU, about 60 teams each? Or put MSC in Cobo.

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#2Chigan

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So proportionally, Michigan will have 80 teams at CMP. Ten per division. Game announcers will be saying "and from <locality> Michigan, Team <nnnn>" before more matches than not. Maybe they'll make a special announcement when a match does not feature a Michigan team. :rolleyes:

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Splitting it would be nicer than another looooong day with octofinals.

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#2Mich?
Its actually not a bad idea. But only once real inter-district play is in place. I'd hate to have teams that are friends from opposite peninsulas not getting to see each other anymore.

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It'd be more like friends from Detroit / Not-Detroit not getting to see each other anymore. In 2016, there's only like 28 teams in the Upper Peninsula, and about 400 in the Lower Peninsula.

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Districts in general have caused that to happen for us traditional regional teams.

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Isn't this what happens every time you make a district? The team I'm on in Indiana now never sees teams from our surrounding state like we used to.

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Looking at rookie growth in areas that don't have many teams.
The attached chart emphasizes the rookie vs veteran team ratio (as of today's registration).

# rookies / # veterans / % growth / Country
------ 2 -------- 1 ----- 200.0% ----- Colombia
----- 17 ------ 15 ----- 113.3% ----- China
------ 1 -------- 1 ----- 100.0% ----- Taiwan
------ 8 -------- 8 ----- 100.0% ----- Turkey
----- 13 ------ 18 ------ 72.2% ------ Australia
------ 1 -------- 2 ------ 50.0% ------ Netherlands
----- 14 ------ 33 ------ 42.4% ------ Mexico
------ 1 -------- 5 ------ 20.0% ------ Brazil
----- 28 ----- 178 ------ 15.7% ----- Canada
------ 7 ------- 50 ------ 14.0% ----- Israel
---- 238 --- 2356 ------ 10.1% ----- USA
------ 1 -------- 0 ----- 100.0% ----- CzechRepublic
------ 1 -------- 0 ----- 100.0% ----- Ecuador
------ 1 -------- 0 ----- 100.0% ----- India
------ 1 -------- 0 ----- 100.0% ----- Poland


Here is a larger breakdown by state and country:
# rookies / # veterans / % / State-Country
----- 2 ------ 1 ----- 200.0% ---- Colombia
---- 17 ---- 15 ----- 113.3% ---- China
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- Canada-BC
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- CzechRepublic
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- Ecuador
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- India
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- NE
----- 1 ------ 0 ----- 100.0% ---- Poland
----- 1 ------ 1 ----- 100.0% ---- Taiwan
----- 8 ------ 8 ----- 100.0% ---- Turkey
---- 13 ---- 18 ------ 72.2% ----- Australia
----- 1 ------ 2 ------ 50.0% ----- Netherlands
----- 3 ------ 7 ------ 42.9% ----- AL
---- 14 ---- 33 ------ 42.4% ----- Mexico
----- 1 ------ 3 ------ 33.3% ----- DE
----- 7 ---- 22 ------ 31.8% ----- LA
----- 2 ------ 8 ------ 25.0% ----- IA
----- 1 ------ 5 ------ 20.0% ----- Brazil
----- 1 ------ 5 ------ 20.0% ----- RI
---- 66 -- 341 ------ 19.4% ----- MI
----- 3 ---- 16 ------ 18.8% ----- Canada-AB
----- 2 ---- 11 ------ 18.2% ----- ID
----- 6 ---- 39 ------ 15.4% ----- Canada-QC
---- 18 -- 122 ------ 14.8% ----- Canada-ON
----- 2 ---- 14 ------ 14.3% ----- AR
----- 5 ---- 35 ------ 14.3% ----- MD
---- 15 -- 105 ------ 14.3% ----- TX
----- 7 ---- 50 ------ 14.0% ----- Israel
----- 6 ---- 45 ------ 13.3% ----- OH
----- 6 ---- 46 ------ 13.0% ----- NC
---- 29 -- 227 ------ 12.8% ----- CA
----- 1 ------ 8 ------ 12.5% ----- MS
----- 2 ---- 16 ------ 12.5% ----- UT
----- 7 ---- 62 ------ 11.3% ----- FL
----- 1 ------ 9 ------ 11.1% ----- NV
----- 6 ---- 57 ------ 10.5% ----- GA
----- 4 ---- 39 ------ 10.3% ----- OR
----- 4 ---- 40 ------ 10.0% ----- WI
----- 6 ---- 65 ------- 9.2% ----- MO
----- 9 --- 105 ------- 8.6% ----- WA
----- 4 ---- 47 ------- 8.5% ----- OK
----- 6 ---- 72 ------- 8.3% ----- VA
----- 4 ---- 62 ------- 6.5% ----- MA
---- 12 -- 186 ------- 6.5% ----- MN
----- 2 ---- 31 ------- 6.5% ----- NH
----- 3 ---- 47 ------- 6.4% ----- IN
----- 4 ---- 66 ------- 6.1% ----- NJ
----- 3 ---- 56 ------- 5.4% ----- IL
----- 1 ---- 20 ------- 5.0% ----- KS
----- 7 -- 140 ------- 5.0% ----- NY
----- 2 ---- 45 ------- 4.4% ----- AZ
----- 1 ---- 31 ------- 3.2% ----- TN
----- 1 ---- 36 ------- 2.8% ----- CO
----- 1 ---- 39 ------- 2.6% ----- SC
----- 1 ---- 46 ------- 2.2% ----- CT

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Michigan has been in districts since '09 and many teams have gotten very close over those years. Separation might be necessary soon, but it will be sad for many of those Michigan teams who will stop competing together.

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I think I should clear what I meant in my last post I didn't mean split Michigan in to two separate districts I meant a district competition

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Which is why offseason events like CORI, RAGE, CAGE, Battle for the Bluegrass, etc., are so important.

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It would also be interesting to look at these stats aggregated for each of the district areas.

I find it very interesting that Michigan continues to see 20% year-over-year growth while MAR and NE are well below the average. I am a big proponent of districts for a lot of reasons, but it seems like their introduction alone has not had a major impact on growth trends.

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Michigan's growth is almost certainly related to the state funding for teams.

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Looked at by System (District or Regional)
Teams registered to date

Rookies / Veterans / ratio of rookies to vets / System
---- 66 ----- 341 ---- 19.4% ----- FIM
--- 217 --- 1645 ----- 13.2% ----- Regional
----- 6 ------ 46 ----- 13.0% ---- NC
----- 6 ------ 57 ----- 10.5% ---- GA
---- 11 ---- 121 ------ 9.1% ----- Chesapeake
---- 13 ---- 145 ------ 9.0% ----- PNW
----- 3 ------ 47 ----- 6.4% ----- IN
----- 5 ----- 110 ----- 4.5% ----- MAR
----- 7 ----- 167 ----- 4.2% ----- NE