[EricH]

Been a while since I could catch up on this one...

I think that with the way the proposal is structured, it would be possible to run one end of the state on regional and one on district, should that become necessary, for a short while. I also don't think it'll be necessary.

I understand PA's objection to splitting the state, I think, but one thing the East Coast folks need to keep in mind when we're talking about distances is this: 307 miles from end to end (PA) is a fair piece... but CA is only about 500 from San Diego to Sacramento or San Fransisco (covers many of the teams), which doesn't include the northern part of the state. And there's mountains between Bakersfield and Los Angeles. We're used to being "split" due to the distances and terrain. (Here's a hint, for the NE folks: I think you could probably fit CT AND RI into one of our larger counties, with room to spare.)

So, with that said, I definitely think that for purposes of practicality (and/or "persuasion"), the option to run districts in one half and regionals in the other half, for a short term, should remain on the table. Should that actually happen, of course, a couple of district events really, really close to the border might be in order, for a variety of reasons.

I would assume that North/South division would only be for the DCMPs (on paper), but that actual play north/south would be more of a "is the team willing to travel when there's two events that aren't overnight away?" question.