[rees2001]

I try to get us back on topic & keep us off topic.

As for the round robin tournament, it could work if there wasn't 20 minutes of speeches in between each match. People would lose track of who beat who & who has to play who. And just think of trying to explain this to somebody who is only has a slight understanding of the current elimination structure. But it is much more likely to provide the best 2 alliances in the Finals. I guess you have to look at the problem you are trying to solve. Is the best alliance not winning the Championship? No. So I guess it comes down to getting the recognition for being the second best alliance. For all we know the second best alliance could have been the one the eventual champs faced in the finals of their division.

Now for the speeches. For those of you that have a DVR. Next January when the NFL Super bowl is happening, pause the game for twenty minutes every time there is a TV timeout. While your at it you could read a few pages from Oprah's book of the month. Or for those of you that feel too educated to watch football, set down your book and watch football for 20 minutes every other page you turn.