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Unread 30-03-2009, 10:46
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Re: Michigan rankings

drhall,

I understand that you are disappointed, but your team should compare to if you competed last year instead of this year:

This year, for $5,500 registration you received:

49 matches and three events.

Last year for $6,000 you would have received:

8 or 9 matches (at GLR or West Michigan). Based on your first event performance this year, that is all the matches you would have had.

Or looking at it from a three events standpoint:

This year = 49 matches and $5,500

Last year (Assume GLR, Detroit, and Midwest) = 39 matches and $14,000 not including travel.

While I hope 216 gets in (I think you will), your team should be very glad your non-rookie first year (that is just wierd to me) was this year and not last year.

Paul

P.S. - To just assign the alliance captain an automatic berth is silly. If you want my reasons, I will list them in a PM as the list is too long for a normal post.
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