2006 COTUT Format

[SmokedUBad13]

Hey, amigos.  I had to take a short leave of absence from the forums to accomodate my 6-day work week for a while.  Anyway, I'm back and I'm going to start some hardcore recruiting/planning for the 4th COTUT in June '06.

I'm considering a slight format change in the COTUT.  We're going to continue as planned with the 16 player, $100 entry fee tournament.  In addition to this tournament, I'd like to add another 16 player tournament with a decreased entry fee of $25 per person.  I think this would allow for a slight separation between the highly competitive players and those looking for more friendly matchups.

Your thoughts/opinions are greatly appreciated.

[fknmclane]

I think an El Cheapo tournament is a great idea.

[TbT]

good werk beales...your bound to find a diamond in the rough with this lower fee tourney.  there could be a guy or 2 that comes out of that and decides further down the line that they want to be in the cotut in following years.

Lips was the 2005 D.I.T.R. in my mind.   For a straight pitch guy he was damn competative.  the RBI gods musta smiled on him for his ATG work to get Gantry up to speed, only to have Gantry have to pull out and Lips take over.

Damn you Lips...you nixxed my chances at making a really impressive showing at the tourney.    

[fknmclane]

I thought I nixed your chances to make an impressive showing at the tourney?  BOOYAH!

[TbT]

I thought I nixed your chances to make an impressive showing at the tourney?  BOOYAH!

well you too, but if i beat Lips i advance to the 3rd round in the winners bracket.  to me that woulda been an impressive run in unknown waters.

i look forward to us playing again.....it was as fun as the games nate and i play. 

[JoeDirt]

I think this is a winning idea, Beales!

[ultimate7]

I like it also, I don't think I'd donate the $100, but I'd certainly play in the $25.   Good call

[Lips]

Beales, welcome back to the land of Dih-Nih!

I think you would definitely get people to play in the smaller entry tourney.

Lips was the 2005 D.I.T.R. in my mind. For a straight pitch guy he was damn competative. the RBI gods musta smiled on him for his ATG work to get Gantry up to speed, only to have Gantry have to pull out and Lips take over.

Damn you Lips...you nixxed my chances at making a really impressive showing at the tourney.

TBT, thanks for the kind words.  We really had a great fkn series.  A lot of screaming and shouting and rawness (uhhhh...what?), and you thinking the game/series was over in the top of the ninth of Game 2 when I took the lead...only for you to come back in the bottom and win.  A lot of ups and downs. Very fun.

[Gantry]

Welcome back Beales, and an early kudos for doing all the work for the COTUT.  The only downside I see to this format is getting the 16 folks to pay $100.  I think most of the dee-nee members outside of Dirt/Riley would prefer the $25 tourney, you think you can get 16 at $100?  And if so, are you going to get 16 top-flight guys? 

[TbT]

Lips, that was funny looking back at me thinking it was over.......i was pretty crushed by that homer you hit, and the dread set in.  thanks to Downing for giving me new life.  BTW thats the way RBI should be..lots of screaming, yelling, and excitement.

[malnuboy]

The 100 dollar one has its upside for the DeeNee'ers. Quicker elimination makes for more drinking at the pool,parking lot, golf course, crawl space, etc, etc...

COTUT comes but one every two years and if its also gonna be the official DeeNee fast as well then i could easily pony up the hundred if they needed a few extra competitors.

[RedBarron]

is the cotut and dee-nee fest one and the same this year?

[SmokedUBad13]

You think you can get 16 at $100? And if so, are you going to get 16 top-flight guys?

According to the current lineup (www.rbibaseballcotut.com/2006.html) we already have 11 players signed up for the $100 tournament.  And that list doesn't include those contingencies from Texas and Massachusetts.  Of course, we'd have to offer those who have already paid the option to drop down into the $25 tourney.  But I don't see many players taking that route.

So to answer your question... yes, I think we'd easily get 16 'AAA' players to join for $100.  And I have no doubt we'd find 16 players for the 'AA' tourney.

The 100 dollar one has its upside for the DeeNee'ers. Quicker elimination makes for more drinking at the pool,parking lot, golf course, crawl space, etc, etc...

On the flip-side, placing in the $25 tourney will earn you enough money to buy a few rounds and/or $25 shouldn't be enough of a loss to discourage you from drinking throughout the tournament.

is the cotut and dee-nee fest one and the same this year?

I have to catch up on what's being planned for Dee-Nee Fest.  But the sole purposes of adding the 'AA' tourney to the COTUT were to bring everyone together for the same weekend and have everyone play some Ribbie (whether competitively or more friendly).  I think they should be separate... unless Gantry wants to take over the 'AA' tourney.  If so, then we could hold these two tournaments during the same weekend at the same hotel, resulting in a weekend long RBI-palooza.

[TbT]

I have no desire to drop down to the lower fee tourney.  Bring on the Pro's!

[Attezzobal]

Bumpst.

So who's already confirmed?

[SmokedUBad13]

1.   Mike Beales (Illinois)
2.   Jeff Bandur (Illinois)
3.   Marshall Dostal (California)
4.   Ed Ramirez (Massachusetts)
5.   Michael Gosk (California)
6.   Joe Cordiano (Ohio)
7.   Mike Riley (Ohio)
8.   Chad Kuker (Iowa)
9.   Brian Lincoln (Iowa)
10. Brad Bell (Iowa)
11. Colin Foster (Illinois)
12. Scott Noble (Mississippi)
13. Seth Silverblatt (Mississippi)
14. Tyler Masterson (Illinois)
15. Carl Taft (Illinois)
16. Ronnie Cook (Massachusetts)

[JoeDirt]

So are we bumpsting this to 24-32 players?  Great job getting it filled in record time!

[ultimate7]

So are we bumpsting this to 24-32 players?  Great job getting it filled in record time!

That would become even more of a nightmare to run, but having a seperate cheap tourney still seems like a good idea.

[SmokedUBad13]

A 24 player roster would meet the demand, but byes would have to be incorporated somehow.  I'm not sure if we could find 16 additional players to join a $100 tourney.  It's up in the air right now...

I have to talk to Gantry and see what his plans are for a tourney next summer.  I don't want to interfere with anything he's planning.

[JoeDirt]

Could we not examine the possibility of 4 6 team round robin mini tourneys, with the top two of each competing in a round 2, 8 man tourney, conventional cotut style?