Well nothing creates interest like controversy and interest is good.
It is fair to say that the MICPS was a great idea and through the work of FOZ (the most holy father) and the league directors it ...
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Well nothing creates interest like controversy and interest is good.
It is fair to say that the MICPS was a great idea and through the work of FOZ (the most holy father) and the league directors it was a huge success. So congrats are in order. I hope it continues for next year and evolves to lure more players into the benefits of league play.
I agree with Mike Raley that the folks who do the work to make tournaments (and cooperative league series) happen deserve great respect and latitude. In volunteer (unpaid) organizations, those who do the work get the power to make the decisions. It is the way that it is and the way that it should be. The best way to influence those decisions is pitch in and help out. The rest of us just heckle from the sidelines.
I also recognize that a Finale to the league series has the potential to draw in many players from around the state and bring together, for one day, some of the many players who made the series the success it became. Some players from outlaying areas ( far away from Ann Arbor) have no idea how good the points leader is (Mike Raley) and would be surprised and perhaps inspired to meet up with him face to face (and perhaps learn a few things, which I continue to learn 17 years after he started kicking my butt).
So the Finale has the chance to bring the series and the people who played it together. We know that the current registration list is basically a bunch of good players from southeast Michigan, not really much different than an average group which might be found any given league day. Given the brilliance of original idea for the MICPS, it is hoped that a Finale can eventually be created which draws the state together.
We know that in the tournament scene the State Finals at Ludington is a huge success. We had about 350 players attend one event this past Labor Day. Potentially a league Finale could rise to this scale.
