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Old 07-02-2023, 12:42 PM   #1
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Default Contest list for 2023-24

Since Firkinvald has retired from his role as Director of Sociology, I am taking over ultimate oversight of running our contests. I'd like to hire someone to help me out with managing some of them (I'll post a Job Fair ad shortly), and what I'm about to share is why. I'm planning an expansion of our contest offerings in the 2023-24 season (our contest seasons start and end in August). Here's a full list of what I'm proposing:
  • 2024 Paris Summer Olympics:
    • Basketball (men's and women's contests)
    • Association football (soccer) (men's and women's contests)
    • [NEW] Rugby sevens (men's and women's contests)
    • [NEW] Tennis (men's and women's singles contests)
    • [NEW] TBD contest for other sports
    • Overall contest
  • American football:
    • [RETURNING] 2023 NFL Fantasy football league
    • 2023-24 NFL Playoffs
    • 2023-24 College Football Bowl Mania
  • Association football (soccer):
    • 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League (group stage, knockout rounds, and combined)
    • UEFA (Men's) Euro 2024
    • [NEW] 2024 Copa America
    • [NEW] 2023-24 FA Cup (starting with the third round proper)
    • [NEW] 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
    • [NEW] 2024 Leagues Cup
  • Baseball:
    • 2023 MLB Playoffs
  • Basketball:
    • [NEW] 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament
    • 2024 NBA Playoffs
    • 2024 March Madness (men's and [NEW] women's contests)
    • [NEW] 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
  • Cricket:
    • [NEW] 2023 (ODI) Cricket World Cup
    • [NEW] 2024 Men's T20 World Cup
  • Ice hockey:
    • [NEW] 2024 NCAA Division I (men's) ice hockey tournament
    • 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • Rugby union:
    • 2023 (Men's) Rugby World Cup

If you can think of anything that should be added to the list, feel free to suggest it. I'll have a separate post out soon with proposed formats for the Legion Cup season-long contest, which will also start next season.
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Old 07-03-2023, 03:06 PM   #2
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Default Re: Contest list for 2023-24

I would suggest:

Tennis - Men's & Women's (Wimbledon starts today)
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Default Re: Contest list for 2023-24

Might be fun to see a contest for the NCAA Ice Hockey Playoffs when March/April rolls back around!
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Old 07-03-2023, 05:21 PM   #4
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Default Re: Contest list for 2023-24

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I would suggest:

Tennis - Men's & Women's (Wimbledon starts today)
As you know, we used to have contests for Wimbledon, but we had to discontinue them due to a change in the scheduling format for the tournament that made running the contests (as with any possible contests for the other Grand Slam tournaments) a logistical nightmare. Even if we choose the entire bracket all at once, like we do for March Madness, we'd have less than a day to do it.

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Might be fun to see a contest for the NCAA Ice Hockey Playoffs when March/April rolls back around!
That could be done, though I have some concerns about the tight scheduling (which could be dealt with) and (more importantly) the lack of knowledge most of us have of college hockey. It would probably have to be restricted to the men's Division I tournament, as the women's tournament has an unusual number of teams that would make the contest format messy. Expect low participation in such a contest, though I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestion!
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