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Post by Zigmister on Sept 5, 2010 22:17:20 GMT -6
Hello all,
I started this thread with a few rationales.
Play a match at DePaul:
The first to get people to come to DePaul to play matches against us. We really enjoy playing dodgeball, and would like to play dodgeball with you and your team. It will be fun.
We usually don't have a problem with court space, but the DePaul overlords love to make us apply for it much earlier than we need it.
If you want to play us, let us know the date and time you can come.
Invite DePaul to play a match or tournament:
We need time to prepare, at least three weeks. If your far away, we might need to apply for funding, which must do a month ahead of time. Sometimes, we just need a little bit of time to cobble together spare change for gas.
Specific invites are always pretty cool when you receive them.
Knowledge is good...
I post this thread to keep a record and foster more matches for DePaul. We play twice a week, but most people would agree in the mantra of more dodgeball over less dodgeball. I think the team would like to have fun in other locations, once and a while.
From what I've seen in the match setups here, the whole process looks a little ad hoc. Maybe people don't know DePaul wants to play.
This adhocracy is a nice concept that I really enjoy. Playing matches on a whim is cool. But the constraints of the DePaul overlords and their schedule needs require some organization of a schedule. Otherwise, we would have to rely on our team to front these costs instead of DePaul fronting monies.
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Post by Zigmister on Sept 5, 2010 22:42:48 GMT -6
Current Schedule:Aside from our "practices" every M & Th at 9:30p: Fall Quarter - 09-09-2010 - 11-22-201010-02-2010 - @ DePaul - Chicago Hat Invitational. Kent, WIU, UWP 10-23-2010 - @ WIU - WIU, WKU, and UWP. Confirmed. 11-13-2010 - @ MSU - MSU Invitational. Confirmed. Winter Quarter - 01-03-2011 - 03-17-201101-22-2011 - @ UK - Kentucky Invitational. Confirmed. 01-30-2011 - @ DePaul - Chicago Dodgeball Open - 8 Team Cap Spring Quarter - 03-26-2011 - 06-08-201104-02-2011 - @ DePaul - Moody Bible Institute v DePaul. 04-09-2011 - @ WKU - Nationals. 04-31-2011 - @ DePaul - Postseason Hat Tournament? Come on, we don't get out until June 8th. Entire month of May - Open
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Post by Zigmister on Oct 4, 2010 13:47:25 GMT -6
Ok, I'm trying to come up with a date for the Chicago Dodgeball Open. I don't want to tread on anyone else's tournament Saturday, especially Western's shootout that they have been talking about. And I didn't get around to talking to WIU at the Hat Thing, so anyway, i want to get the reservation in nice and early. Just like the hat tournament, which i put in 4 months prior. Possible Saturdays for the Chicago Dodgeball Open are: Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 This falls with out 2nd-5th weeks of class (out of a 10 week quarter), so is quite ideal for us to put on a classy event. No one's really nailed a date for any of their things after the New Year, so maybe this and the other schedule thread will get something going or at least place the date in the best position for the interested clubs. If you still can't decide, earlier the date will probably be better. EDIT: I will pick a date and submit a little before our October 22nd deadline.
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Post by IanChilds-MSU-C on Oct 4, 2010 14:36:41 GMT -6
MDC is at the beginning of February as always. We're planning for either Feb 5 or 12 and we prefer the 12th but we can't request the space until the semester in which the tournament falls so I won't have the official date confirmation until December at best. You guys are welcome to schedule an event the same day, I believe WKU (don't go nuts if I'm wrong on this guys) hosted a tourney last year on the same day and it was fine. We'd love to attend your tourney if it's on a different date from the MDC though, especially since we pulled an epic fail and were unable to send a crew to the hat tournament : ( sorry about that.
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Post by Zigmister on Oct 6, 2010 13:49:28 GMT -6
I think the Kentucky Invite will be Jan 29th, so Jan 15 for the CDO? When do people start back up from new years? we start like the 3rd so.
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Post by kentuckybrown on Oct 6, 2010 16:09:55 GMT -6
UK is interested in the CDO. Send me more info on it, and we would love to make it.
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Post by Zigmister on Oct 15, 2010 13:38:52 GMT -6
Kentucky got moved up to the 22nd of January, the week after the proposed Jan 15. Dates available for the CDO are: Jan 15, 29, Feb 5
how is everyone feeling? do they want to travel one week then travel again the following?
Hmm the Feb 5th might be advantageous - gives UK and WKU the option of spacing travel, MSU is hosting the next weekend so they don't have to necessarily worry about it too much. BG is still fairly close by if they wanted to play.
An underlining purpose of the CDO is also to make it easy for WIU, UWP and UWM/Moody to play close like, so i'd also switch it around for them if needed. And its called open so i want anyone you wants to play to come on in - Miami? Kent? Nebraska? Oshgosh bagosh?
I'm putting in the request by next week so give me some opinions. I'm totally open to your opinions.
Also, I'll write up an info thread soon, but the date is a nice thing to include in that.
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Post by Zigmister on Oct 21, 2010 23:57:10 GMT -6
superbowl is the 5th, so CDO will be the 29th. i'll get an info thread on it soon.
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Post by Zigmister on Feb 6, 2011 15:48:00 GMT -6
Post Season Hat Tournament -
Possible Dates: April 30th, April 23rd, May 7th
Since our year runs until mid june, we would like to host another event after Nationals, and we'd like to host make a Hat Tournament out of it.
The object is, bring whomever you want, we mix up the teams, and play some dodgeball. You can bring alumni if you wish, or just bring a car of 5 people. Numbers don't matter. You will be fed, because that's what we do.
Let us know which date's work for your school's schedule, and I'll put out a more in depth info thread.
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Post by KFitz on Feb 6, 2011 23:31:29 GMT -6
Wed may 4th?
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Post by Zigmister on Feb 7, 2011 2:39:25 GMT -6
no, that's just a french 7
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Post by Zigmister on Feb 15, 2011 1:23:22 GMT -6
Our Post Season Hat Tournament will probably/hopefully be April 30th, as we are officially closed april 23 for easter. Once we have confirmation from our Club Sports department I'll start promoting the date. And i'll probably jack that FB thread to do part of the promotion.
Also, we are in the process of scheduling a Match with Moody before Nationals. Dates possible for us to host seem to be 2-26, 3-12, 3-26 and 4-2. Unless moody finds space, which isn't as likely.
Its just awkward since nationals happens week two of our spring quarter.
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Post by kriswright on Feb 17, 2011 21:31:35 GMT -6
Would you guys be open to coming to a tournament at EMU on the 20th of March?
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Post by Zigmister on Feb 18, 2011 4:32:50 GMT -6
That falls right within our spring break. I don't think we'll be able to travel anymore events this year. Since we didn't know about the ODC until after we could apply for funding, it will be hard for us to go because we still have to find another car.
If you set something up for next year, we can apply for funding in September and have a good chance of attending something at EMU.
Other than that, we can host this year if you want to come up to Chicago. We could help house EMU if they are in need.
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Post by Zigmister on Mar 20, 2011 17:26:24 GMT -6
DePaul will be hosting Moody Bible Institute on April 2nd, 2011 at 7:00pm. If anyone wants to jump in, let us know asap so we can if we can get an extension for court time.
Also, we officially have May First for a Hat Tournament. But i'm going to make up a separate thread for that.
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