Alright, Kiester, Frenchman and I have discussed preparation for next year's events since we seem to have growing interest in smash around these parts and will be looking for places to hold smashfests, possible tourneys, etc.
It seems to be the consensus that seeking to be listed as an Ohio State University club with funding (mmm . . . free pizza) and resources (yay rooms and projectors) from the university may be the best way to handle things. To do this, we need a certain number of OSU students to sign up as members of the Club, a president, a vice president, and a treasurer.
In order to gather possible community interest and extra members, we have proposed holding a tournament open to campus students hosted by <insert our group name here>. Frenchman and I are currently discussing a $2 entry fee since it is too late in the year to obtain funding from RHAC and any higher fees may deter casual players.
We are currently discussing holding the event on Wednesday the 26th or Thursday the 3rd if we can get things organized on time and the advertising out there. The music room should hold roughly 32, but if we overflow, we could probably use the next large room over as well without anyone really noticing or caring. Since we lack funding, we will probably sell pizza at the event as well.
The plans are to hold pools and separate us Columbus smashers as much as possible to make sure everyone gets a fair chance to play at least 3 rounds, if not more. From there, we will seed a bracket and follow normal procedures. This is where things differ from the norm. Since we will vary greatly in skill level from those that we will probably attract, any and all winnings from our current group will be directed towards "club funding" as a means of making it so we won't just be holding an event to taking everyone's money and leaving. Funds from the first event will be used to pay for pizza, etc at future events.
Things we would currently like to know are:
1. Does this idea sound appealing to our future?
2. Would you be willing to help organize and participate in a tourney event (non-OSU Columbus Smashers are obviously invited to attend and freeload off of events once we obtain funding ^_^ )
3. Will you help publicize the event on campus?
4. Any thoughts on the matter?
5. We need a cool group name and name for the event. Better than something like Columbus Smash Coalition and Brawl in the Hall for instance.
6. Do you have an advisor in mind to obtain club (and room claiming) status for next year?