1500 point game on TAR?????? Who wants to see it?

[Cameron Smith]

Or if Accu-Stats would like to step up it would be great to get commentary from Danny Diliberto. I would definitely buy the dvd.

With this format we have a great opportunity for huge runs to be recorded in a match format. Furthermore I don't think there has been a major challenge match of this type (on a public scale) for many decades.

Who would you like to see play this match?

On top of my wish list is John Schmidt vs Thorsten Hohman.

[stevekur1]

Steve Lipsky vs Danny Barouty ! ! ! !

[Dave Nelson]

Danny Harriman and Johnny Archer.

But I'll buy it no matter who does it.

Dave Nelson

[Pete]

What type of table and size pockets are you thinking of?

Pete

[Dave Nelson]

A 9 ft. Diamond with pro pockets will do nicely. Or a Brunswick GC would do just as well.

Dave Nelson

[dmgwalsh]

No diamonds, please. I want to see some good 14.1.

GCs.

John Schmidt versus somebody. Please not Johnny Archer. He would be tough to watch live. Maybe edited dvd.

Hohmann if he is around.

Harriman would be good but we've done that twice and with their history it might be tough.

[Roy Steffensen]

I would prefer to watch a 4 man challenge cup

Single elimination

Semifinals, race to 500:
Niels Feijen vs Danny Harriman
John Schmidt vs Thorsten Hohmann

Final, race to 750

That would be something!

[dmgwalsh]

I would prefer to watch a 4 man challenge cup

Single elimination

Semifinals, race to 500:
Niels Feijen vs Danny Harriman
John Schmidt vs Thorsten Hohmann

Final, race to 750

That would be something!

That's another good idea.

As hot as Immonen has been and as well as he played at the world 14.1 championship, he could be a worthy contestant as well.

[metallicane]

I would prefer to watch a 4 man challenge cup

Single elimination

Semifinals, race to 500:
Niels Feijen vs Danny Harriman
John Schmidt vs Thorsten Hohmann

Final, race to 750

That would be something!

That is a good suggestion. I hope someone can do this.

[Blackjack]

1500 Points?

1500 points is WAYYYYY too long. I couldn't sit through that long of a match. Anything more than 200-300 points will eventually have lulls in the action and it will turn into a snoozefest, no matter who you have playing, or who you have doing the commentary.

Matchups
Just because it looks like a good matchup on paper, doesn't mean it will come across that way to the audience when the match is played on the table.

If the match ups are put together, marketed, and planned the same way as everything else (in the past 25-30 years), you'll sell (at most) 150 ppv buy - 300 DVD's - and in 6 months nobody will remember where the event was held or who won - or why the match held any significance at all.

In my eyes, that type of strategy should be a thing of the past and we should move in a direction that is far away from what everybody is currently doing.

There is something in the works...
What I am trying to put together has been designed outside the box.

It will be positive.

It will be innovative.

It will be progressive.

It will be exciting.

What am I looking into? I am looking into all the situations and all the stuff that everybody avoids, hides, or the stuff that everybody tries to pretend isn't there.


What Channel would you watch?

You have two channels...

On one channel you have a 1500 point match between Schmidt and Hohmann that will take about 5-6 hours to complete.

On the other channel I have two under card 9 ball match ups plus a best of 5 one pocket match (Daulton Vs Frost), capped off by a 14.1 Match up...

Schmidt Vs Harriman race to 300 - rubber match to settle the score.

Don't avoid the bad blood and history. Bring it up. Toss it out there. Amplify it. If we can market the drama between Eddie, Bert, and Fats, we can also market this. Make it interesting.

9 ball
McCready Vs Earl
Peach Vs Souquet

Winners play the winners
Losers play the losers.

Either way, Earl ends up against Darryl or Ralf - priceless no matter what happens. Put a mic on Earl - appoint somebody in the crowd to act accordingly...

Keith's presence is exciting enough, entertaining enough that no matter who he plays after Earl, people just want to see him play. Toss in a few pacifiers and the unexpected into this scenario... excitement will happen.

End the show by announcing that next week you bring in Townsend, Archer, Bustamante, hell...bring in Grady to talk some $hit at everybody - he's always good for stirring things up.

Which would you rather watch?

This is the 21st century... the world of pool needs to act like they know that. If we don't realize that, we'll just keep pushing out the same stuff over and over.

[dmgwalsh]

[QUOTE=Blackjack]1500 Points?


There is something in the works...
What I am trying to put together has been designed outside the box.

It will be positive.

It will be innovative.

It will be progressive.

It will be exciting.

What am I looking into? I am looking into all the situations and all the stuff that everybody avoids, hides, or the stuff that everybody tries to pretend isn't there.


Blackjack: Good luck. I would love to watch a 1500 point match but that is probably just me.

Dennis

[SpiderWebComm]

I would want to see Hopkins, because he's never lost a 1000 pt match yet. Would love to see him fight to keep the whatever-and-0 record alive against any young gun.

[beetle]

Danny Harriman and Johnny Archer.

But I'll buy it no matter who does it.

Dave Nelson

Wouldn't you rather watch paint dry?

[Dave Nelson]

Wouldn't you rather watch paint dry?

Not really, I prefer watching ice melt.

Dave Nelson

[Cameron Smith]

No diamonds, please. I want to see some good 14.1.

GCs.

John Schmidt versus somebody. Please not Johnny Archer. He would be tough to watch live. Maybe edited dvd.

Hohmann if he is around.

Harriman would be good but we've done that twice and with their history it might be tough.

I agree, I want to see some huge runs.

Obviously this match wouldn't be played in one sitting. It would have to be split up over two or three days considering that the Schmidt/Harriman match took 5 hours. They would probably finish each day at around the 500 point mark unless someone was on a significant run. Play would stop at a beginning of rack situation, that way it could be easily re-set.

From this I would hope to see someone run over 200. But even if they don't manage that I still think it would be great. An awsome homage to the days of yore too.

[Dave Nelson]

Well, howbout we scale it back to 500 and do it in one stretch?

Dave Nelson

[Cameron Smith]

Well, howbout we scale it back to 500 and do it in one stretch?

Dave Nelson

I would be cool with that.

The reason I mentioned 1500 points because it was in tune with what TAR had been doing, and it was what World Championship challenge matches were half a century ago.

[pbat2751]

you want old school 9-ball lets get

Hall
McCready
Parica
Earl

Ring game or Bar-Box big ball 9-ball.

1st alternate is Dave Matlock

[Nostroke]

you want old school 9-ball lets get

Hall
McCready
Parica
Earl

Ring game or Bar-Box big ball 9-ball.

1st alternate is Dave Matlock


Deuel Vs Drago 10 Ball.

I believe Corey is on record saying Drago was the weakest member of the Mosconi Cup team. Drago is very entertaining and Deuel is fascinating. This would be a GREAT match IMHO

[unicorncomputer]

I think it would great to watch a well commentated match, but 1500 might be a bit much to hold attention.

[Cameron Smith]

This may all be moot because I don't know if it will ever happen, but what about 1000 points?

Split it into a two day affair and that wouldn't be too much at all I don't think. I actually found the race 100 in ten ball to bit much.

Dream match:

John Schmidt vs. Thorsten Hohmann 1000 points.

with Grady, Billy and Danny on the mic.

I would pre-buy that dvd.