Not all businesses fight against each other. BB has hurt me to this point and so I should be against them in all aspects but as I have said before I do want them to do well. I also am hesitant in ALMOST agreeing that they are putting up the money and can do what they want alsthough I think there has to be a different way. I can also see that for what I can gather as to what they are trying to do, a weekly show at the same time everyweek without interuption is the right way to do it. Thats why the tonight show is on at the same time everyday or the big sitcoms are on at the same time. They want to become part of your weekly calender. Still there has to be a better way to do it. I don't know 100% that there is because I have not put enough thought into all the aspects.
Just to go back to pool rooms fighting. I have booked exhibition tours in small towns where there were only 2 pool rooms. I expect conflict but in some cases the first pool room owner I call will ask if I called ABC Billiards yet. I tell them no and they tell me they are going to talk to them about it. They call the other pool room and see what they have going on at that time and if they would like to hold the exhibition or if they have any interest in holding it. They make sure that nothing is going on with eachother and believe it or not have sponsored part of the exhibition and helped promote it in another pool room. I know this is a simplyfied version of what we have here and isn't at cut and dry and the whole pool biz but just saying that not everyone is against everyone.
I agree with a lot of what you said, but if there was a better way to schedule things, you wouldn't see sports seasons compressed into the schedules they are or tv shows done in seasons. If you spread things out too long people lose interest and like you said don't become part of your week.
I hope the other events don't end up shutting down, especially if bonus ball doesn't work out, but I can't see how it would be in bonus ball or the player's best interest to spread things out longer than the 26 weeks they already have set up.