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As an alternative option to the 15-game regular season schedule, I've created a 9-game schedule that might make things easier -- and possibly more interesting. I split the 16 teams into 2 conferences:

1. Logan
2. Badgers
3. Devo
4. Do-Nation
5. BB8A
6. MZ
7. Josh
8. River

1. Chicago
2. Showtime
3. Defender
4. T-Man
5. AZ
6. Howlong
7. Froggie
8. Ferrari

Each team would play every other team in their conference once. In addition, each team would play two "non-conference" games apiece. I drew names out of a hat to decide who plays who in the non-conference slate. Here are the proposed schedules for each team (NC signifies non-conference game):

Logan
vs AZ (NC)
@ Chicago (NC)
@ Badgers
vs Devo
vs Do-nat
vs BB8A
@ MZ
@ Josh
@ River

Badgers
vs Chicago (NC)
@ AZ (NC)
vs Logan
@ River
vs Devo
@ Do-Nat
@ BB8A
vs MZ
@ Josh

Devo
vs Defender (NC)
@ Showtime (NC)
vs Josh
@ Logan
@ Badgers
vs River
vs Do-Nat
@ BB8A
@ MZ

Do-Nat
vs Howlong (NC)
@ Ferrari (NC)
@ MZ
vs Josh
@ Logan
vs Badgers
@ Devo
vs River
@ BB8A

BB8A
vs Froggie (NC)
@ Howlong (NC)
@ River
vs MZ
@ Josh
@ Logan
vs Badgers
vs Devo
vs Do-nat

MZ
vs T-Man (NC)
@ Defender (NC)
vs Do-nat
@ BB8A
vs River
@ Josh
vs Logan
@ Badgers
vs Devo

Josh
vs Showtime (NC)
@ Froggie (NC)
@ Devo
@ Do-nat
vs BB8A
vs MZ
@ River
vs Logan
vs Badgers

River
vs Ferrari (NC)
@ T-Man (NC)
vs BB8A
vs Badgers
@ MZ
@ Devo
vs Josh
@ Do-nat
vs Logan

Chicago
@ Badgers (NC)
vs Logan (NC)
@ Showtime
vs Defender
vs T-Man
vs AZ
@ Howlong
@ Froggie
@ Ferrari

Showtime
@ Josh (NC)
vs Devo (NC)
vs Chicago
@ Ferrari
vs Defender
@ T-Man
@ AZ
vs Howlong
@ Froggie

Defender
@ Devo (NC)
vs MZ (NC)
vs Froggie
@ Chicago
@ Showtime
vs Ferrari
vs T-Man
@ AZ
@ Howlong

T-Man
@ MZ (NC)
vs River (NC)
@ Howlong
vs Froggie
@ Chicago
vs Showtime
@ Defender
vs Ferrari
@ AZ

AZ
@ Logan (NC)
vs Badgers (NC)
@ Ferrari
vs Howlong
@ Froggie
@ Chicago
vs Showtime
vs Defender
vs T-Man

Howlong
@ Do-nat (NC)
vs BB8A (NC)
vs T-Man
@ AZ
vs Ferrari
@ Froggie
vs Chicago
@ Showtime
vs Defender

Froggie
@ BB8A (NC)
vs Josh (NC)
@ Defender
@ T-Man
vs AZ
vs Howlong
@ Ferrari
vs Chicago
vs Showtime

Ferrari
@ River (NC)
vs Do-nat (NC)
vs AZ
vs Showtime
@ Howlong
@ Defender
vs Froggie
@ T-Man
vs Chicago

Some people are against a round-robin season before a tournament, but take a look at the schedule before you decide against it. The regular season will consist of five weeks, with five games played every Monday-Thursday, and four on each Friday. Each team will play three games per week. The tournament will consist of four rounds and will be completed by the end of week six. I've included home and away games for each team (willing to scratch it if you're not into it), with the top 8 in the draft selection order getting 7 home games and 8 away games, and the last 8 in the order getting 8 home games and 7 away games. If all goes to plan we should be over with this thing just as sport's dead-season is ending. Here's the schedule. Let me know what your thoughts are.

Week 1

Monday:

Defender vs Logan
Showtime vs Badgers
Devo vs Howlong
T Man vs Froggie
Do-Nation vs AZ

Tuesday:

MZ vs Ferr