Thank you for your response, Wagner.
Perhaps we could use this season as the preparation season with the BBHG beginning at the start of next season in-line with the regular BB season?
If you (and LOPO, and Demars, etc) are okay with it, I'm happy to have a crack at getting this BBHG off the ground!?
I think we need to try and get this thing started or, at the very least, get the preparation started so we can launch at the start of next season. We can use this season to recruit/finalise the format/decide on the number of teams competing etc.
Yes, we are very happy to welcome you to help us all to get this started - it seems you have a clear way of presenting yourself and your ideas and obviously your English is practically perfect (which is not completely the case with me) which helps to avoid misunderstandings in some cases.
I try to take more time in these next few days to write more comprehensive replies than right now, but I just wanted to thank you for taking such a massive chunk of time to write all this and compile your drafts which we can use as a base to send our thoughts/suggestions about different aspects of the League (or The League - TL - that's another contender for the name competition ;).
It is very good idea to try to get things started. We are and aren't in a rush should the start of the league be at the start of the season 68. Aren't, because it seems your presence on the forum got things moving even faster than mine (and will expect your presence to affect this in the future as well) and because it seems you also are willing to take lots of time and effort to get all this started. On the other hand we are in a rush, because like you mentioned there are many aspects we need to decide on.
As I am a supporter, and will be indefinitely, I am also willing to create any polls we think would help us move this along. We could do a few simple polls on types of formats; numbers of teams competing; and any other key areas we need some consensus on.
This again is a welcome suggestion. However, I'd ask that before we create a poll, we'd allow enough time here in the forum that all possible options that we want to include to a poll would be included in the poll before we initially publish the poll for the first time (and forum or private messages can be used to let you know which additions we want to be included in a poll). Also, in the more complex subjects such as for instance voting about league system, a clear and thorough descriptions how the league is actually played this and forthcoming seasons (should we keep using the same league system in the following seasons too) should be included in the message(s) that are published here in the forum before poll is published.
Returning to the above Fishbowl comparison, If I remember correctly, I believe the number of teams in each division grew as the league did. Therefore, we could begin by deciding that the first league will have say 16 teams in it made up of two divisions of eight (mimicking the current league setups) and run them in the same format as the Leagues we already know, including finals.
Yes, as you stated in other part of your messages, I'm sure more teams will be eager to join for seasons 69, 70 etc., and we just need to get things started before everything is perfectly optimal. Let me ask you this: you mentioned mimicking the current BB league setup, so I take it that those 14-16 teams would play in SAME LEVEL in the league and NOT in 2 different level divisions (for this season, and for seasons to come, given that the number of participating teams wouldn't be considerably bigger in the future). The familiar BB league format would likely be easiest to approach for all (FWIW), and I guess both 14/16 teams would work decently/quite well with this "traditional" system.
However, just my personal (yet strong) opinion, I'd like to see playoffs decided with 1 match "one-and-done" format.