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Dogtown

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Rediculous Squad times
« on: December 30, 2011, 03:41:23 AM »
Got our confirmations for Baton Rouge this week.  We got our 8pm team squad for Saturday, but they gave us the 11:30pm doubles/singles squad for Sunday night.  I didn't realize they went that late.  I'm pretty sure my best bowling doesn't come at 1am in the morning.  WTF?  Now I have to stay an extra day.  Anyone else dealing with this BS?  According to the tournament director, that's all they had available.


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Bill Thomas

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 03:19:50 PM »
If you get your entry in earlier you would probably get better squad times.


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kidlost2000

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 04:04:52 PM »
They took the entry last year. F#@K USBC, I'm bowling it once but must admit the squad times are retarded like the rest of the organization. 1130pm is probably going to be an awesome squad.

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tjj300

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 08:05:01 PM »
The S/D times are not assigned until the total entry fee has been paid.  You might have put in your deposit early, but that only gives you your team slot.  The late team slot goes with the S/D times from 11:40 AM and later. The morning squads are reserved for the 2:30 team slot. What you can try is ask if there are any slots available in the 9:20 or 7 AM squads.
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sport300

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2011, 09:10:32 PM »
if you pay in full right away. usually in march or early april(at the very latest) you will get the times you want. i also learned that the hard way a few years ago. no problems since.

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glssmn2001

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2011, 10:16:27 PM »
Suck it up and plan your day accordingly..........

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TDC57

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2011, 10:21:11 PM »
What else are you going to do in Baton Rouge at 11:30 P.M. ? We got done in Reno one year at about 3:00A.M. after a delay in the shift before us.


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Pat Patterson

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 01:24:30 AM »
We always pay early(at least 10-11 months in advance), in the past few years we have never gotten the Singles & Doubles time we have requested even after the entire entry had been paid upfront/in full.  In 2009 we again paid early and in full, our team time was what we requested, but they gave us the bastard time of 11:30pm for Singles & Doubles.  Even after sending emails, handwritten letters and calls and leaving messages (all unsuccessful by the way), USBC did not respond once to my requests.

 

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sport300 wrote on 12/30/2011 10:10 PM:if you pay in full right away. usually in march or early april(at the very latest) you will get the times you want. i also learned that the hard way a few years ago. no problems since.



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kidlost2000

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2011, 06:19:13 AM »
Asked for a different time, but that is all that is available. "allegidly"
 
I can tell you what else there is to do in Baton Rouge at 1130pm, not be there.
 
LA is a s#*t hole of a place with a crime level like that of a third world country.(google Hurricane Katrina then Haiti's and see if there is any difference. there isn't) So besides bowling this tournament I plan on getting the hell away as quickly as possible.
 
 


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Gene J Kanak

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2011, 09:26:29 AM »
I'm sorry you guys didn't get the time slot you desired, but keep in mind the number of teams bowling this event. Obviously, every team that comes through is going to want the "prime" squad assignments. No matter how you slice it, some groups are going to lose out and have to be bumped to the not-so-prime times. It's a simple numbers game, not some grandiose conspiracy by the USBC. I'm not telling you you have to be happy about it, but realize that it's just the way it works out with a tournament of that size. Good luck and good bowling to you and your team(s).

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Dave81644

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2011, 09:58:50 AM »
Think my group paid in full 2 weeks after it opened.
 they always had the same squad and times for many years
got bumped to 8 pm team 1130 pm s/d
sat/sun


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Dogtown

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2011, 01:05:34 PM »
 In my opinion, there shouldn't be that late of a squad.  Oh well, I guess we will suck it up & bowl.  Still sucks.


 
 
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Hoselrockets

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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2012, 03:50:21 PM »
We always pay as soon as possible and always get the times we want.  The only year we didn't was the year we waited and that was the year we learned our lesson.  Don't blame the USBC for you guys being late with sending in your cash.  It's not there fault.

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kidlost2000

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2012, 04:24:30 PM »
I blame USBC for having sh*tty squad times. Late squads friday or saturday is fine but most people plan on getting the f#@k out of there on sunday or first thing monday morning. So no matter when I send my money its terrible time to have people bowling.

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Bill Thomas

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Re: Rediculous Squad times
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2012, 07:59:42 PM »
Why don't you offer a workable schedule that would give USBC your preference for squad times that would stll accomodate the number of entries within the time available?  Would be willing to bet you can't do it.  But if they continue the frequent trips to Reno the entries may go down to the point where you can get any squad time you want.

 

I have 20 tournaments in and had the same squad times for the last 14 years in a row.  I get my money for team in in March. and follow up with the minor event money in Sept.  If you go every year you are afforded the opportunity to ask for squad times and then renew them yearly unless you live within 200 miles of the tournament site.


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