Well... You know, this is proving more difficult than I thought. The thug in me says just take the first 16 who got their names in and start the contest with them. Run a very intimate double elimination first round followed by a very dark and moody 2nd round sure to damper everyones spirits and then follow it up with however many more rounds it will take to find a winner.
I was planning to re-read all the old cups and see how my predecessors handled the situation, but I think I'll just listen to my heart and hope for the best.
Does anyone else have any ideas they'd like to reccomend? For those of you that were in the first 16, are you in a hurry to get this thing going? Should we wait a month and see how many more names we get? I want to reach out and hear what you all think on the matter before rushing to any serious conclusions.