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The Quentinian Roofball Organization, abbreviated as The QRO, was founded in 1939, with the first game being played in [[Jameisville]], [[Snowland]], in [[The United States of Quentin]] in 1910. It was the USQ's first national sport, and caught on rather quickly, with a team in every state by 1950. The television was just rolling around the corner as well, and it was the perfect time for a sport to thrive. Roofball is also played in many countries around the world, most prominently [[The Protectorates of Allia]], [[Carkhia]], and [[Ravensonia]], however the QRO is the most popular league for the sport. It is also an even in the annual [[Sidus Dei Ludos]], the worldwide sporting event.
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{{Infobox QRO
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|color=blue
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|text_color=white
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|name=Quentinian Roofball Organization
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|flag=Quentinian_Roofball_Organization_Logo.png
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|motto=The Quentinian Sport, Played Justly.
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|map=
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|area=[[Roofball]]
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|high_point=[[United States of Quentin]]
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|long_river=71,000/match
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|population=[[QRO Champions Cup]]
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|anthem=
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|growth= [[Minersville Miners]] (8)
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|median_age= [[Rodriguezville Ravagers]]
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|demonym= [[Boston Privateers]]
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|event1= Founded
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|event1_date= 1939
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|event2= First Champions Cup Season
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|event2_date= 1950
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|event3= Current Season
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|event3_date= [[2020-2021 QRO Season]]
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|capital= [[Jameisville]]
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|official_language= Private
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|legislature= [[Quentinian Roofball Administration|QRA]] (domestic)<br>[[Venturian Roofball Association|VERA]] (international)
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|office1= Commissioner
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|official1= [[Gordon Charliestevens]]
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|office2= Board Head
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|official2= [[Steve Miner]]
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|office3= Head of Gameday Operations
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|official3= [[Harry Christchild]]
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|subdivision_name= Teams
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|subdivisions= [[#Teams|24]]
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|currency= [[DIG System]]
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|currency_symbol= Ð
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|currency_code= DIG
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|GDP= Ð1.78 billion<br>($17.80 billion)
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|webs=qro.nwd[https://maximumjedi.com]
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|per_capita_GDP= [[Diamond Television Network|DTN]]<br/>[[Founders Sports Network|FSN]]<br/>[[Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation|QBC]]<br/>[[Venturian Media Network|VMN]]
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|agriculture=10
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|industry=35
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|services=55
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}}The '''Quentinian Roofball Organization (QRO)''', was founded in 1939, with the first game being played in [[Jameisville]], [[Snowland]], in [[The United States of Quentin]] in 1910. It was the USQ's first national sport, and caught on rather quickly, with a team in every state by 1950. The television was just rolling around the corner as well, and it was the perfect time for a sport to thrive. Roofball is also played in many countries around the world, most prominently the [[Protectorates of Allia]], [[Carkhia]], and [[Ravensonia]], with their own leagues, such as the [[Former Allian League]], however the QRO is the most popular league for the sport. It is also an event in the annual [[Sidus Dei Ludos]], the worldwide sporting competition between nations.  
  
  
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== History ==
  
  
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== Rules and How to Play ==
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== Corporate Structure ==
  
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An excerpt from the official [[QRO Official Rulebook]]: "Roofball is generally played in an arena, with a rectangular court, around 70 feet wide, and 70 feet in length, facing a wall, that is 20 feet high, with a small slanted section at the top. There are two teams of 10 players. The game begins with the opening tussle, which takes place over to the side of the court, with a small turf area. The tussling referee will line up the End Tussler, ET, from each team, facing each other. He will then toss up the ball in to the air, and the two players will tussle for the ball, with general violence illegal, such as biting, kicking, punching, or ripping. The player that possesses the ball first wins the ball for their team at the beginning of the game. So, the 10 players on both sides come out to the court, and the team that won the ball gets to be on offense first. The two teams will line up, spreading out across the court any way they want, and the Starterman, SM, will start the possession by lining up behind the line of offense, and, when the referee says, starting to run. They may run anywhere on the court, and may possess the ball for 17 seconds, no more. At one point, they must either overhand throw the ball or punt it towards the wall, and try to have it bounce off the wall, into one of their players hands. If the ball is punted by the SM, and hits the main section of the wall, then it is 20 points if any offensive player catches it directly off the wall, without it bouncing. If it is thrown overhand at the wall, and an offensive player catches it, then it is 10 points for them. If the ball is punted or thrown at the upper, slanted section of the wall, and bounces off into an offensive player's hands, then it is double the usual points for that team. If the ball bounces after it hits the wall, the point total is halved every bounce, until a player picks it up or the total reaches 0, or it bounces out of play. The SM cannot touch the ball after he has thrown/punted it towards the wall, only other offensive players. If the ball goes out of bounds at any point, it is dead, and the other team gets possession. The same thing happens after someone catches it, and points are awarded. The defensive players are not allowed to interfere with the ball while the SM is running towards the wall, or restrict the SM in any way until the ball has touched the wall. After that, however, they may swat, interfere with, or even catch the ball for points as they please. If this happens, and they catch the ball, they are awarded the same amount of points as said previous, and the ball is given to the other team for their possession. The game will go on for 10 dime periods of 12 minutes each. After the 5th dime period, there will be a halftime, and a rest for players for 12 minutes. Then play will resume with the team that won the opening tussle receiving the ball for possession. After all 2 hours and 10 dime periods are up, the team with the most points at the time wins."
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The corporate structure of the QRO is officially that of a trade association, wherein the 24 teams finance and make up the entirety of the corporation and its finances. While this exempts the QRO from many taxes and legal fees because the QRO itself does not make a profit and is not directly profitable to other investors, teams are considered the businesses that taxes and fees are placed on, as each of these teams makes profits and are directly profitable to a number of investors. This is in stark contrast to the [[United Vehementiaball League]], the second major team sporting league in the nation, which classifies itself as a trade association, however has investors that make profits directly from the profits of the league, and teams in the UVL are considered mere branches of the overall organization. For example, the individual owners and investors for each team do not make profits off the proceeds of their team, but make profits off the profits of the entire league, though this has been [[Vehementiaball Collective Profits Dispute|disputed]] in recent years.
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The administrative structure of the Quentinian Roofball Organization has an executive and legislative power, each deciding upon the future and composition of the league. The [[Quentinian Roofball Council]] is the main administrative branch of the league, and acts as the executive branch, putting into action new rules and regulations, fines, scheduling, etc. At the head of this council is the [[Quentinian Roofball Commissioner]], who has all authority over the removal and addition of personnel to the council, negotiating contracts, etc, and directing the council in terms of putting these decisions in place. The commissioner is elected for a term of 10 years by the [[Quentinian Roofball Administrative Board]].
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The Administrative Board is the second branch of the organization, and is made up of the owners from each of the 24 teams, along with 25 others, who are other personnel such as coaches, general managers, and league officials. Each team is able to select one of these 25, and the commissioner selects the 25th representative. The Administrative Board is concerned with the general composition of the league, and can create new rules and regulations, create new operating policies and finance decisions, determine scheduling, and can even decide to abolish a team, create new teams, or fine a certain team. The administrative board works closely with the council and commissioner to ensure actions taken are put into place, and the commissioner must also confirm any fines or logistical decisions he makes independently with the board. The board also works closely with the [[Quentinian Roofball Players Association]] and [[Quentinian Roofball Officials Association]] to determine all operating policies, which must also be approved by a majority of the players.
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== Teams ==
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The QRO currently has a total of 24 teams. The league is split up into two conferences, the [[Eastern Roofball Conference]] and the [[Western Roofball Conference]], which are then each split up into four divisions, with three teams in each division. During the regular season, each team is allowed a total of 27 players, with 5 of these players needing to be ineligible on game days. Each team can also have a 10 player practice squad separate from its starting lineup.
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Each of these teams is granted a franchise by the league to play exclusively in their city, as well as advertise exclusively in a 100 mile radius around the limits of their city, unless another franchise is within that area. They are also granted exclusive rights to advertise and market events in that area, or in some cases when there is only one franchise in a single state, ([[Long Beach Island]], [[Kahoot Area]], [[Multi-Logan State]]) they have rights to the entirety of their state. All teams are currently located within the states of the [[United States of Quentin]], and although there have been proposals to base two teams out of [[Berlinsavis]] and the [[Kade Islands]], they have not come to fruition. International teams have also not been established, and unlike the [[United Vehementiaball League]], which plays international games, the QRO has never played any international games.
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The most valuable team in the league is currently the [[Baltimore Lightning]], with a value of approximately Ð387 million ($3.87 billion), ranked [[List of Most Valuable Sports Teams|3rd in the world]], with 17 of the 24 QRO teams ranking in the top 50 of the world. Also, 22 of the 24 owners in the league are ranked on the [[Judas 500]] as the wealthiest people in the world. Below are the teams of the league.
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{| class="navbox plainrowheaders wikitable" style="width:100%"
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Division
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Club
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!style=background:white scope="col"|City
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Stadium
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Stadium Capacity
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Champions Cup Wins
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!style=background:white scope="col"|First Season
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!style=background:white scope="col"|Head Coach
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|-
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!style=background:red align=center colspan="8"|[[Eastern Roofball Conference|<span style="color:{{{text_color|white}}}">Eastern Conference</span>]]
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|-
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|'''[[ERC Northeast|Northeast]]'''
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|style=background:white|[[Lindin Founders]]
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|style=background:white|[[Lindin]], [[Snowland]]
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|style=background:white|[[Belt Overlook Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|77,560
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|style=background:white align=center|2
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|style=background:white align=center|1945
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|style=background:white|[[Jack Jekzxson]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[Jameisville Elves]]
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|style=background:white|[[Jameisville]], [[Snowland]]
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|style=background:white|[[Kindy Bost-Jameson Field]]
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|style=background:white align=center|90,000
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|style=background:white align=center|0
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|style=background:white align=center|1961
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|style=background:white|[[Edward Utah]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[Fort McCarthy Liberators]]
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|style=background:white|[[Fort McCarthy]], [[Grassland Area|GA]]
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|style=background:white|[[Arsenal Field]]
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|style=background:white align=center|83,800
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|style=background:white align=center|3
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|style=background:white align=center|1945
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|style=background:white|[[Frankie Odailop]]
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|-
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|'''[[ERC Northwest|Northwest]]'''
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|style=background:white|[[Maximum City Pitch Black]]
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|style=background:white|[[Maximum City]], [[Maxx Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Lebus Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|89,560
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|style=background:white align=center|5
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|style=background:white align=center|1950
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|style=background:white|[[Ethan Looers]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[Boston Privateers]]
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|style=background:white|[[Boston]], [[Maxx Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Mowack Field]]
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|style=background:white align=center|86,730
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|style=background:white align=center|3
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|style=background:white align=center|1940
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|style=background:white|[[Brock Stevens]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[West Snowy Grinders]]
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|style=background:white|[[West Snowy]], [[Snowland]]
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|style=background:white|[[First MechEcs Community Stadium|First MechEcs Community]]
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|style=background:white align=center|73,346
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|style=background:white align=center|1
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|style=background:white align=center|1961
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|style=background:white|[[Loren Olloss]]
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|-
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|'''[[ERC Southeast|Southeast]]'''
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|style=background:white|[[Kahoot Krushers]]
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|style=background:white|[[Livjessville]], [[Kahoot Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Hutcheson-Fayet Field]]
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|style=background:white align=center|95,456
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|style=background:white align=center|2
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|style=background:white align=center|1950
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|style=background:white|[[Yetta Jameson]]
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|style=background:white|[[David City Bureaucrats]]
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|style=background:white|[[David City]], [[Tantallegara]]
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|style=background:white|[[Brightwater Commerce Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|125,786
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|style=background:white align=center|2
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|style=background:white align=center|1940
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|style=background:white|[[Robert Denjaxkson]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Clinton Stallions]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Clinton]], [[Grassland Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Patty Memorial Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|85,400
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|style=background:white align=center|3
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|style=background:white align=center|1942
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|style=background:white|[[Xavier Patrickson]]
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|'''[[ERC Southwest|Southwest]]'''
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|style=background:white|[[Mechanicsburg Businessmen]]
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|style=background:white|[[Mechanicsburg]], [[Grassland Area|GA]]
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|style=background:white|[[Shah Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|91,315
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|style=background:white align=center|4
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|style=background:white align=center|1939
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|style=background:white|[[Steve Maxxson]]
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|style=background:white|[[Minersville Miners]]
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|style=background:white|[[Minersville]], [[Grassland Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[467 Gulge Arena]]
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|style=background:white align=center|93,218
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|style=background:white align=center|8
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|style=background:white align=center|1939
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|style=background:white|[[Steve Miner]]
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|style=background:white|[[Baltimore Lightning]]
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|style=background:white|[[Baltimore]], [[Desert Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[United Creed Center]]
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|style=background:white align=center|109,350
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|style=background:white align=center|2
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|style=background:white align=center|1941
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|style=background:white|[[Franklin Idavass]]
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!style=background:blue align=center colspan="8"|[[Western Roofball Conference|<span style="color:{{{text_color|white}}}">Western Conference</span>]]
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|-
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|[[WRC Northeast|Northeast]]
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|style=background:white|[[Long Beach Island Bullets]]
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|style=background:white|[[Beach Haven]], [[Long Beach Island|LBI]]
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|style=background:white|[[Fantasy Island Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|83,120
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|style=background:white align=center|1
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|style=background:white align=center|1959
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|style=background:white|[[Jason Harvey]]
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|style=background:white|[[Liberation City Cyclones]]
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|style=background:white|[[Liberation City]], [[Desert Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Bismark-Stevenson Dome]]
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|style=background:white align=center|116,420
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|style=background:white align=center|5
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|style=background:white align=center|1953
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|style=background:white|[[Tommy White]]
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|style=background:white|[[Kumar City Shock]]
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|style=background:white|[[Kumar City]], [[Kumar Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Jemma D. Memorial Arena]]
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|style=background:white align=center|86,756
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|style=background:white align=center|3
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|style=background:white align=center|1949
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|style=background:white|[[Jenna Delarso]]
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|[[WRC Northwest|Northwest]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Landavisislanders Preachers]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Landavisislanders]], [[Tantallegara|TA]]
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|style=background:white|[[John Landis Memorial Stadium|John Landis Memorial]]
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|style=background:white align=center|79,890
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|style=background:white align=center|2
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|style=background:white align=center|1956
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|style=background:white|[[Jacob Smith]]
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|style=background:white|[[Kindikil Altitude]]
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|style=background:white|[[Kindikil]], [[Desert Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Heaven High Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|91,640
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|style=background:white align=center|0
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|style=background:white align=center|1950
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|style=background:white|[[Kevin Mealetter]]
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|style=background:white|[[Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline]]
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|style=background:white|[[Bakersfieldville]], [[Desert Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Crane Canal Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|96,880
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|style=background:white align=center|4
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|style=background:white align=center|1946
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|style=background:white|[[Owen Lamaison]]
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|-
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|[[WRC Southeast|Southeast]]
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|style=background:white|[[Poleton Gangsters]]
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|style=background:white|[[Poleton]], [[Chip Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[BackAlley Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|78,340
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|style=background:white align=center|4
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|style=background:white align=center|1967
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|style=background:white|[[Daphne Gigaelson]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[BizTown Mailers]]
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|style=background:white|[[BizTown]], [[Multi-Logan State]]
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|style=background:white|[[People's Bank Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|97,340
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|style=background:white align=center|7
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|style=background:white align=center|1950
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|style=background:white|[[Harold Shah]]
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|-
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|style=background:white|[[Yadlapaville Defenders]]
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|style=background:white|[[Yadlapaville]], [[Kumar Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Petruzelli Bank Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|66,110
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|style=background:white align=center|0
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|style=background:white align=center|1948
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|style=background:white|[[Hemanth Drewley]]
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!style=background:white rowspan="3"|[[WRC Southwest|Southwest]]
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|style=background:white|[[Rodriguezville Ravagers]]
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|style=background:white|[[Rodriguezville]], [[Chip Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Abhpal Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|79,780
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|style=background:white align=center|4
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|style=background:white align=center|1943
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|style=background:white|[[Silver Farlandman]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Jaron Barbarians]]
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|style=background:white|[[Port Jaron]], [[Chip Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Lagowater Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|83,450
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|style=background:white align=center|1
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|style=background:white align=center|1964
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|style=background:white|[[Jeremy Apple]]
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|style=background:white|[[Verisitium Vipers]]
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|style=background:white|[[Verisitium]], [[Desert Area]]
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|style=background:white|[[Vol De Mortuary Stadium]]
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|style=background:white align=center|76,460
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|style=background:white align=center|6
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|style=background:white align=center|1964
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|style=background:white|[[Kindy Platener]]
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== Season Format ==
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The Quentinian Roofball Organization consists of a thirty-week regular season, with each team playing thirty games, and a five week [[QRO Playoff Tournament|single-elimination playoff tournament]], which consists of fourteen teams, seven from each conference.
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=== Regular Season ===
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''Main article: [[QRO Regular Season]]''
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The regular season of the QRO takes place over thirty weeks, starting in the middle of August and ending in late March. Over the course of this season, each team plays thirty games each, and the league as a whole plays 360 total games. The opening game of the season is usually a Friday night primetime home game for the defending QRO champion, and the final game of the season is usually on a Sunday, with divisional opponents. The bulk of the season, however, is played on Sunday, with 5 games in the early hours of 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 5 or 6 games played in the late hours of 4:45 PM to 9:45 PM. There is also a Friday game every week, and most weeks a game on Tuesday. By tradition, a game is not usually held on any other day in the regular season, except when January 1st political inaugurations are held on a Sunday, in which case games are moved to Saturday of that weekend.
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QRO regular season matchups are determined by a scheduling formula. The formula first dictates that each team should play the other two teams in its division four times over the course of the regular season, with two home games and two away games. 
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== Cups and Awards ==
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=== Cups ===
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[[The QRO Champions Cup]] is the main event for the QRO. It is played between the winner of the [[ERC Title Game]] and the [[WRC Title Game]] annually. There are 3 other Cups in the QRO, which are between teams decided on by the [[QRO Council]]. The [[QRO Founders Traditional Cup]] is played between some of the best original teams each year, including the [[Mechanicsburg Businessmen]], [[Lindin Founders]], and others in the [[Grassland Area]], [[Snowland]], and some parts of the [[Maxx Area]] and [[Desert Area]]. The other is the [[QRO Upper Desert Rivalry Cup]], which is usually played by the [[Verisitium Vipers]], [[Maximum City Pitch Black]], [[Liberation City Cyclones]], the [[Boston Privateers]], and other non-coastal teams. The third Cup is the [[QRO Brightwater Cup]], which is usually played by any number of teams on or near the coast of [[Brightwater Gulf]], and is usually the largest watched of the 3 minor Cups.
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=== Awards ===
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== Media Coverage ==
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=== Television ===
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The QRO is covered in all it's 30 regular season games, as well as its [[Tournament]] ones, by four television networks. These are the [[Diamond Television Network]], the [[Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation]], the [[Venturian Media Network]], and the [[Founders Sports Network]]. Since 1972, games have been divided up differently every 7 years or so, which is when the old TV contract expires and a new one must be implemented. In the current format, which has been the same for the last 3 contracts, or 21 years, DTN and QBC split games each Sunday, with DTN broadcasting the 5 earlier games, and QBC taking the 5 or 6 later games, which includes the primetime game in the evening. DTN then has rights to broadcast the primetime game on Tuesday night, and Founders Sports has the rights to broadcast the Friday night game.  
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For the Tournament, in the current contract is has been agreed that DTN broadcast all [[Western Roofball Conference]] games, while the QBC has the rights to broadcast all the [[Eastern Roofball Conference]] games. These include the prelims, divisional, and conference games. For the 3 minor Cups after the Tournament ends, the QBC has the rights to broadcast the [[Upper Desert Rivalry Cup]], the DTN has the rights to broadcast the [[Brightwater Cup]], and the FSN has the rights to broadcast the [[QRO Founders Traditional Cup]]. For the [[QRO Champions Cup]], the rights circle between QBC, FSN, and DTN each year, with DT broadcasting the Cup one year, the QBC broadcasting it the next, and the FSN doing it the next year. The Venturian Media Network has the rights to broadcast all regular season primetime games, as well as the Tournament and the [[QRO Champions Cup]] in other countries, but only those on the [[QRO Foreign Broadcasting|foreign broadcasting country list]]. The current contract is set to expire in the summer of 2021.
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The television companies are expected to pay a combined nearly Ð390 million ($3.9 billion) for the rights to broadcast, with the highest being paid by DTN, however billions of dollars are brought back into the companies each year by viewers and advertisements, which for primetime games and the Cups, are some of the highest in television. [[QRO Television Commentators|Commentators]] for the games are well known, and besides telling the audience what is happening, they also give opinions and predict outcomes, attempting to make the game more entertaining. DTN has a rotation of 3 commentating teams that they use for all the games. For the games which DTN believes will be the most watched, they assign the primary team, which includes [[Bill Stewart]] and [[Steven Ganerekx]], along with [[Bull Brisco]], who is famous for his loud antics, as the sideline reporter. This team will always do primetime games, the Championship game, and different Cups, among others the network believes will be popular. The DTN secondary team is used for regular season, mildly interesting games, as well as a divisional and prelim round game that the primary team is not doing. This team includes [[Jackie Ritters]], [[Mattie Henson]], and [[Benjamin Matthews]], with [[Justin Cameron]] as a sideline reporter. Finally, the DTN tertiary team commentates on numerous regular season games, as well as preliminary games when the other two are doing other games. These in
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QBC's broadcasters are the most awarded of the three broadcasting networks, with their primary team composing of [[Nancy Buffet]], [[David Garghole]], and [[Emily Hixson]], with sideline reporter [[Ruby Rhod]], each winning 3 [[Best Sports Commentator Team]] award at the yearly [[Viewershop Awards]]. The secondary team is composed of [[Drew Barber]] and [[Kal Wongspele]], along with [[Coulson Wagner]] reporting on the sidelines. Finally the QBC tertiary team is [[Sadie Logans]] and [[Themais Bourbon]], with [[Venture Charlieson]] sideline reporting. FSN has only one team, which is composed of former player [[Riley Thompson]], [[Bob Talisman]], and [[Kate Lebus]], with [[Donald Tranpson]] sideline reporting. The Venturian Media Network usually has their award-winning Allian sports duo, [[Fayet Williamson]] and [[Martin Fischer]] doing all the games the VSM broadcasts.
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[[File:Bob_Brisco.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Bob Brisco, a DTN sideline reporter and radio broadcaster.]]
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== Draft and Free Agency ==

Latest revision as of 17:08, 12 July 2021

Quentinian Roofball Organization
Flag of Quentinian Roofball Organization
Logo
Motto: The Quentinian Sport, Played Justly.
Type
Sport Roofball
Country United States of Quentin
Average Attendance 71,000/match
Records
Championship Game QRO Champions Cup
Current Champion Rodriguezville Ravagers
Most Championships Minersville Miners (8)
First Champion Boston Privateers
History
Founded 1939
First Champions Cup Season 1950
Current Season 2020-2021 QRO Season
Administration
Headquarters Jameisville
Type Private
Administration QRA (domestic)
VERA (international)
Commissioner Gordon Charliestevens
Board Head Steve Miner
Head of Gameday Operations Harry Christchild
Teams 24
Marketing
Annual Revenue Ð1.78 billion
($17.80 billion)
Television Partners DTN
FSN
QBC
VMN
Website qro.nwd[1]
The Quentinian Roofball Organization (QRO), was founded in 1939, with the first game being played in Jameisville, Snowland, in The United States of Quentin in 1910. It was the USQ's first national sport, and caught on rather quickly, with a team in every state by 1950. The television was just rolling around the corner as well, and it was the perfect time for a sport to thrive. Roofball is also played in many countries around the world, most prominently the Protectorates of Allia, Carkhia, and Ravensonia, with their own leagues, such as the Former Allian League, however the QRO is the most popular league for the sport. It is also an event in the annual Sidus Dei Ludos, the worldwide sporting competition between nations.


History

Corporate Structure

The corporate structure of the QRO is officially that of a trade association, wherein the 24 teams finance and make up the entirety of the corporation and its finances. While this exempts the QRO from many taxes and legal fees because the QRO itself does not make a profit and is not directly profitable to other investors, teams are considered the businesses that taxes and fees are placed on, as each of these teams makes profits and are directly profitable to a number of investors. This is in stark contrast to the United Vehementiaball League, the second major team sporting league in the nation, which classifies itself as a trade association, however has investors that make profits directly from the profits of the league, and teams in the UVL are considered mere branches of the overall organization. For example, the individual owners and investors for each team do not make profits off the proceeds of their team, but make profits off the profits of the entire league, though this has been disputed in recent years.

The administrative structure of the Quentinian Roofball Organization has an executive and legislative power, each deciding upon the future and composition of the league. The Quentinian Roofball Council is the main administrative branch of the league, and acts as the executive branch, putting into action new rules and regulations, fines, scheduling, etc. At the head of this council is the Quentinian Roofball Commissioner, who has all authority over the removal and addition of personnel to the council, negotiating contracts, etc, and directing the council in terms of putting these decisions in place. The commissioner is elected for a term of 10 years by the Quentinian Roofball Administrative Board.

The Administrative Board is the second branch of the organization, and is made up of the owners from each of the 24 teams, along with 25 others, who are other personnel such as coaches, general managers, and league officials. Each team is able to select one of these 25, and the commissioner selects the 25th representative. The Administrative Board is concerned with the general composition of the league, and can create new rules and regulations, create new operating policies and finance decisions, determine scheduling, and can even decide to abolish a team, create new teams, or fine a certain team. The administrative board works closely with the council and commissioner to ensure actions taken are put into place, and the commissioner must also confirm any fines or logistical decisions he makes independently with the board. The board also works closely with the Quentinian Roofball Players Association and Quentinian Roofball Officials Association to determine all operating policies, which must also be approved by a majority of the players.

Teams

The QRO currently has a total of 24 teams. The league is split up into two conferences, the Eastern Roofball Conference and the Western Roofball Conference, which are then each split up into four divisions, with three teams in each division. During the regular season, each team is allowed a total of 27 players, with 5 of these players needing to be ineligible on game days. Each team can also have a 10 player practice squad separate from its starting lineup.

Each of these teams is granted a franchise by the league to play exclusively in their city, as well as advertise exclusively in a 100 mile radius around the limits of their city, unless another franchise is within that area. They are also granted exclusive rights to advertise and market events in that area, or in some cases when there is only one franchise in a single state, (Long Beach Island, Kahoot Area, Multi-Logan State) they have rights to the entirety of their state. All teams are currently located within the states of the United States of Quentin, and although there have been proposals to base two teams out of Berlinsavis and the Kade Islands, they have not come to fruition. International teams have also not been established, and unlike the United Vehementiaball League, which plays international games, the QRO has never played any international games.

The most valuable team in the league is currently the Baltimore Lightning, with a value of approximately Ð387 million ($3.87 billion), ranked 3rd in the world, with 17 of the 24 QRO teams ranking in the top 50 of the world. Also, 22 of the 24 owners in the league are ranked on the Judas 500 as the wealthiest people in the world. Below are the teams of the league.

Division Club City Stadium Stadium Capacity Champions Cup Wins First Season Head Coach
Eastern Conference
Northeast Lindin Founders Lindin, Snowland Belt Overlook Stadium 77,560 2 1945 Jack Jekzxson
Jameisville Elves Jameisville, Snowland Kindy Bost-Jameson Field 90,000 0 1961 Edward Utah
Fort McCarthy Liberators Fort McCarthy, GA Arsenal Field 83,800 3 1945 Frankie Odailop
Northwest Maximum City Pitch Black Maximum City, Maxx Area Lebus Stadium 89,560 5 1950 Ethan Looers
Boston Privateers Boston, Maxx Area Mowack Field 86,730 3 1940 Brock Stevens
West Snowy Grinders West Snowy, Snowland First MechEcs Community 73,346 1 1961 Loren Olloss
Southeast Kahoot Krushers Livjessville, Kahoot Area Hutcheson-Fayet Field 95,456 2 1950 Yetta Jameson
David City Bureaucrats David City, Tantallegara Brightwater Commerce Stadium 125,786 2 1940 Robert Denjaxkson
Port Clinton Stallions Port Clinton, Grassland Area Patty Memorial Stadium 85,400 3 1942 Xavier Patrickson
Southwest Mechanicsburg Businessmen Mechanicsburg, GA Shah Stadium 91,315 4 1939 Steve Maxxson
Minersville Miners Minersville, Grassland Area 467 Gulge Arena 93,218 8 1939 Steve Miner
Baltimore Lightning Baltimore, Desert Area United Creed Center 109,350 2 1941 Franklin Idavass
Western Conference
Northeast Long Beach Island Bullets Beach Haven, LBI Fantasy Island Stadium 83,120 1 1959 Jason Harvey
Liberation City Cyclones Liberation City, Desert Area Bismark-Stevenson Dome 116,420 5 1953 Tommy White
Kumar City Shock Kumar City, Kumar Area Jemma D. Memorial Arena 86,756 3 1949 Jenna Delarso
Northwest Port Landavisislanders Preachers Port Landavisislanders, TA John Landis Memorial 79,890 2 1956 Jacob Smith
Kindikil Altitude Kindikil, Desert Area Heaven High Stadium 91,640 0 1950 Kevin Mealetter
Bakersfieldville Breadbakeesdekline Bakersfieldville, Desert Area Crane Canal Stadium 96,880 4 1946 Owen Lamaison
Southeast Poleton Gangsters Poleton, Chip Area BackAlley Stadium 78,340 4 1967 Daphne Gigaelson
BizTown Mailers BizTown, Multi-Logan State People's Bank Stadium 97,340 7 1950 Harold Shah
Yadlapaville Defenders Yadlapaville, Kumar Area Petruzelli Bank Stadium 66,110 0 1948 Hemanth Drewley
Southwest Rodriguezville Ravagers Rodriguezville, Chip Area Abhpal Stadium 79,780 4 1943 Silver Farlandman
Port Jaron Barbarians Port Jaron, Chip Area Lagowater Stadium 83,450 1 1964 Jeremy Apple
Verisitium Vipers Verisitium, Desert Area Vol De Mortuary Stadium 76,460 6 1964 Kindy Platener

Season Format

The Quentinian Roofball Organization consists of a thirty-week regular season, with each team playing thirty games, and a five week single-elimination playoff tournament, which consists of fourteen teams, seven from each conference.

Regular Season

Main article: QRO Regular Season

The regular season of the QRO takes place over thirty weeks, starting in the middle of August and ending in late March. Over the course of this season, each team plays thirty games each, and the league as a whole plays 360 total games. The opening game of the season is usually a Friday night primetime home game for the defending QRO champion, and the final game of the season is usually on a Sunday, with divisional opponents. The bulk of the season, however, is played on Sunday, with 5 games in the early hours of 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 5 or 6 games played in the late hours of 4:45 PM to 9:45 PM. There is also a Friday game every week, and most weeks a game on Tuesday. By tradition, a game is not usually held on any other day in the regular season, except when January 1st political inaugurations are held on a Sunday, in which case games are moved to Saturday of that weekend.

QRO regular season matchups are determined by a scheduling formula. The formula first dictates that each team should play the other two teams in its division four times over the course of the regular season, with two home games and two away games.

Cups and Awards

Cups

The QRO Champions Cup is the main event for the QRO. It is played between the winner of the ERC Title Game and the WRC Title Game annually. There are 3 other Cups in the QRO, which are between teams decided on by the QRO Council. The QRO Founders Traditional Cup is played between some of the best original teams each year, including the Mechanicsburg Businessmen, Lindin Founders, and others in the Grassland Area, Snowland, and some parts of the Maxx Area and Desert Area. The other is the QRO Upper Desert Rivalry Cup, which is usually played by the Verisitium Vipers, Maximum City Pitch Black, Liberation City Cyclones, the Boston Privateers, and other non-coastal teams. The third Cup is the QRO Brightwater Cup, which is usually played by any number of teams on or near the coast of Brightwater Gulf, and is usually the largest watched of the 3 minor Cups.

Awards

Media Coverage

Television

The QRO is covered in all it's 30 regular season games, as well as its Tournament ones, by four television networks. These are the Diamond Television Network, the Quentinian Broadcasting Corporation, the Venturian Media Network, and the Founders Sports Network. Since 1972, games have been divided up differently every 7 years or so, which is when the old TV contract expires and a new one must be implemented. In the current format, which has been the same for the last 3 contracts, or 21 years, DTN and QBC split games each Sunday, with DTN broadcasting the 5 earlier games, and QBC taking the 5 or 6 later games, which includes the primetime game in the evening. DTN then has rights to broadcast the primetime game on Tuesday night, and Founders Sports has the rights to broadcast the Friday night game.

For the Tournament, in the current contract is has been agreed that DTN broadcast all Western Roofball Conference games, while the QBC has the rights to broadcast all the Eastern Roofball Conference games. These include the prelims, divisional, and conference games. For the 3 minor Cups after the Tournament ends, the QBC has the rights to broadcast the Upper Desert Rivalry Cup, the DTN has the rights to broadcast the Brightwater Cup, and the FSN has the rights to broadcast the QRO Founders Traditional Cup. For the QRO Champions Cup, the rights circle between QBC, FSN, and DTN each year, with DT broadcasting the Cup one year, the QBC broadcasting it the next, and the FSN doing it the next year. The Venturian Media Network has the rights to broadcast all regular season primetime games, as well as the Tournament and the QRO Champions Cup in other countries, but only those on the foreign broadcasting country list. The current contract is set to expire in the summer of 2021.

The television companies are expected to pay a combined nearly Ð390 million ($3.9 billion) for the rights to broadcast, with the highest being paid by DTN, however billions of dollars are brought back into the companies each year by viewers and advertisements, which for primetime games and the Cups, are some of the highest in television. Commentators for the games are well known, and besides telling the audience what is happening, they also give opinions and predict outcomes, attempting to make the game more entertaining. DTN has a rotation of 3 commentating teams that they use for all the games. For the games which DTN believes will be the most watched, they assign the primary team, which includes Bill Stewart and Steven Ganerekx, along with Bull Brisco, who is famous for his loud antics, as the sideline reporter. This team will always do primetime games, the Championship game, and different Cups, among others the network believes will be popular. The DTN secondary team is used for regular season, mildly interesting games, as well as a divisional and prelim round game that the primary team is not doing. This team includes Jackie Ritters, Mattie Henson, and Benjamin Matthews, with Justin Cameron as a sideline reporter. Finally, the DTN tertiary team commentates on numerous regular season games, as well as preliminary games when the other two are doing other games. These in

QBC's broadcasters are the most awarded of the three broadcasting networks, with their primary team composing of Nancy Buffet, David Garghole, and Emily Hixson, with sideline reporter Ruby Rhod, each winning 3 Best Sports Commentator Team award at the yearly Viewershop Awards. The secondary team is composed of Drew Barber and Kal Wongspele, along with Coulson Wagner reporting on the sidelines. Finally the QBC tertiary team is Sadie Logans and Themais Bourbon, with Venture Charlieson sideline reporting. FSN has only one team, which is composed of former player Riley Thompson, Bob Talisman, and Kate Lebus, with Donald Tranpson sideline reporting. The Venturian Media Network usually has their award-winning Allian sports duo, Fayet Williamson and Martin Fischer doing all the games the VSM broadcasts.

Megaconn and Radio

Bob Brisco, a DTN sideline reporter and radio broadcaster.


Draft and Free Agency

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