Any estimates on how big Portland Nationals will be??

Please don't misunderstand me...I love the facility and Austin is a cool place to hold the event. I'm not complaining that the meet was poorly run, only that the sheer number of people competing made many aspects of the meet unenjoyable for me. If I'm in the minority, so be it. The point I wanted to discuss: where is the cut-off point? There is a point where the host facility simply cannot handle the traffic. In my opinion, SC Nationals met or exceeded that point. I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want the meet to last until 7 or 8 at night. I know I wasn't the only one who had to skip his last event on Sunday because the meet went too late to catch a flight out of town. The 6th event rule is one solution. Perhaps we should cap entries at the first 1500 to enter (with the number depending on the facility). Perhaps we should hold a West nationals and an East nationals. Maybe the Zone meets will become a bigger deal. Any other thoughts?

Please don't misunderstand me...I love the facility and Austin is a cool place to hold the event. I'm not complaining that the meet was poorly run, only that the sheer number of people competing made many aspects of the meet unenjoyable for me. If I'm in the minority, so be it. The point I wanted to discuss: where is the cut-off point? There is a point where the host facility simply cannot handle the traffic. In my opinion, SC Nationals met or exceeded that point. I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want the meet to last until 7 or 8 at night. I know I wasn't the only one who had to skip his last event on Sunday because the meet went too late to catch a flight out of town. The 6th event rule is one solution. Perhaps we should cap entries at the first 1500 to enter (with the number depending on the facility). Perhaps we should hold a West nationals and an East nationals. Maybe the Zone meets will become a bigger deal. Any other thoughts?