Why would the paint manufacturers care if the games are 1/3rd shorter? That's not 1/3rd less paint to sell, that's 1/3rd less paint to give away.
As for the whole X Ball thing, I think having that rule is silly. They should just put all the cash in X Ball if they want people to play it and if people still want to play 10-man more power to them.
On the Am team front, I could really care less. "Waaaah, I can't win by playing in a division I don't belong in!" Take the prizes away from Rook and Nov, stick them all in ProAm, and let the best teams have the prizes. End of story.
Or lets just create 80 separate divisions and give everyone who enters a certificate or two for "winning".
- Chris