this thread is dead but i want to weigh in anyways.
Dont doubt the quality of Team Rabbit (change the name for the love of god though).
Dont overestimate the lure of "real life" sports. The most popular video games are as detached from reality as you can get(MMO), sports gamers love the idea of tribes, but it the learning curve is more difficult. TR has been much easier to get into, and it had that "awe shit that is cool" quality that spurs players into playing more.
KP your idea in TR2 was solid, extremely solid. It has been modified to fit the small community left to TR2, but these guys are rabid about this gametype.
CTF and Team Rabbit 3; you know these gametypes as good as any vet, and you know that there is a huge community to draw on. Refine these gametypes and leave the door open for D&D'rs and Arena phags to make their mods.
The only thing that killed Team Rabbit in T1 and T2 was the timing; the community loved the games, but were burnt out from years of CTF. This gametype is the infusion that truly brings out the hero/cowboy aspect into tribes.
Just watch the archived matches on T2TV.
(this post will probably be ignored)
-Gallium