Project Templates - do you set up all of your sends (eg different delays?)

Hi All
 
I watched a great Groove3 video about mixing urban pop
 
The guy was using ProTools but what I noticed was that in his project template he had set up lots of different reverb sends (which I have started doing) but also lots of different DELAY sends with different lengths and pan positions - ie he had a 1/4 note delay panned left, a 1/4 note delay panned right, a 1/16 note delay panned left, a 1/16 note delay panned right etc. etc.
 
Not only were these all set up but he also had some sends then "bleeding" in to other sends (eg the delay bleeding into a reverb etc.)
 
When mixing he would pan something hard left and then send a small amount to one of the right delays etc. etc.
 
I would usually insert a delay on to the individual track and then pan the delay accordingly
 
However, once set-up I can see the advantages of all of these sends (reduced CPU, consistent effects etc.)
 
So.... is it normal / good practice to have lots of FX on sends?

I have several different sends set up in my main template, mainly delays, reverbs and chorus but I also have several other buss templates that are inserted as required.
 
It's really just about what works for you.

When I have a project that's set up the way I like for a specific song or configuration I simply save it as a template.
When I used to mix orchestral inside Sonar everything including the vi's were saved in the template.
Mucho busses, delays & verbs.

Yah, let your own process be your guide. If you find yourself using the same same verb and delay busses then whip up that template! In my own experience I've found I almost always use two verbs (long and short) and two delays (1/8 note and another which is determined by the material) which also have their own unique EQ settings (hi-pass). 
 
Then there's a laundry list of other busses I use for efx sends: distortion, parallel compression, etc. The rest of the busses act more like subs: Bass, Drums, Gtr, Vox, etc. They feed into a Submaster bus where the special sauce goes on (console emulation, tape emulation, limiter, etc.). That feeds into a Master bus which, like Bit does, only has SPAN on it.

Thanks guys, it is really useful hearing how others work
 
Just a specific follow up question...
 
For those using sends for DELAY effects - do you set up a DELAY LEFT send and a separate DELAY RIGHT send for each of your different DELAY times so that you can control where in the stereo field your send will appear - eg sending a shaker track that is panned left to the DELAY RIGHT send to give a bit of delay to the other side
 
This seems like a lot of sends (ie a left & right for each Delay effect) but once set up I can see the value in having it all there at your figure tips
 
I know it is all "horses for courses" but I would love to hear more about how people are using their sends as I am about to review and update my "go to" template (including screensets!)

I just use the delay plugin itself if I want to muck with my L/R settings, this is the first I've heard of someone putting them on discrete buses for manipulation...though I suppose it makes sense from a OCD kind of way.