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by orangecrayon
Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 NAQT SCT Region 11 at Oklahoma State
Replies: 13
Views: 5819

Re: 2012 NAQT SCT Region 11 at Oklahoma State

Full results and records will be coming soon, but for those of you dying of curiosity, Harding A defeated Oklahoma State in a one-game final to take the auto-bid for Region 11.
by orangecrayon
Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT SCT - Region 11 @ Missouri State
Replies: 37
Views: 16181

Re: NAQT SCT - Region 11 @ Missouri State

They've already sent in info to the necessary folks, but the folks in Stillwater asked me to post on here that they won't be able to make it Saturday if it's still on. The roads are just too treacherous and not enough of them have four-wheel drive vehicles that could handle the snow. That, and as an...
by orangecrayon
Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT SCT - Region 11 @ Missouri State
Replies: 37
Views: 16181

Re: NAQT SCT - Region 11 @ Missouri State

Alex, For what it's worth, since yesterday, westbound I-44 from Tulsa to the Missouri state line is closed thanks to snow and there is no access to eastbound I-44 in the Tulsa area due to assorted vehicles getting stuck on all of the on- and off-ramps (including the snow plows, sand trucks and salt ...
by orangecrayon
Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Golden Hurricane Open IV at Tulsa (11/15/08-11/16/08)
Replies: 23
Views: 4731

Re: Golden Hurricane Open IV at Tulsa (11/15/08-11/16/08)

I gotta ask- why were there 10 people on the Tulsa team? was it that people just showed up at varying times of the day or were 10 people there the entire time? If I had to guess, I'd say that since they were hosting, they probably had all the staffers rotate in and out so they could each play a few...
by orangecrayon
Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: L.L. Lewis Cup--9.20.08 Oklahoma State University
Replies: 4
Views: 1805

Re: L.L. Lewis Cup--9.20.08 Oklahoma State University

In case anyone's interested...

Drummond B defeated Porter Consolidated for the Small School title.

Edmond Memorial A beat Edmond Home School Co-op for the Large School title. Edmond Santa Fe A and Holland Hall were large school semi-finalists.
by orangecrayon
Fri May 16, 2008 1:40 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player movement, retirement, etc.
Replies: 16
Views: 5413

Re: Player movement, retirement, etc.

I graduated from Oklahoma State earlier this month. Have applied to law school at Tulsa and am waiting to hear back on financial aid, but it's looking like I'll be taking next year off. If I can scrounge together enough funds, will play NAQT and ACF with Angelo and the folks at TU. For what it's wor...
by orangecrayon
Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)

Quick results...more detailed information and thank yous to follow in a day or two... Large school champ: Mustang A Large school runner-up: Edmond Memorial A Semi-finalists: Edmond Santa Fe A, Ponca City Small school champ: Haileyville Small school runner-up: Hilldale Semi-finalists: Drummond A, Dru...
by orangecrayon
Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)

Registration's now closed. The field...
*Bethel
*Caney Valley
*Drummond x2
Edmond Home School Co-op
Edmond Memorial x2
Edmond Santa Fe x2
Enid
*Haileyville
*Hilldale
*Kremlin-Hillsdale
Mustang x3
Ponca City
*Roland x2
Sapulpa x2
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)

Of course, are Oklahoma teams interested in going to another qb nationals like PACE? We haven't had a good showing from that state over the last 10 years. There's one school I know of (Ponca City) that's already qualified and is interested in going, but they're trying to work out some funding and s...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)

Just got my internet access back. Was about to e-mail you and ask for help. Anyone from TU who wants to come and help out is more than welcome.

Thanks, Angelo!
by orangecrayon
Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 PACE NSC registration information
Replies: 77
Views: 16911

Thank you!

ETA: Hate to be nit-picky, but one of the Oklahoma classes (5A) is missing.
by orangecrayon
Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 PACE NSC registration information
Replies: 77
Views: 16911

Re: Thanks Fred!

5. Any team that qualifies for a state championship tournament that does require prior qualification at another tournament. No such events have occurred to date. The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association state tournament was Feb. 2. It requires winning or finishing second at at least on...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

(Although I doubt too many Oklahoma high school teams read the message boards...) Due to another on-campus event on March 8, schools planning on reserving rooms in Stillwater the night before the Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier are strongly encouraged to book accommodations ASAP. All teams are advised...
by orangecrayon
Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Field update *Bethel *Braggs *Caney Valley Choctaw *Drummond x2 Edmond Home School Co-op Edmond Memorial x2 Edmond Santa Fe x2 Enid *Haileyville *Hilldale *Kremlin-Hillsdale Mustang x3 Ponca City *Rock Creek x2 *Roland x2 Sapulpa x2 Shown interest: Oklahoma Bible Academy Teams denoted with an aster...
by orangecrayon
Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SCT Hosts (Crossposted from Yahoo)
Replies: 24
Views: 7791

According to NAQT's Web site, Dallas' John Paul II High School had to withdraw as an SCT host. No word yet on a replacement site.
by orangecrayon
Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

2008 Oklahoma NAQT state qualifier (3/8/08)

The Oklahoma State University College Bowl team is pleased to announce that it will host the 2008 Oklahoma NAQT State championship on March 8 at the Stillwater campus. This tournament is not affiliated with OSSAA, does not have a qualifying tournament (i.e. sectionals, regionals, area) and is open t...
by orangecrayon
Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Jeopardy Online Tests
Replies: 52
Views: 23012

One of the questions you'll get asked at the call back is whether you've played quiz bowl and/or had any experience with NAQT (don't remember why they specifically asked about NAQT; think :kenj: has something to do with that). At my call back last year, there were two or three other current or forme...
by orangecrayon
Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TRASH Southwest Regionals (11/10/07) in Dallas
Replies: 9
Views: 3996

I'm well aware of the regional site in DFW. The team took the distance into consideration when voting which regional to attend.

Thanks for your concern, though.
by orangecrayon
Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OQBA Redlands Challenge
Replies: 3
Views: 1860

Not according to the NAQT Web site.
by orangecrayon
Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

I'm planning e-mailing Byko the full stats later today.
by orangecrayon
Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

Results

Despite four teams not showing up, we had 22 squads compete Saturday morning at OSU-Stillwater. After six rounds, the field was split by size and teams were seeded in one of two single-elimination brackets. Large school playoff results First round games (6) Mustang C d. (11) Stillwater B, 230-50 (7)...
by orangecrayon
Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

Registration is now closed. The field is:

Small school
Blackwell
Chandler
Checotah
Davenport x2
Drummond x2
Hilldale
Roland

Large school
Edmond Home School Co-op
Edmond Memorial
Edmond Santa Fe x2
Guthrie x3
Mustang x3
Oklahoma Christian
Ponca City
Stillwater
by orangecrayon
Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

Field update with five days left in the registration period: Small school Blackwell Checotah Drummond x2 Elmore City-Pernell Hilldale Newkirk Roland Large school Cistercian Prep (TX) x2 Edmond Home School Co-op Edmond Santa Fe x2 Guthrie x3 Mustang x3 Oklahoma Christian Ponca City Pending: Edmond Me...
by orangecrayon
Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

Field update with about a month to go:

Confirmed:
Blackwell
Drummond x2
Edmond Home School Co-op
Elmore City-Pernell
Guthrie x3
Hilldale
Mustang x3
Newkirk
Oklahoma Christian
Ponca City
Roland

Pending: Cistercian (TX), Edmond Memorial, Edmond Santa Fe
by orangecrayon
Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Norwegian Blue juniorbird at Ok State (10/27/07)
Replies: 0
Views: 1853

Norwegian Blue juniorbird at Ok State (10/27/07)

The Oklahoma State University Quiz Bowl team will host the Norwegian Blue juniorbird tournament on Oct. 27 at OSU-Stillwater. This event will use NAQT question set IS-70 and is open to first- and second-year players only. Matches will be untimed. The base fee is $80 for a school's first team and $70...
by orangecrayon
Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

And now for the formal announcement... Dear coaches, The Oklahoma State University College Bowl team is pleased to announce our upcoming NAQT tournament, the L.L. Lewis Cup, scheduled for Sept. 15, 2007 on the OSU-Stillwater campus. The entry fee is $60 for the first team from each school and $50 fo...
by orangecrayon
Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chris McCray Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 11914

Factual error from round No. 9: David Thewlis did not appear in the fourth Harry Potter film. Just Nos. 3 and 5.
by orangecrayon
Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Bowl teams in the South
Replies: 16
Views: 7295

Just out of curiosity: are teams that don't have cars unable to rent a car? I understand that some rental agencies charge a lot to rent to college-aged students, but at FSU, I'm able to go to through the Union to get a good rate. I think it depends on where the school is and who's on the team. Some...
by orangecrayon
Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Bowl teams in the South
Replies: 16
Views: 7295

This may be a little further west than your definition of "south," but Louisiana-Lafayette has a team and there was at least one Mississippi junior college invited to this year's ICT.

I think Mississippi State has a team as well, or at least someone who's posted a few times on the boards.
by orangecrayon
Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Maggie Walker wins 2007 HSNCT!
Replies: 138
Views: 51988

In the case of at least two of those teams (am thinking specifically of Porter Consolidated and Warner, both small schools from Oklahoma who won maybe two or three games each), this year was their first time to qualify for any kind of national tournament, including :chip:. The coaches at both of tho...
by orangecrayon
Fri May 25, 2007 10:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Trouble getting to HSNCT
Replies: 6
Views: 4034

I was at O'Hare yesterday on my way back to Oklahoma from China. The Chicago area weather was the reason for lots of cancellations and delays in and out of ORD, as there were strong enough gusts for air traffic control to ground planes coming in and going out of the airport, or at least the little r...
by orangecrayon
Fri May 25, 2007 12:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)
Replies: 7
Views: 4891

Prelim announcement: Ok State's L. L. Lewis Cup (9/15/07)

The Oklahoma State University Quiz Bowl Team will host its annual fall tournament, the L. L. Lewis Cup, on Sept. 15, 2007, at OSU-Stillwater. We're planning on using an NAQT set (probably A-level), with untimed matches. Once the packet assignments are out over the summer, there will be a formal anno...
by orangecrayon
Fri May 04, 2007 10:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" is insulting
Replies: 18
Views: 9112

The application asks if you've ever been involved in quiz bowl or with NAQT and if so, when and for how long. (Eric, did you get that application at call back?) Just before handing out his final, one of my profs tried to talk me into trying out for the Fox abomination on the grounds that it'd be a l...
by orangecrayon
Thu May 03, 2007 7:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT HSNCT expands field from 152 to 160
Replies: 33
Views: 12679

Oregon, New Mexico, Missouri, and China sent teams last year and currently have no representation in the field. To be fair, New Mexico's NAQT state tournament was Saturday. The winning school might be waiting on funding approval. (Speaking of which, is there anyone from that tournament on the board...
by orangecrayon
Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Harrison (IN) wins QU NAC 2007!
Replies: 150
Views: 65215

Jackson_raj got the first part of what I was going for. The other rule I was going by in my original post is pasted below from http://www.qunlimited.com/rules.htm : A team consists of players from one high school whom the school has declared eligible. Eighth graders can be deemed eligible for partic...
by orangecrayon
Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: Harrison (IN) wins QU NAC 2007!
Replies: 150
Views: 65215

When you say "junior high," are we talking grades 6-8 or 7-9? If we're talking about a team of (mostly) ninth graders, then they (the team in question), might have a decent case, as I can think of at least one high school (Holland Hall in Tulsa, Okla.) that only took freshmen their first y...
by orangecrayon
Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BULLETIN: Virginia Tech tragedy
Replies: 9
Views: 5599

Wow.
Our thoughts are with you all. Very glad to hear that you and your teammates are safe. If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know.
by orangecrayon
Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Another Quizbowler On Jeopardy
Replies: 13
Views: 5374

I knew where it was, I just couldn't think of the boat's name...and it didn't help that the producer came over to us on the commercial break and told us to be as specific as possible.
by orangecrayon
Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Another Quizbowler On Jeopardy
Replies: 13
Views: 5374

Thanks the kudos, Arlo!

And yeah, it was regular "Jeopardy!" Today's episode involves a former contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and a guy who went on -- and won -- "Win Ben Stein's Money."

lkb
by orangecrayon
Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Identify the bad movie quote OR abuse the previous user
Replies: 78
Views: 34558

Another trippy movie: "Magical Mystery Tour."

Next quotation:
-- "Heidi! You've been overeating again, haven't you?"
-- "Uhm, no."
-- "Then why is there black forest cake in your cleavage?"
by orangecrayon
Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Grape Nehi
Replies: 2
Views: 2166

When I went grocery shopping last week, the fabulous Consumer's IGA had two-liters of Peach and Grape Nehi. Granted, the bottles looked a little dusty, but they were there.
by orangecrayon
Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:15 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: March tournaments
Replies: 5
Views: 3657

Speaking specifically about Gateway, I think part of the reason the field is so small is because it falls during Spring Break for the public Oklahoma schools. OSU's only taking one team (at best) and I'd be surprised if OU goes. Normally those two schools combine for 4-6 teams at GIT. /tournament-sp...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OK NAQT State Tourney (02/24/07) @ OSU-Stillwater
Replies: 9
Views: 4688

They're not available online, since our Webmaster's been sucked in by engineering design classes. I'd be happy to e-mail you the stats, though.
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OK NAQT State Tourney (02/24/07) @ OSU-Stillwater
Replies: 9
Views: 4688

For folks keeping score at home, the top 10 individual scorers through seven rounds are... 1. Brandon Ranallo, Haileyville, 69.17 ppg 2. Tim Whiteside, Hilldale, 51.67 ppg 3. Zach Peters, Oktaha, 48.57 ppg 4. Vivian Ting, Broken Arrow, 40.83 ppg 5. Andrew Crews, Broken Arrow, 37.5 ppg T6. Alison Bro...
by orangecrayon
Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OK NAQT State Tourney (02/24/07) @ OSU-Stillwater
Replies: 9
Views: 4688

Results

Due to car trouble and illness, three teams pulled out the week of the tournament (including the morning of). A fourth team failed to show or give notice, bumping the field from 21 to 17. After seven prelim games, the field was bracketed by size. Playoff results are listed below with seeds in parent...
by orangecrayon
Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OK NAQT State Tourney (02/24/07) @ OSU-Stillwater
Replies: 9
Views: 4688

With less than 48 hours to go before the tournament, here's the final field:

Altus
*Bethel
*Blackwell
Broken Arrow
*Drummond
Edmond Home School Co-op
Edmond Memorial x2
Edmond Santa Fe
Enid x2
*Haileyville
*Hilldale
*Muldrow
Mustang
*Oktaha
*Porter
Ponca City
Stillwater
Wagoner
by orangecrayon
Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Road to Minneapolis: NAQT ICT bid prediction thread
Replies: 83
Views: 48801

Brock is taking its autobid in D-II, not D-I; as far as I can tell, Brock and UTC are the only hosts taking their autobid in D-II. There was an e-mail sent to SCT hosts that said something along those lines. Anyway, for what it's worth, Oklahoma State's autobid team is DI and we plan on making the ...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: South SCT (02/10/07) hosted by Ok State
Replies: 28
Views: 16157

At long last, the final statistics from the South SCT. But first, a few thank yous... -- To Angelo Malabanan and the folks at the University of Tulsa for letting us use their facilities when OSU-Stillwater became unavailable. -- To Jan Krehbiel of Panalpina Tulsa for printing all of our questions fo...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESULTS: OK NAQT State Tourney (02/24/07) @ OSU-Stillwater
Replies: 9
Views: 4688

The field as of Feb. 12...registration closes this weekend: Altus *Bethel *Blackwell Broken Arrow *Drummond Edmond Home School Co-op Edmond Memorial x2/3 Edmond Santa Fe Enid x2 *Haileyville *Hilldale *Muldrow Mustang Oklahoma Christian (x2?) *Oktaha *Porter Ponca City Stillwater *Wagoner Unconfirme...
by orangecrayon
Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:33 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: South SCT (02/10/07) hosted by Ok State
Replies: 28
Views: 16157

Thanks, Sean. I really appreciate hearing that. (And I now feel like a complete heel...)