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by rdunlap
Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Toward a True National Organization...
Replies: 159
Views: 70988

Your hilariously archaic and irrelevant apologism for College Bowl is only more proof that approving of all formats is a terrible idea. There may be a misconcepton here about "approving" and "not going after it with a machette". Exactly. Matt makes the mistake of assuming my def...
by rdunlap
Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:38 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Toward a True National Organization...
Replies: 159
Views: 70988

4) By the same token, we need to respect the national tournaments that are already there; yes, including NAC. Whatever people's feelings about Chip, he does attract a large contingent from Texas and New York that I don't think we can ignore. Sorry to dig far back into the conversation; as a point o...
by rdunlap
Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CBI Nationals Results
Replies: 11
Views: 7355

Is my description of what happens accurate? The moderator cannot finish any more words when the time runs out regardless of whether the question he/she is completing is a tossup or bonus. If a player has buzzed in before time is called he/she may answer after the whistle. I don't know what the rule...
by rdunlap
Sat May 07, 2005 11:05 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: Man, does CBI suck...
Replies: 77
Views: 87196

Wander away from the board for a few days, and all heck breaks loose... :-) Let's get to as much as my 10-month old will allow me to before demanding attention... [quote="Matt Weiner"]I was going to type up a detailed reply to that until I realized that it can all be answered as follows: 2...
by rdunlap
Thu May 05, 2005 12:16 am
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: Man, does CBI suck...
Replies: 77
Views: 87196

One of the points Nathan mentioned in passing needs to be re-emphasized. College Bowl has a different metric for success -- its goal is to be a spectator sport, just as it once was, and that guides the way they structure the game. They're looking for a fast-paced game that keeps an audience interest...
by rdunlap
Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CBI only schools
Replies: 6
Views: 5253

To the separate topics: 1) For addresses, you might try the regional coordinator listed on College Bowl's website. The response is liable to be mixed depending on the particular coordinator's attitude toward circuit teams. Of course, a better way to get addresses is to actually attend the Regional a...