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by itsthatoneguy
Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)
Replies: 77
Views: 19365

Re: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)

Hello all, So I called DCC today. I talked to maintenance (who will be letting us into the building) and they said they could get us in as early as 7:30, so an 8:00 start time would be possible. Also, the head of maintenance was not aware of kicking us out by 5 PM. Perhaps the chain of command hasn'...
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)
Replies: 77
Views: 19365

Re: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)

Hello all, I would like to make some announcements as the tournaments draw closer. VCU Open (Saturday) As of now, we have 9 teams signed up (technically 10, but I'm assuming Joe Wells is going to join some other team). Please finalize your teams in the upcoming days . The link to the sign-up sheet c...
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8
Replies: 28
Views: 14879

Re: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8

Hello all, I just want to provide everyone with more information on this tournament. Rounds : There will be a total of 14 rounds, two of which will be reserved for the finals. Progress Thus Far : We are currently about 70% done with the tournament and are on track to finishing it by the beginning of...
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Logistics - Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 5458

Re: Chicago Open Logistics - Questions

Michigan can bring our 3 buzzers.
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU OPEN TRASH (8/14)
Replies: 43
Views: 14389

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU OPEN TRASH (8/14

Link to mirror at Michigan: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11664
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)
Replies: 77
Views: 19365

VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)

Hello all, Michigan Academic Competitions will be mirroring VCU Open / Trash. WHERE : Detroit Catholic Central High School 27225 Wixom Rd Novi, MI 48374 WHEN : August 6-7, 2011(Weekend after CO). The academic tournament will run on Saturday, and trash on Sunday. We realize we are announcing this a b...
by itsthatoneguy
Fri May 06, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: COLT - University of Chicago - 7/31/2011
Replies: 66
Views: 20956

Re: COLT - University of Chicago - 7/31/2011

rylltraka wrote:I'm up for playing this. That is, if you want 15 ppg and no categories locked down.
Hey, do you want to play with Surya, Magin, and myself?
by itsthatoneguy
Fri May 06, 2011 11:12 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: COLT - University of Chicago - 7/31/2011
Replies: 66
Views: 20956

Re: COLT - University of Chicago - 7/31/2011

Surya Sabhapathy, Jonathan Magin, and myself have formed a team. We are looking for a fourth. Also, since George Berry seems to be absent from this thread, I have made a Google Spreadsheet with teams. Please update this as I probably made a mistake or two. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet...
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan '10-'11
Replies: 69
Views: 17253

Re: Michigan '10-'11

As we have been doing the last few years, the players at the University of Michigan will be hosting weekly practices in Ann Arbor during the summer. If you are interested, please email me at bryanbe AT umich DOT edu
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Interest in architecture tournament?
Replies: 47
Views: 20653

Re: Interest in architecture tournament?

I would be interested in playing this.
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BLASTOISE (Hybrid: Half-Trash) at UToronto, May 21st
Replies: 32
Views: 6545

Re: BLASTOISE (Hybrid: Half-Trash) at UToronto, May 21st

Some Michigan people are interested in this. We'll get back to you.
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year?
Replies: 67
Views: 22317

Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year?

Wurzel-Flummery wrote:I'll be at George Washington, where I will make sure the team goes to things.
My former teammate Brett Harrison goes there as well. He might not be interested, but he was pretty good in high school and there's a chance he'd go to some things. Contact me if interested.
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO Matchmaking
Replies: 54
Views: 13618

Re: CO Matchmaking

Team: Ike Jose, Marshall Steinbaum, Surya Sabhapathy, and myself. Thus, I will be getting practically zero tossups.
by itsthatoneguy
Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Wanted: Music and Science Writers for CO
Replies: 7
Views: 2123

Re: Wanted: Music and Science Writers for CO

In the event that I can't attend CO, I would be happy to write a few music or other FA questions. And by a few, I don't mean writing all the FA for the editors' packets.
by itsthatoneguy
Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO Matchmaking
Replies: 54
Views: 13618

Re: CO Matchmaking

Surya and I are looking for a team to play on. Surya knows bio, some psychology / brain stuff, and some literature. I mostly know fine arts.
by itsthatoneguy
Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2011 thanks and discussion
Replies: 88
Views: 34723

Re: ACF Nationals 2011 thanks and discussion

I thought the vast majority of the fine arts in this tournament was very well written and was at the correct difficulty. I'd appreciate any feedback on the linguistics, which I wrote/edited. I also wrote a handful of assorted tossups: finishing the Unfinished Symphony , Natural History , Francis Par...
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
Replies: 46
Views: 16984

Re: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)

Thanks for putting on a great tournament!
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:21 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GUERRILLA III - Friday, 4/8/11 - ICT Hotel, Chicago
Replies: 107
Views: 20404

Re: GUERRILLA III - Friday, 4/8/11 - ICT Hotel, Chicago

grapesmoker wrote:
Sir Thopas wrote:
edit: the Detroit airport is the best place to sleep.
I can vouch for this.

I don't know how moderators for this thing works, but if needed I could possibly read. If not needed, I think I'll just sit this one out, but if is anyone is desperately in need of a fourth let me know.
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
Replies: 46
Views: 16984

Re: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)

Sign up Michigan with 2 teams (possibly one more, but probably not) and 3 buzzers.
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:00 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals at WUSTL (2/26/2011)
Replies: 73
Views: 30649

Re: ACF Regionals at WUSTL (2/26/2011)

Since no one else is doing it...

Michigan A (who went X-0) beat Michigan B in the finals. This is all the information I have since I was not there (i.e. someone please post stats soon).
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
Replies: 46
Views: 16984

Re: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)

Michigan may be attending this with 1 to 3 teams. More details to come.
by itsthatoneguy
Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUT Mirror at McMaster University March 19th
Replies: 18
Views: 7109

Re: MUT Mirror at McMaster University March 19th

Seems interesting to us. We will give more information soon.
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Region 7 SCT at Ohio State (February 5, 2011)
Replies: 24
Views: 6023

Re: Region 7 SCT at Ohio State (February 5, 2011)

Where should we park?

EDIT: Nvm. I found an older post. For all those wondering, there's parking at Tuttle Park Place
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl mirror @ Northwestern (2/12/11)
Replies: 60
Views: 16883

Re: Penn Bowl mirror @ Northwestern (2/12/11)

Also, we can bring 3 buzzers.
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Region 7 SCT at Ohio State (February 5, 2011)
Replies: 24
Views: 6023

Re: Region 7 SCT at Ohio State (February 5, 2011)

We are coming with 3 teams, 2 DI and 1 DI
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)
Replies: 27
Views: 5722

Re: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)

Full stats (12 rounds): http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=umich&id=14&page=standings After the tournament, a few of us stayed to play PERV. Here were the results: Player(# of 15's, # of 10's, # of -5's) = Total score Bryan(12,7,11) = 195 Rob(11,4,3) = 190 Mike(8,8,5) = 175 Matt(5,6,2) =...
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)
Replies: 27
Views: 5722

Re: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)

After Round 9. Playoffs are going on now.

http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)
Replies: 27
Views: 5722

Re: TIT at Michigan (1/22/11)

Tournament started about half an hour ago. I'll try to keep this updated with stats. Teams (with names!): 1) A Drug Called Tradition (OSU A) 2) The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore (OSU B) 3) Jesus Christ’s Half-Brother is Alive and Well on the Spokane Indian Reservat...
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Interest in architecture tournament?
Replies: 47
Views: 20653

Re: Interest in architecture tournament?

I'm game, although I'm having trouble imagining more than 5 packets without a significant amount of "oh hey, here's another Frank Lloyd Wright building," or very hard / outside-of-the-canon stuff. If you make it work, more power to you.
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO
Replies: 28
Views: 5637

Re: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO

I was keeping score on a the back of a scoresheet (I believe), which I'm pretty sure I left in the room.

I enjoyed these a lot, even though I only got one.
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Discussion
Replies: 58
Views: 9488

Re: Minnesota Open Discussion

Thanks to Minnesota for putting on a fantastic tournament. I had a lot of fun and thought the questions were great. I'll have more comments about distribution / difficulty once I have a look at the set, but I have no specific complaints about the Fine Arts at this time (except that tossup on The Met...
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:07 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

Magin is also in, but since he's staying with us his participation will depend upon our going or not.

To whomever is getting the court, this would have to be SUPER early because I don't know when other Michigan people want to leave.
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

We are leaving early (9-10, possibly even earlier) because we're gaining an hour on the ride home. So unless this game is super early, we may be out. I will bring shorts just in case though.
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Cheap books that are quiz bowl useful
Replies: 14
Views: 3465

Re: Cheap books that are quiz bowl useful

I meant to put this in that other thread, but I really enjoy The Penguin Opera Guide and bring it to every tournament. I have the older version (1995), which you can get on Amazon for $0.01 + shipping. It includes descriptions of 99% of the operas that come up in quizbowl (but not Treemonisha, for s...
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

Any MO attendees interested in playing basketball on Friday night? I'd need to reserve a court, so there would be a $5 charge. Send me an email at limozeen@gmail.com if you're interested; if we can get six or so involved, I'll go ahead and reserve one. We sort of discussed this on Westbrook's FB st...
by itsthatoneguy
Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO
Replies: 28
Views: 5637

Re: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO

I just realized I won't be able to play this. Sad panda.
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO
Replies: 28
Views: 5637

Re: Whimsical Before and After/Mashup Event at MO

I know people don't like paying for things, but I would appreciate people paying about fifty cents or so (assuming at least 20 of these can be written). I will not pay more more than 49 cents for such tomfoolery. Also, will these mashups be purely literature based, or will they be awesome and invol...
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall Great Lakes at Ohio State (11/6/2010)
Replies: 45
Views: 11593

Re: ACF Fall Great Lakes at Ohio State (11/6/2010)

Just want to say thanks and good job to the OSU team for running this tournament. There were a few problems (some of which you couldn't control), but you guys dealt with them pretty well.
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (EFT) at U. Toronto-DATE CHANGE:Sunday, October 31,2010
Replies: 34
Views: 13496

Re: (EFT) at U. Toronto-DATE CHANGE:Sunday, October 31,2010

Despite having an awesome Scott Pilgrim costume to wear, after much consideration I have decided not to attend this. :-(. The two mid-terms next week need my attention.
by itsthatoneguy
Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at UIUC December 4th
Replies: 50
Views: 13085

Re: THUNDER II at UIUC December 4th

Michigan will be bringing 2 to 3 teams and 3 to 4 buzzer systems.
by itsthatoneguy
Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Harry Potter Tournament (Name/Date TBA)
Replies: 42
Views: 15603

Re: Harry Potter Tournament (Name/Date TBH)

Dan-Don wrote: Now if only Brown can recruit Emma Watson. Get on that, guys.
Seriously.

Also, Libo and I will ask Saul to produce some sample questions to help people get an idea of what this set will be like (no guarantees though).
by itsthatoneguy
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall Great Lakes at Ohio State (11/6/2010)
Replies: 45
Views: 11593

Re: ACF Fall Great Lakes at Ohio State (11/6/2010)

At this point, it looks like Michigan will only be bringing 3 teams; expect a formal statement by this Thursday.
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (EFT) at U. Toronto-DATE CHANGE:Sunday, October 31,2010
Replies: 34
Views: 13496

Re: (EFT) at U. Toronto-DATE CHANGE:Sunday, October 31,2010

I might be coming to this (with Surya), in which case I will serve as a moderator / scorekeeper since I have already played the set.

Also, Michigan can bring 2 buzzers
by itsthatoneguy
Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

It'd be appreciated (anything would, really, especially if they were inclined towards writing science), but it's not required; we should be able to cover for that with editors' packets. We'll work on something. However, Michael and Phil are not coming to this, and Surya is on the packet-writing tea...
by itsthatoneguy
Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

Michigan is probably only going to bring 1 team to this event, but will most likely have more than 4 people. If interested in a teammate, let us know. /sighs dramatically That's cool actually, we have at least one person interested in playing. I'll add a chimera team. Does that team need to write a...
by itsthatoneguy
Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TERP Mirror at McMaster October 30th
Replies: 54
Views: 13442

Re: TERP Mirror at McMaster October 30th

Michigan is potentially interested in this. More details to come. If you need immediate details, email us at qbtriumvirate AT umich DOT edu
by itsthatoneguy
Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)
Replies: 125
Views: 38187

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Minnesota Open III (11.20.10-11.21.10)

Michigan is probably only going to bring 1 team to this event, but will most likely have more than 4 people. If interested in a teammate, let us know.