Michigan 2011-12

[Madagascar Serpent Eagle]

I had just asked because I was considering trying to get bad states to switch to one, but I found out tonight that they've already bought questions for this year. They've promised us that we get to offer suggestions for future years though, so while we might be able to get some minor reforms through now, hopefully we'll be able to make a bigger impression then.

[Broad-tailed Grassbird]

I don't believe so. Tournaments in Michigan seem to predominantly use NAQT, which is why I was so happy when MSU mirrored HFT, although it turned out to be too difficult.

This. Michigan is very IS/HSNCT-centric. It absolutely doesn't help that NSC continues to not be up to par, despite being in Chicago. I'm not sure why that is, but it's always been like that (at least in the last 8-9 years). I'd have to roughly estimate that at this point there has to be close to 80 teams that play good quiz bowl. There's definitely room for more tournaments in this market).

[Down and out in Quintana Roo]

NSC continues to not be up to par

What does that mean?

[Ringil]

NSC continues to not be up to par

What does that mean?

I'm pretty sure he means that Michigan's NSC attendance is much less than Michigan's HSNCT attendance, which is unfortunate given that NSC in the past 2 years has been much closer geographically than HSNCT for Michigan teams.

[Weighted Companion Cube]

Is michigan sending a team to NASAT?

[ryandillon]

Is michigan sending a team to NASAT?

As it has been for DCC upperclassmen ever since the tournament's incarnation, this is entirely up to you.

[Seram Friarbird]

Our B team can still definitely finish in the top 5 in the state next year but I don't think at this point that we will go 1-2 like we did last year.

Bobby, you were wrong! But seriously, major props to DCC B; they got so much better over the year.

[DrCongo]

Our B team can still definitely finish in the top 5 in the state next year but I don't think at this point that we will go 1-2 like we did last year.

Bobby, you were wrong! But seriously, major props to DCC B; they got so much better over the year.

Michigan quiz bowl as a whole is getting a lot better! I think the results from History Bowl and the middle school tournament we held show that more and more schools are getting better at the pyramidal format. I heard rumors that the Michigan State Honors College may switch to HSAPQ within the next couple years; there are some guys on MSU's team who are pressing them hard to make a change.

[Cheynem]

I'm not sure how much pull this will have, but I could serve as a chaperone to any potential Michigan NASAT team (not sure if I could actually transport a team, though).

[Weighted Companion Cube]

So I would be more than willing to schedule and put together a NASAT tryout, does anyone have any idea where we could possibly host it and when? Seeing as we probably wont have that many interested people,we could do it on a Friday if there isnt a free saturday.

[Muriel Axon]

I heard rumors that the Michigan State Honors College may switch to HSAPQ within the next couple years; there are some guys on MSU's team who are pressing them hard to make a change.

Yep, there are some folks working on that for next year, and it looks like we might actually persuade the Honors College this time. The KMO questions the Honors College has been getting were not worth the cost at all, and we have had to manually go through and toss out stupid, ambiguous, or wrong questions. I have tried to have as little to do with KMO States as possible, other than helping pick out bad questions (which, if I had my way, would be most of them).

[DrCongo]

I heard rumors that the Michigan State Honors College may switch to HSAPQ within the next couple years; there are some guys on MSU's team who are pressing them hard to make a change.

Yep, there are some folks working on that for next year, and it looks like we might actually persuade the Honors College this time. The KMO questions the Honors College has been getting were not worth the cost at all, and we have had to manually go through and toss out stupid, ambiguous, or wrong questions. I have tried to have as little to do with KMO States as possible, other than helping pick out bad questions (which, if I had my way, would be most of them).

So can we expect that there will be little to no questions with "hooks"?

[Muriel Axon]

What do you mean by hooks?

[itsthatoneguy]

I'm not sure how much pull this will have, but I could serve as a chaperone to any potential Michigan NASAT team (not sure if I could actually transport a team, though).

There should be some contingent of U of M players going down to staff this, so we could help chaperone as well.

So I would be more than willing to schedule and put together a NASAT tryout, does anyone have any idea where we could possibly host it and when? Seeing as we probably wont have that many interested people,we could do it on a Friday if there isnt a free saturday.

If the interest is small enough, we can host tryouts in our small practice room at U of M. Contact me at bryanbe AT umich DOT edu for details.

[Weighted Companion Cube]

What do you mean by hooks?

The treaty of Aix La Chapelle ended the war of succesion in a country, what country was it?

[Broad-tailed Grassbird]

What do you mean by hooks?

The treaty of Aix La Chapelle ended the war of succesion in a country, what country was it?

That's basically every question in the whole tournament. And that kind of question survives, because there are much worse questions in those sets.

[Madagascar Serpent Eagle]

Not that people care too much, but, for the record, at KMO states today, DCC beat Holland in the first game of the class A final, which Holland had entered by beating UD Jesuit. Utica got fourth. In class B, DCD beat West Catholic in the finals, with St. Joseph taking third, and in class C/D, Hillsdale beat Hackett CC twice in the finals to win.

[Weighted Companion Cube]

Ok, so as of now, the people who want to go to NASAT are myself, Paul hamilton, and maybe Brandon Roach and Jimmy Haubert from DCC. Sid from DCD said he wanted to go, but I have no idea on everyone else in the state. With that limited number of people, are tryouts really needed?

[Grams's Go-Go Boots]

Once you guys get things figured out, let me know.

[itsthatoneguy]

For anyone who missed this: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13013

[Weighted Companion Cube]

So I really want to register for us for NASAT. Please, if you want to go, message me or Email me. Right now I have
Myself
Paul Hamilton from DCC (possibly)
Sid Dogra from DCD
Jimmy Haubert from DCC (possibly)

So we need someone for science

[Weighted Companion Cube]

So I really want to register for us for NASAT. Please, if you want to go, message me or Email me. Right now I have
Myself
Paul Hamilton from DCC (possibly)
Sid Dogra from DCD
Jimmy Haubert from DCC (possibly)

So we need someone for science

So Brandon Roach has confirmed with me, so we have a science player. Paul Hamilton says he should be able to, but Sid has told me he might not now, so we need a lit player. Hopefully Sid can go, so it's not the DCC show.

[Buzz Buzzard]

http://www.qunlimited.com/chsched11.htm

I see that (from Michigan) Berrien Springs, UD Jesuit, Jackson Christian, Carson City-Crystal, and the White Cloud JV team are participating in 's Chicago leg next weekend.

[Cheynem]

Did this Michigan NASAT team ever officially register?

[Grams's Go-Go Boots]

Nope!

[Cheynem]

They should! If they need transport, they should talk to me too.

[Weighted Companion Cube]

I'm waiting on confirmation from one more kid. My application will be sent in soon.