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by iarehavethestupid
Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

LlamaDoomRider wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:34 pm
William McCurley wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:46 pm I want to hear multiple perspectives on this: is it worth participating in HSNCT this year?
It's not going to be worth it because it's probably going to be canceled.
It's now officially cancelled.
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
Replies: 7
Views: 11415

Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications

I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up? All application decisions have been made, but we are still confirming a few things before we sent out emails. Should we read the continued lack of ...
by iarehavethestupid
Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 21490

Re: Alabama 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

As for Middle School, it's really too early to tell. Hopefully after the big invitational this Friday at Wallace, it will be a little more clear. Potential powerhouses Liberty, Monrovia, Russellville, and West Point will all make their regular tournament debuts. As for MS, I have to say that Baldwi...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications
Replies: 7
Views: 11415

Re: International Academic Competitions - 2019-2020 Writer Applications

I believe that we were told that we would receive a response in August. Should we take a lack of reply as rejection or has there simply been a hold up?
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 8894

Re: Preseason Discussion

TheScientists wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:45 am James Clemens
Expect Ethan Xu (History), Yuti Das (Literature), Austen Wyche (FA, USH), and Joshua Wang (Science) to all seamlessly scale up and be a seriously balanced roster. They are definitely Top-25 caliber.
This is false.
whatamidoinghere wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:10 am HS nats is very hard.
This is true.
by iarehavethestupid
Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:55 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points
Replies: 40
Views: 30593

Re: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points

Episode 4 has been posted. In this episode we are joined by coach Jane Haithcock of Liberty Middle School. We talk about their program and their incredibly successful run at MSNCT. We also touch on the issue of vulching. https://soundcloud.com/for10points/ep004-team-profile-liberty-ms Enjoy! :grin:
by iarehavethestupid
Wed May 29, 2019 4:40 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: MS Post-Nats Player and Team Poll
Replies: 17
Views: 11257

Re: MS Post-Nats Player and Team Poll

Here's my "for your consideration" post, mostly focusing on teams/players who for some reason either aren't represented well or aren't represented at all by nationals stats: SNIP Yash Choudhury (Taylor Road, GA) did not play MSNCT. He will be at HSNCT with his middle school team. He's qui...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon May 13, 2019 6:12 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: MSNCT predictions
Replies: 32
Views: 16348

Re: MSNCT predictions

I guess we're doing the prediction thing so I'll take Aptakisic, Churchill, Challenger-Almaden, Daniel Wright, Hunter, Odle for top six. My biggest prediction is that at least one of the top six teams will be someone nobody in this thread picked for top six. There's always at least one surprise. We...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu May 09, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: MSNCT predictions
Replies: 32
Views: 16348

Re: MSNCT predictions

I’m going to shamelessly plug my team and mention that if mACF was included, Liberty would be 5th based on our SCOP performance.
by iarehavethestupid
Tue May 07, 2019 7:06 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: MSNCT predictions
Replies: 32
Views: 16348

Re: MSNCT predictions

I think Liberty maybe be poised to make a decently deep run this year. We have 4 solid specialists in their categories, and our weaknesses are covered up by the distribution. Sadly, we have not played an HS set this year, which will definitely hurt us in terms of experience, although HS level practi...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15361

Re: How to build "stamina"

As usual, I have methods opposite to everyone else...but I might as well post about them. I usually consume an insane amount of sugar through candy and sweet coffee drinks, and I rarely run out of gas unless I'm recovering from a concussion, don't get enough sleep to begin with, or am playing the f...
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
Replies: 217
Views: 224597

Re: Books "for Quizbowl"

Wanted to bump this thread to make two recs for Eastern European history: God's Playground, Volume 1 by Norman Davies. . This is a history of Poland from its beginning to the partitions in 1792. It's famous outside of quizbowl and the author is super famous. I have actually not read it, but one of ...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:48 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Stronger teams
Replies: 8
Views: 6086

Re: Stronger teams

Hi Ethan, Thank you for your reply and for the work you and others have done to help develop this MS ranking. No problem. Me and some other MSers were inspired by the HS Groger Ranks and thought we'd give it a crack. We like to be able to post HS statistics as well, so if you have any stats with a ...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Joshua Rutsky wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:02 am Congratulations to the winners from yesterday’s state events:

Middle School champions Liberty Middle School
:grin:

At districts, the tournament director mentioned that ASCA was considering bringing 3-part bonuses to the MS division. Has there been any progress on the topic?
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:18 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Stronger teams
Replies: 8
Views: 6086

Re: Stronger teams

Mr. Price beat me to it, but yes, the ranking he posted (which I am a part of) may be of some use to you. Our second edition will probably be coming sometime in early March, so stay tuned for that.

More info can be found here: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=22252
by iarehavethestupid
Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Upper/Competitive Divisions
Replies: 6
Views: 6997

Re: Upper/Competitive Divisions

Although I've never played in a tourney with Upper and Lower divisions, I'll throw in my two cents. Honestly, it probably comes down to if you believe your team will actually get anything out of it. Playing against stronger teams can offer valuable experience as Geoffrey said, but losing every singl...
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Want to go to Qwiz Camp for FREE this summer?
Replies: 5
Views: 6778

Re: Want to go to Qwiz Camp for FREE this summer?

Heads up, I think the link busted.

Edit: Problem Fixed
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Congratulations to Liberty Middle School, who defeated Discovery Middle School in the Hoover MS Melee this past Saturday. Liberty averaged over 600 points per game in this tournament, and won handily in each match, even against other strong teams. They are a very strong team that ought to be planni...
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

LlamaDoomRider wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:45 pm Any clue when ASCA JV district stats will be in?
The Hanceville site already has stats in, so the rest will probably follow in the next day or so.
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

With the dearth of attention MS receives,I supposed there's not much point in asking, but, asking a MS who's participating in the tourney and wanting to hear other peoples opinions about us, if anybody has speculation about the MSM, feel free to share.
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch
Replies: 11
Views: 8839

Re: Staying Alert/Focused after Lunch

Would skipping lunch be a good idea? Rounds at most of the tournaments I've gone to start around 9, so I'm usually not very hungry around the lunch break.
by iarehavethestupid
Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Regarding the Decatur tourney today (assuming anybody cares), I wouldn't really care about Baldwin's lose to Discovery. It was a 50 points margin, and by chance, Discovery had a good category (I believe it was bands) for the worksheet. If they had played with a letter based worksheet, things might h...
by iarehavethestupid
Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qwiz Camps - Summer 2019
Replies: 3
Views: 7293

Re: Qwiz Camps - Summer 2019

Could you list some differences/distinguishing factors about this camp from ACE camp?
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:30 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
Replies: 217
Views: 224597

Re: Books "for Quizbowl"

Can somebody give me a recommendation for something that covers specifically European History? (And not just Britain)
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

minnfinn wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:55 pm Can we get a field update for the Sylacauga Tournament?
I haven't seen anybody on this site with Sylacagua in their signature, might not be the best place to ask.

Edit: Nvm
by iarehavethestupid
Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Making a MS ranking before a single tournament happened was a bad idea.

I will change it to "Pre-Season Predictions".

Edit 1: I'll just adjust it after this Saturday if enough teams come.
by iarehavethestupid
Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Yesterday was wild, although I do agree Atlamont is a very strong team and that Kuleen is an extremely good player, I’m not sure about ranking them #1 (Even if the ranking “means nothing”, just my opinion), since we beat them by a rather significant margin in the prelims. Oak Mountain and LAMP are d...
by iarehavethestupid
Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:28 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
Replies: 217
Views: 224597

Re: Books "for Quizbowl"

Asking for a teammate, would Campbell’s textbook be a bit much for a 7th grader to take in? He has a decent understanding of physics and chem, it’s just his bio that’s weak.If it makes a difference, he already has it at his house (sibling)
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Pre-Season Prediction I suppose to satisfy my personal desires, I'll rank MS to the best of my knowledge: 1. Liberty (Cue the boos) Am I biased? Yes, but after just barely losing to Discovery last year, Liberty comes back fully loaded. Despite losing 4 state players, both me and Yuti, who has done ...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:20 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018
Replies: 9
Views: 5422

Re: 14th Hoover Invitational Tournament (Hoover, AL) 11/10/2018

Field Update: Altamont 1/2 Indian Springs 2/2 Oxford 0/1 Whitesburg Christian 1/0 Oak Mountain 1/2 Vestavia Hills 1/1 Spain Park 1/1 St. Bernard 1/0 American Christian Academy 1/1 Mountain Brook 2/0 Smiths Station 1/1 Grissom 1/0 Sylacauga 1/1 Woodford, KY 3/2 Evangel Classical 0/1 LAMP 1/0 Helena ...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Player tossup etiquette
Replies: 23
Views: 16363

Re: Player tossup etiquette

Just curious, how would you buzzer fake? I have definitely met players (in Certamen, not quizbowl) who automatically buzz when they hear someone else buzz. Unlike quizbowl buzzers, Certamen machines recognize the first buzz on each team (so up to 3 basically simultaneous buzzes for 3 teams), and it...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Replies: 110
Views: 112388

Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"

UlyssesInvictus wrote: Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:08 pm
A Very Long Math Tossup wrote: Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:55 pm QuizDB is down right now.
It's working for me as of 10:08 PM. Could you describe the issue you experienced?
Can confirm it is working, using Chrome.
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mixing Up Teams
Replies: 2
Views: 6227

Mixing Up Teams

So, my school is hosting a "fun" tournament(No online standings, no awards, etc, just something to transition teams into the season), and being a fun tournament, we have two options. We can play A,B,C etc teams in terms of strength, or we can mix it up, with one seasoned player per team to...
by iarehavethestupid
Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Johns Hopkins Fall Quizbowl Tournament (NAQT-177X) - 10/13/18
Replies: 10
Views: 5938

Re: Johns Hopkins Fall Quizbowl Tournament (NAQT-177X) - 10/13/18

Congratulations to Richard Montgomery A for winning a disadvantaged final against Richard Montgomery A! Thank you to all the teams for coming and we hope to see you again! So there were two A teams? Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just looking through the forum, don't know anything about the actual to...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Keeping Motivation
Replies: 5
Views: 6975

Re: Keeping Motivation

Do you have a studying routine? I always force myself to go through my quizlet cards as a routine, even when I have no motivation. Then, when I get sudden bursts of motivation, I do a bunch of extra studying, too. I force myself to quizlet music everyday, and I'm reading The History of Western Soci...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A
Replies: 5
Views: 2915

Re: WPHS Invitational Cullman, AL 12/8/18 - IS180A

Will middle school be allowed to play JV?
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Keeping Motivation
Replies: 5
Views: 6975

Re: Keeping Motivation

I updated my OP to make it a bit clearer
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Keeping Motivation
Replies: 5
Views: 6975

Keeping Motivation

So, as you can probably tell by the title, I have a problem. I currently have nearly no motivation to study or improve. Our team is pretty well established, with no major holes in knowledge coverage. Due to schedule conflicts, I won't be able to play any tourneys until November, while by then, my ot...
by iarehavethestupid
Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
Replies: 30
Views: 25282

Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition

Oof, Alabama slipping up. I have had no clue we still had consistent NAC schools. I known Atlamont and Gadsden went to NAC, but both of those teams are some of our strongest HS teams. MS seems to be going strong in the north and Montgomery(Specifically Baldwin), although South Alabama is a bit of an...
by iarehavethestupid
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Ethan, I think it is also important for you to note that there is a difference between an ASCA event and an invitational. Invitational tournaments that use worksheets write them on their own or contract with someone; ASCA only writes the worksheets for the ASCA district and state tournaments. I bel...
by iarehavethestupid
Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Short answer: Worksheets are the remnants of the old format ASCA used years ago. We voted to eliminate them from the JV/HS level last year, but left them in place in Middle at the request of a plurality of polled coaches. Although they are not good quizbowl as defined within the context of the quiz...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

alexdz wrote: Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:41 pm I don't tend to use "starts with this letter" questions unless absolutely necessary, so that shouldn't be an issue.
I was referring to worksheets, which typically follow a letter theme. Everything else sounds good though!
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

I am currently working on a project for a MS league in Alabama, and I hope that my worksheets will be well-received. The first event is either this week or next, I believe, and the league runs through November. There may be a handful of vocabulary/definition questions in there, but they are overwhe...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Short answer: Worksheets are the remnants of the old format ASCA used years ago. We voted to eliminate them from the JV/HS level last year, but left them in place in Middle at the request of a plurality of polled coaches. Although they are not good quizbowl as defined within the context of the quiz...
by iarehavethestupid
Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42635

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

I was wondering the other day, is there any reason why MS ASCA still has worksheets? I don't really see a point in having them, especially since they (In my opinion) seem to place emphasis on knowing the definition of words rather than testing quizbowl related knowledge. I remember at the Russellvil...
by iarehavethestupid
Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:39 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: List of Essential Resources (alpha)
Replies: 22
Views: 40063

Re: List of Essential Resources (alpha)

kriTHIK wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:05 pm I compiled a Google Drive folder with most of the ACE Study Guides here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WSFzq ... Sn_W9fHRM

It has everything except Organic Functional Groups, British Prime Ministers, and Jewish Holidays I believe.
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: