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by ShorterPearson
Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:01 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Pioneer Collegiate Novice - Tusculum University, 11-02-2018
Replies: 1
Views: 1532

Pioneer Collegiate Novice - Tusculum University, 11-02-2018

Because I have an 11-year history of not running ACF Fall without trying some screwball uber-novice side event , the (low-key 2nd annual!) version of Pioneer Collegiate Novice will take place on the afternoon and evening of FRIDAY , November 2 in the Meen Center of Tusculum University, in advance of...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall South Atlantic - Tusculum University, 11-03-2018
Replies: 4
Views: 4032

ACF Fall South Atlantic - Tusculum University, 11-03-2018

I'm slow-walking this announcement to make sure ducks are in a row. But here's your placeholder post that yes, there is a historic old private college in East Tennessee that's running ACF Fall in a beautiful new science building. And we're going to run a quick version of an NAQT Collegiate Novice th...
by ShorterPearson
Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: OASIS II (Chula Vista, CA)
Replies: 8
Views: 4874

Re: OASIS II

This is very much not standard practice for high school tournaments where local staffers are available, and asking this (and thus cluttering a tournament thread where clarity is paramount) as an officer in a major quizbowl organization really isn't a great look. ...because I totally come from somep...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Aug 19, 2018 2:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: OASIS II (Chula Vista, CA)
Replies: 8
Views: 4874

Re: OASIS II

[post disappeared because hey, see below]
by ShorterPearson
Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Secret City Classic 2018, Oak Ridge High School, 10-20-18
Replies: 9
Views: 4370

Re: Secret City Classic 2018, Oak Ridge High School, 10-20-1

We're delighted to announce officially that we'll be a mirror site of SCOP Novice 9.

We'll be able to talk registration in relatively short order. Stay tuned.

chuck
by ShorterPearson
Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SCOP Novice 9
Replies: 9
Views: 13043

Re: 2018 SCOP Novice 9

This is a public announcement that East Tennessee Quizbowl and Oak Ridge High School are requesting use of SCOP Novice 9 for the Secret City Classic on October 20th.
by ShorterPearson
Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Secret City Classic 2018, Oak Ridge High School, 10-20-18
Replies: 9
Views: 4370

Secret City Classic 2018, Oak Ridge High School, 10-20-18

This is a preliminary announcement, on behalf of Parker Jarnigan of Oak Ridge High School (who is sitting right next to me) and East Tennessee Quizbowl, that the second Secret City Classic will be played at Oak Ridge High School on October 20th. Further details to come! chuck [edited after the fact ...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tennessee 2018-2019
Replies: 2
Views: 2391

Re: Tennessee 2018-2019

In this space shortly will be the standard date-claim calendar.

However, we're using this chance to make a preliminary announcement that the Secret City Classic will return at Oak Ridge High School on October 20th. Go ahead and make plans now, y'all. :)

chuck
by ShorterPearson
Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08-04
Replies: 3
Views: 2969

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08

(I'm only writing up one of these for both events. As a certain hero of mine would once say, apologies for the inevitable cross-posting.) Congratulations to Ware "et al.", in the person of Dargan Ware, for his flawless comeback victory over Kendall "et al.", in the person of Seth...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

(I'm only writing up one of these for both events. As a certain hero of mine would once say, apologies for the inevitable cross-posting.) Congratulations to Ware "et al.", in the person of Dargan Ware, for his flawless comeback victory over Kendall "et al.", in the person of Seth...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08-04
Replies: 3
Views: 2969

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08

FINAL FIELD UPDATE FOR THE ACADEMIC PARTY AND TRASH FREE-FOR-ALL: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Hey, Charlie Steinhice taught me to make schedules for n-2 to n+2 teams, and buddy, we are REALLY close to that window now, with an n = 5. If anybody has a weird head to play academic tomorrow and has h...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

FINAL FIELD UPDATE FOR THE ACADEMIC PARTY AND TRASH FREE-FOR-ALL: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Hey, Charlie Steinhice taught me to make schedules for n-2 to n+2 teams, and buddy, we are REALLY close to that window now, with an n = 5. If anybody has a weird head to play academic tomorrow and has h...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Late call: Historature at Tusculum (Greeneville TN) on 8-4?
Replies: 2
Views: 1431

Re: Late call: Historature at Tusculum (Greeneville TN) on 8

It's not happening, Will. Thanks for keeping an eye on the forums for us, though.

(Seth and I will have to scheme for a later event.)

chuck
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Late call: Historature at Tusculum (Greeneville TN) on 8-4?
Replies: 2
Views: 1431

Late call: Historature at Tusculum (Greeneville TN) on 8-4?

This has been discussed elsewhere within the post for this fool silly academic / trash quizbowl day I'm running at my place in East Tennessee on August 4th, but Seth would love to see this happen, and I would like to see this happen, and I'm still accepting registrants , so: Would there be anybody w...
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

IDENTITY CONFIRMED:

The mystery team above is Hugenin et al (Wise County Central alums, apparently playing as "Chucky P & The Boyz")
(no points awarded for team names that suck up, possibly points deducted for the blatant misspelling of my name)
by ShorterPearson
Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08-04
Replies: 3
Views: 2969

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08

Just going to bump this because this is happening even though the tournament director has never put together a proper registration. Because of the lack of response from all corners, I am working off the assumption that everybody who wants to play this also wants to play the East Tennessee End-Of-Sum...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

Updates! The following are COMMITTED teams: Kendall et al. (because Seth Kendall) Fulghum et al. (Cedar Springs Homeschool alums and others, Knoxville-area) Blankenship et al. (Four Folks From Kentucky) Darnell et al. (Gate City *current players*) SUPER SECRET ADDITION (so secret I am currently stil...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

We do have a field, for the record! Registered teams committed: Kendall et al. (Seth Kendall, see) Fulghum et al. (Knoxville-area-ish?) Blankenship et al. (Four Folks From Kentucky) Registered free agents commtted: Mark Morris Dargan Ware Interested: Individuals along the general ETSU/Gate City/UVa-...
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

oh hai

it me, @ShorterPearson

I can’t read SQBS reports with bouncebacks

will edit appropriately

pearson [see, I do not claim to be good at this]
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

Re: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-

I will stall on a full field report until I have more in the registration, but I can confirm that there are two official registrants and significant additional interest, which isn't bad for this announcement not even having been up for 48 hours.
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tennessee 2018-2019
Replies: 2
Views: 2391

Tennessee 2018-2019

Because the post-SuMO high is real, I am creating this post and we can even get started populating it. Also think it's super-important, possibly more so this season than any other, to start working on a master contact list so that we can more intentionally coordinate with one another state-wide. The...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08-04
Replies: 3
Views: 2969

East TN End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All At Tusculum, 08-04

In conjunction with the East Tennessee End-Of-Summer Academic Party that will be played the morning of August 4, the loyal East Tennessee/Southwest Virginia Quizbowl Flunky Alliance (membership: Chuck Pearson) is proud to present the East Tennessee End-Of-Summer Trash Free-For-All, a trash singles s...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Jun 30, 2018 11:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018
Replies: 10
Views: 4377

East TN End-Of-Summer Academic Party at Tusculum, 08-04-2018

This is your formal announcement of the East Tennessee End-Of-Summer Academic Party, to be held the morning and early afternoon of Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the still-with-that-new-building-smell Meen Center on the campus of the newly-christened Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee. Let m...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Jun 30, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18
Replies: 14
Views: 7767

Re: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18

Not even going to try to do the full post after the fact because Brother Alday handled it on Facebook so well . Click through and read that first. Super grateful for everybody who contributed today. From the moment this became a possibility, Dren wanted this tournament in Greater Knoxville, and badl...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Jun 30, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18
Replies: 14
Views: 7767

Re: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18

IT'S A FINAL NOW. It IS a final.

More info to come shortly. But those standings are official.

pearson
by ShorterPearson
Sat Jun 30, 2018 10:02 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18
Replies: 14
Views: 7767

Re: SuMO IV: The Migration 6/30/18

Twitter updates from #SuMOIV are LIVE. Follow @ShorterPearson, hashtag #SuMOIV.

In this thread are the teams as drafted this morning. Round 1 just finished.

pearson
by ShorterPearson
Thu May 31, 2018 5:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110491

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Folks, this sucks. There is no sugar-coating anything right now. For the two regions I represent: - Dren Rollins announced earlier today that East Tennessee Quiz Bowl is a signatory to the NAQT boycott, and that the SuMO IV event to be held at Roane State on June 30th is no longer using the SSNCT se...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Regulator Rumble @ Union County HS 03/10/2018 - UPDATED
Replies: 7
Views: 4070

Re: 2018 Regulator Rumble @ Union County HS 03/10/2018 - UPD

I can confirm that our stats are now complete and hopefully even accurate, and are now online ( http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5028/stats/final_round-robin_standings/ ). Well done to everyone. (Because I am the most forgetful ever, I never actually made sure I had last names for everyone o...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sic Semper Trashis II @ (Bristol) Virginia High School
Replies: 7
Views: 4451

Re: Sic Semper Trashis II @ (Bristol) Virginia High School

Also, returning for its second iteration is the Jeremy Alexander Tabor Memorial Music Challenge, a song recognition game hosted by yours truly. and of course it's the Jeremy Alexander Tabor Memorial Music Challenge because I'm gonna kill him for showing up my shoddy organization skills pearson [sak...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

Results, stats links, and gratitude

It happened. Congratulations to Virginia Tech A (Nick Luca, Jack Huguenin, Nolan McGrady), winning the first Pioneer Collegiate Novice on a 9-1 record and a 255-245 final victory over the debutants from East Tennessee State (Erin Drinnon, Noah Lyons, Dakota Hill, Quinn Pearson, Breanna Stokes, and A...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28

For the record: people said so. There will be appreciation extended aplenty. This is happening. The field, arranged alphabetically: Carson-Newman Clemson East Tennessee State Tusculum's house team Virginia Tech A Virginia Tech B Washington & Lee Tusculum will be making a very informal debut on t...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28

For the record: this is still a preliminary announcement, despite the tournament being a week away. It has not advanced beyond "preliminary announcement" because I don't have a staffing pool. Events have pretty much eaten into everybody I would otherwise be asking, and I'm not going to for...
by ShorterPearson
Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

Re: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28

FYI: the tournament director is sick in the midst of finals week for our first block of classes. Which I'm teaching on overload. Delays, there might be a few. Thanks for expressions of interest. If you haven't heard back, my deepest apologies; my email inbox is completely overrun. CC chuck.pearson@g...
by ShorterPearson
Sun Sep 03, 2017 6:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17
Replies: 4
Views: 3683

NAQT Collegiate Novice (IS-168C) at Tusculum (TN), 10/28/17

This post will constitute a preliminary announcement for the inaugural Pioneer Collegiate Novice, hosted at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee on October 28th, 2017. This tournament will also serve as a statement of arrival for the Tusculum Quizbowl program, currently being established with ...
by ShorterPearson
Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Re: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th

Bump. Field Update The Third is up there. If you're not confirmed in Field Update The Third, I haven't received a registration from you yet; check your email or go to the team registration form.

Gah, this is happening Saturday.
by ShorterPearson
Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:17 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Re: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th

SIDE EVENTS! - For the super-trashy minded, Alex Tabor (your assistant TD, Virginia High alum, another SWVA quizbowl stalwart) is taking it on itself to organize a classic music game - preliminary round over lunch, song shootout among ten qualifiers immediately following the afternoon rounds. He's c...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Feb 11, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Re: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th

this is seriously happening FIELD UPDATE THE THIRD HIGH SCHOOLS CONFIRMED Virginia Richlands A Richlands B Tazewell Lee CONFIRMED TEAMS IN A QUANTUM STATE BETWEEN "HIGH SCHOOL" AND "OPEN" Helton/Starnes et al. (Gate City) Shortt/Hubbard (Honaker) OPEN TEAMS CONFIRMED Rollins/Wash...
by ShorterPearson
Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Sic Semper Trashis at (Bristol) Virginia HS, March 25th

This is the formal announcement and a declaration of open registration for the Southwest Virginia Academic Team Alliance (SWATA) trash tournament, Sic Semper Trashis, to be held at Virginia High School in Bristol, Virginia on March 25th, 2017. This tournament will be a mirror of Bob Kilner's Ohio Tr...
by ShorterPearson
Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: L&N Train Bowl—Knoxville TN (10/08/2016)
Replies: 19
Views: 8490

Re: L&N Train Bowl—Knoxville TN (10/08/2016)

Hi y'all!

Train Bowl is underway and I'm manning the stats room. We've got the stats page up and it's being updated round-by-round.

Good luck to all the teams and we hope you have a great day!
by ShorterPearson
Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Vanderbilt S.P.O.O.K.Y. Tournament '15 (10/31/15)
Replies: 24
Views: 10653

Re: Vanderbilt S.P.O.O.K.Y. Tournament '15 (10/31/15)

I'd like to add a few comments. (1) Credit to all of the teams in the tournament's top flight. There were very few of you that it wasn't an absolute joy to read for, and in particular, those final four matches among the top teams were great games between great students who are a credit to the circui...
by ShorterPearson
Wed May 20, 2015 12:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Feynman's BONGOS: A Side Event (for PACE and maybe HSNCT)
Replies: 65
Views: 45637

Re: Feynman's BONGOS: A Side Event (for PACE and maybe HSNCT

While I'm not quite ready to commit yet:

Will, hit me up about reading/staffing BONGOS at HSNCT.
by ShorterPearson
Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin at Alabama (4/6/13)
Replies: 9
Views: 2964

Re: Terrapin at Alabama (4/6/13)

Dang it, I wish Tuscaloosa wasn't so far away.
by ShorterPearson
Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:19 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UTC's NAQT HS NCT Mirror
Replies: 22
Views: 7479

Re: UTC's NAQT HS NCT Mirror

I hear my name has been taken in vain.

I will be there, and there are rumors of Shorter participation as well (hooray summer classes). My affiliation is undeclared at this time, however, Who knows, maybe I'll take on Sundberg, Morris et al. solo...;)

pearson
by ShorterPearson
Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:38 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Moon Pie Classic at UT-Chattanooga 4/30/2011
Replies: 62
Views: 25364

Re: Moon Pie Classic at UT-Chattanooga 4/30/2011

For what it's worth: hopefully you got an early-morning e-mail from Charlie, but yes Moon Pie is still a go. It will be a weird day - UTC will be still taking finals and we'll be in completely different rooms than usual, but we're all going to smile and fake it the best we can. There will be smiling...
by ShorterPearson
Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)
Replies: 15
Views: 4161

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)

At T-minus-one-week to tournament, the official field is Morris (solo), Shorter, and Auburn-Montgomery (welcome!). This is almost certain to be the lowest-key tournament in the history of quiz bowl. We fully intend to have a good time. It is absolutely not too late to join us. Send e-mail to cpearso...
by ShorterPearson
Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)
Replies: 15
Views: 4161

Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... I have a confirmation of Mark Morris (playing solo, I believe)...and, apart from a house team of freshmen and sophomores, that's the field. I appreciate the interest that's been informally shown, but at a certain point, I need to know who's coming. Alabama and GT peop...
by ShorterPearson
Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)
Replies: 15
Views: 4161

Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Shorter (10/02/10)

Shorter Academic Bowl, your Southeastern leader in quality tournaments that are announced entirely too late, is proud to be a host for the Early Autumn Collegiate Novice tournament on October 2, 2010 at Shorter University , in Rome, GA. We will conduct registration in the Minor Fine Arts building be...
by ShorterPearson
Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Shorter College / NAQT High School Invitational - 10/13/09
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Shorter College HS Invitational - results, stats, thanx

Congratulations to Brindlee Mountain A (Riley Denton, Kaleb Smart, Tiffany Rainwater, Travis Morgan) for winning the 3rd Shorter College HS Invitational on October 13th, 2009. Brindlee A defeated DAR A (Payton Edminston, Kerry Rice, Joey Mannor, Meghan Dennis, Mitch Lang) in the final 285-175 to fin...
by ShorterPearson
Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Shorter College / NAQT High School Invitational - 10/13/09
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Re: Shorter College / NAQT High School Invitational - 10/13/09

October 1 is a natural date for a field update on Shorter's NAQT tournament; thanks as always for your patience. We have at present, broken down by county: Floyd County: Peperell HS, Model HS, Coosa HS Gordon County: Calhoun HS, Sonoraville HS Carroll County: Oak Mountain Academy Clarke County: Ceda...