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- Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '10 - '11
- Replies: 296
- Views: 79351
Re: Illinois '10 - '11
Oh I know it's nothing newfangled or profound; I simply think it's good to hear it this time of year.
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '10 - '11
- Replies: 296
- Views: 79351
Re: Illinois '10 - '11
I support your ideas.
- Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 17155
Re: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
We have enough folks for one, possibly two teams, so sign up DePauw for 1-2.
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:58 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 17155
Re: MUT Mirror at Notre Dame (04/02/11)
We're interested.
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NIU Huskie Bowl 29 Jan 2011
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12374
Re: NIU Huskie Bowl 29 Jan 2011
Whoa! Awesome.TheDoctor wrote:Proviso North
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Minnesota Undergrad Tournament 2011
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19298
Re: Minnesota Undergrad Tournament 2011
Any chance this might get mirrored in the lower Midwest?
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UIUC ABT Earlybird (10/23/2010)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21851
Re: UIUC ABT Earlybird (10/23/2010)
Another well-run tournament by the Garb and the ABT crew... I was glad I decided to come at the last minute. There were some very good players and teams on display which made me happy. Greg is right--Malis's line speaks for itself. Stevenson will do mad work at NSC. They tore apart both Ignatius and...
- Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '10 - '11
- Replies: 296
- Views: 79351
Re: Illinois '10 - '11
1. IMSA
2. Lockport
3. Downers Grove South
4. Streamwood
5. Proviso East
6. Wheeling
7. Joliet Catholic
8. Grayslake North
9. Rich South
10. Senn
2. Lockport
3. Downers Grove South
4. Streamwood
5. Proviso East
6. Wheeling
7. Joliet Catholic
8. Grayslake North
9. Rich South
10. Senn
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Christianity
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4205
Re: Christianity
My first instinct would be 67% Abrahamic, 33% Eastern. I'd have Christianity compromise a significant part of the former.Westwon wrote:Let's say you're writing 10/10 Religion for a set. How much Christianity do you put in there?
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Land of Lincoln Throwdown Announcement
- Replies: 123
- Views: 25403
Re: Land of Lincoln Throwdown Announcement
I can read for this bad boy.
- Mon May 03, 2010 1:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
yeahhhhh buddyJane Fairfax wrote:HSNCT: Loyola:10-0, tourney champs
- Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fond Farewell II
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3640
Re: Fond Farewell II
LIESDavid Riley wrote:she made then-junior Jack Glerum nervous with her knowledge of literature
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA Sectionals results and discussion
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10407
Re: IHSA Sectionals results and discussion
I will come back from Ron McGraw's worst nightmare and wear a du-rag and sunglasses, burning down the Peoria Civic Center so that nobody can win.
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
chyeahhhhh booiiiiiiiimlaird wrote: Nolan Winkler, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
Marcel Youkhna, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
- Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA Sectionals results and discussion
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10407
Re: IHSA Sectionals results and discussion
bahahahahahahahhajonah wrote:New Trier 423, Loyola 374.
INEVITABLE
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
What's up, I want to post to say that, despite only going to two HS tournaments this year, I realize that my summer-thesis of "this year's teams will not surpass last year's teams" was thankfully super, super wrong. That there's interest in (multiple!) post-state series/pre-nationals tourn...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA Regional Results and Discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 18291
Re: IHSA Regional Results and Discussion
McHenry over Auburn 768-341. I told you they were legit.
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:24 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 25827
Re: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
We will not be attending.
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 25827
Re: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
I'll know after our Thursday practice if we're sending a squad. Sorry for such late notice.
edit: stupid
edit: stupid
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:36 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Best Subject Teams/Players
- Replies: 29
- Views: 27708
Re: Best Subject Teams/Players
I'd like to hear a "best team at x subject" list.
- Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: February Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 20112
Re: February Poll
1. Loyola
2. McHenry
3. Senn
4. Luther North
5. St. Scholastica
6. Grayslake Central
7. Gordon Tech
8. Hinsdale South
9. Seton Academy
10. Wauconda
2. McHenry
3. Senn
4. Luther North
5. St. Scholastica
6. Grayslake Central
7. Gordon Tech
8. Hinsdale South
9. Seton Academy
10. Wauconda
- Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Northwestern Wildcat XII
- Replies: 93
- Views: 49641
Re: Northwestern Wildcat XII
I'm never speaking to Nolan again.jonah wrote:Loyola A has taken a loss to Niles North.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: NAQT Region 9 SCT at Indiana (February 6)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7418
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: NAQT Region 9 SCT at Indiana (February 6)
We really wanted to come to this, but have conflicts. I unregistered us on the website.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
- Replies: 86
- Views: 25827
Re: Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament (3/6/10)
You can put us in the maybe column.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Why we can't have nice things
- Replies: 141
- Views: 27794
Re: Why we can't have nice things
The biggest problem with this forum is that instead of taking time to explain to people the merits of good quizbowl, the moment anyone mentions comp math or bad questions we have four or five out-of-state strangers coming to the "rescue" to shoot that person down instead of gently taking ...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fremd Varsity & Frosh/soph 1/23/10
- Replies: 70
- Views: 11437
Re: Fremd Varsity & Frosh/soph 1/23/10
Last year, I think I asked him if he would release the set and he said no. If someone gets lucky and does get their hands on it, I'd like to see it.
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Buzzerfest IX Mirror @ University of Notre Dame (3/27/10)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7658
Re: Buzzerfest IX Mirror @ University of Notre Dame (3/27/10)
You can put us under vague rumblings as well.
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5011
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5011
Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Nobody over 10ppb? Peculiar.
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Turnabout
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6297
Re: Turnabout
Cool stuff.
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Turnabout
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6297
Re: Turnabout
I assume he's not playing, but if he is, there will be a lot of pissed off people.MLaudermith wrote:Teams playing at the Fenton Turnabout:
11. St. Ignatius
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11821
Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
UIUC password protected for me.
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:30 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
Hello Illinois Quizbowl! Twas good to see everybody today—new and old faces alike. I read for several different teams in the morning and read the top bracket in the afternoon, so I think I now have grounds to make a “comparisons post” (as much as I like to speculate based on what I wished were true!...
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: UCLA Mirror of New Trier HS (SATURDAY January 9th, 2010)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11090
Re: UCLA Mirror of New Trier HS (SATURDAY January 9th, 2010)
You lucked out; this set is pretty good!
[The HS section is a naughty-word-free zone.--Mgmt]
[The HS section is a naughty-word-free zone.--Mgmt]
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DAFT 2009 Discussion - Set Cleared
- Replies: 89
- Views: 34237
Re: DAFT 2009 Discussion - Set Cleared
Sorry, you probably should never put the phrase, "prepared for this titular event" in the first line of a toss-up on The Lottery because it occurs in the first line of basically every high school toss-up on it. Not really a big deal, though. PROJECT: the next ten high school tournaments s...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 78317
Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1sjonah wrote:Tom Egan will administer said pizza to Jack Glerum by whatever means necessary.
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And yeah, in an age when many B teams beat A teams, I'm not sure the proposed format makes sense. That said, I have no solution because I'm lazy.
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 78317
Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Just looked over the lit and art for this tournament and it was pretty solid. Certainly won't be flawless, but it'll be the best house-write in Illinois in a long time. Yall should be pumped to play it.
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Early Season Poll
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8978
Re: Early Season Poll
edit: I'm dumb
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
- Replies: 106
- Views: 30006
Re: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
Dinner is Little Lan's? This just made my day.
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
- Replies: 106
- Views: 30006
Re: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
all common link
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:27 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: History project: Top 10 Tournaments of the Decade
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13299
Re: History project: Top 10 Tournaments of the Decade
Glad to see last year's iteration of TIT on the honorable mention -- it struck regular difficulty gold, if I recall correctly.
- Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Early Season Poll
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8978
Re: Early Season Poll
Buffalo Grove is in fact a box.
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Kickoffs
- Replies: 99
- Views: 17760
Re: Kickoffs
I come back from dinner, and look what’s happened! Why the crude “circle-jerk” analogy keeps coming up in this sort of thread is beyond me, but there certainly is a significant amount of insular “we’re awesome” statements that go on in Illinois and in Illinois threads; Matt and Sandy are correct in ...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Kickoffs
- Replies: 99
- Views: 17760
Re: Kickoffs
Part of the problem is that these teams are working towards winning things like Masonic and IHSA finals which they know will be on the type of questions which one could call "bad quiz bowl" or just "scholastic bowl." Teams and coaches are likely against NAQT and mACF because it'...
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Kickoffs
- Replies: 99
- Views: 17760
Re: Kickoffs
jonah wrote:Naperville Central is also incredibly good
I assume both of these statements are hyperbole? I suppose it depends what perspective you come from, but nonetheless.jonah wrote:a superstar in Greg Ward
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Brookwood Invitational Scholars Bowl NEWS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3914
Re: Brookwood Invitational Scholars Bowl NEWS
Out of curiosity, are there 57 moderators in Georgia sitting around waiting for an e-mail, or do you have coaches read? Just wondering, as someone who can't fathom a tournament this large.
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
- Replies: 106
- Views: 30006
Re: High School Lit Singles Tourney (after NTV, 12/19/2009)
I'm down. Also, I think 5 American, 5 British, 5 European, and 5 World/Ancient makes more sense than what you've proposed. I'm playing regardless, but I'd rather have "what's currently accepted in the lit canon" than "what Dan likes", which it sort of seems like with all the Brit...
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
I'm probably not the best candidate to tell someone how to run their tournament which I have zero stake in; perhaps a player/coach who is actively involved in the circuit and who feels strongly about such changes should open lines of communication.
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '09-'10
- Replies: 568
- Views: 143611
Re: Illinois '09-'10
Wheaton North probably still has vestiges of the "Old Guard". I would expect that they do old school stats (no-SQBS, individuals based on total tossups, people crowded around continuous slideshows, etc.) and single elimination playoffs.
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:14 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: The quizbowl decades project
- Replies: 123
- Views: 77269
Re: The quizbowl decades project
Is there an account of this team? If not, could someone give it? Besides "they hated each other" and "they were good", I don't know much about this seemingly (for a Chicago person) mythical team.scquizbowl wrote:'05 Thomas Jefferson