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by Lapego1
Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BLASTOISE Mirror @ University of Delaware (4/23/11)
Replies: 17
Views: 4436

Re: BLASTOISE Mirror @ University of Delaware (4/23/11)

grapesmoker wrote:You clearly have other priorities than playing quizbowl.
You cannot be more correct.
by Lapego1
Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BLASTOISE Mirror @ University of Delaware (4/23/11)
Replies: 17
Views: 4436

Re: BLASTOISE Mirror @ University of Delaware (4/23/11)

My thesis was due three days after Nats, man, so don't rage on me. This tournament served as a convenient stress release the next Saturday.
by Lapego1
Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

There's still the Southern mirror I believe.
by Lapego1
Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Undergraduate Mirror (3/19/11) at Maryland
Replies: 15
Views: 6036

Re: Minnesota Undergraduate Mirror (3/19/11) at Maryland

Penn should be there with a team, no buzzers though.
by Lapego1
Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sack of Antwerp mirror @ U. Delaware, 3/12/11
Replies: 21
Views: 5690

Re: Sack of Antwerp mirror @ U. Delaware, 3/12/11

Penn won't be there aside from me and Ming. We are looking for teammates.
by Lapego1
Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)
Replies: 21
Views: 4950

Re: IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)

It's almost certainly not going to be able to occur on 3/5 due to Spring Break. I will update this later today once a more suitable date has been found.
by Lapego1
Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl Trash III General Discussion
Replies: 18
Views: 3856

Re: Penn Bowl Trash III General Discussion

Hey, the actual discussion for this is in the Trash forum. I'd prefer to keep this for Penn Bowl related things. If a mod could relocate this discussion over there, that'd be awesome!
by Lapego1
Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

UVA won this tournament going undefeated, and Maryland A finished second with just one loss to UVA. Due to a little packet snafu, we didn't have enough packets for an ACF format finals and so decided to only hold a final game if two teams were tied for record. Stats should be up very soon. Please re...
by Lapego1
Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:07 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Yeah, we're kind of at the weird number of 17 teams, so if anyone has 1-2 extra players that did not have to submit a packet, feel free to bring them along to play on an exhibition team.
by Lapego1
Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Details have been sent out to team representatives. We're meeting in the Terrace Room of Claudia Cohen Hall, which is across from the auditorium we usually meet in. Cohen's nominal address is 249 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 if you want to mapquest it. Plan to arrive between 8:15 and 8:45a...
by Lapego1
Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)
Replies: 21
Views: 4950

Re: IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)

Yeah, we're going to change the date of this since it's currently on our Spring Break anyway. Will get back to you soon, probably after Penn Bowl.
by Lapego1
Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Gonzagapuma1 wrote:No idea if you got my e-mail or not, but we, Montgomery College, would like to sign up a team.
Yup I added you in earlier today.
by Lapego1
Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

I'm updating the packet list as we speak and will post it in the post with our field. Now that the +$50 deadline has passed, further packets coming in will be charged an extra +$20 per day late in addition to the +$50 fee.
by Lapego1
Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)
Replies: 21
Views: 4950

IO Mirror at Penn (3/5/11)

The University of Pennsylvania will be hosting a mirror of Illinois Open on March 5, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. Anyone can play regardless of affiliation and it requires no packet submission. Base fee per team: $120 Competent Moderator: -$10 each Functional Buzzer: -$10 each Distance: -$10 per 200 mi...
by Lapego1
Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Do collegiate tournaments played during high school included in the "collegiate tournament before September 1, 2009?" I know they weren't in previous years, but I want to confirm given the recent ACF rule changes. I decided instead not to require high school teams to submit packets but al...
by Lapego1
Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Do collegiate tournaments played during high school included in the "collegiate tournament before September 1, 2009?" I know they weren't in previous years, but I want to confirm given the recent ACF rule changes. I decided instead not to require high school teams to submit packets but al...
by Lapego1
Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Just bumping because I need to get a better idea of who all is coming. Even if you think you've implicitly done so, please register with me again (# teams, buzzers, staffers) at pennquizbowl@gmail.com. I'll keep a running list of teams officially registered in this post, so if you don't see your nam...
by Lapego1
Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sack of Antwerp (Chicago 2/19/2011)
Replies: 144
Views: 80997

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sack of Antwerp (Chicago 2/19/2011)

I'm sorry there's been some confusion about the location of this tournament's mid-Atlantic mirror. Based on an inquiry of mine in December, I guess that Delaware has been considering mirroring this. However, not having heard anything since a reply that essentially said "we'll consider it"...
by Lapego1
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)
Replies: 61
Views: 18771

Re: Penn Bowl 2011 (February 12, 2011)

Just a reminder that if you plan on playing at Penn or Northwestern and are required to submit a packet, you can avoid penalties by sending them in by Sunday. We've received packets so far from Maryland A, Michigan A, Illinois B, and Minnesota B.
by Lapego1
Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl mirror @ Northwestern (2/12/11)
Replies: 60
Views: 16848

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

Just something to keep in mind, Penn Bowl Trash is written as a full tournament on its own, so unless you only use a subset of the rounds (or TUs only), it might be pushing it to run it after Penn Bowl Saturday.
by Lapego1
Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Since stats don't reflect it, the CMU team beat Maryland in two straight games in the finals to win the tournament. I'll add the stats for those last two rounds in as soon as I can.
by Lapego1
Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Maryland, like Delaware, only has six players for two teams, and I presume Rutgers-Nick is also shorthanded to some degree. Maybe it would be possible to get down to 12 and avoid byes? That would work. I have both of you guys at two teams currently. If we cut those two and have some of you join Nic...
by Lapego1
Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

If everyone else stays the way they are for the moment, we're at 14 teams with 12 packets + finals. We'll do two brackets of 7, then top 4 from each advance to an upper bracket and bottom 3 to a lower bracket and play a cross-bracket round robin with prelim games against the teams in your playoff br...
by Lapego1
Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Pitt had to drop, so we're at 15 teams now. Would prefer to make that 16 somehow. 14 is kind of sucky as we can really only do two prelim brackets of 7, so there will be byes.
by Lapego1
Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Delaware has 6 players for our two teams. So if there are any free agents or half-teams out there, contact me and we can work something out. Also, none of my teammates want to do Eyes that Do Not See, so it looks like we won't be staying for it after all. Actually, it'd be great format-wise if your...
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

zmh204 wrote:Is there any way NYU could get in on this? I sent someone an email but never received a response. Hopefully the forum will work out better.

Much Love,
Zac
Try sending said e-mail again to [email protected]. There's still room.
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Yale (12/04/2010)
Replies: 25
Views: 7157

Re: THUNDER II at Yale (12/04/2010)

ThisIsMyUsername wrote:Could Harvard and Columbia please get back to me on how many teams they're planning on bringing? Also, are any teams bringing buzzers?
As of yesterday, Columbia is signed up for our mirror unless they're splitting up or something.
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

TheHumanPaperweight wrote:Do we have a read on what building we're in?
I changed some info in the first post to reflect both location and parking. Note these changes, as I realized I forgot to change some stuff from last year! I'll send out a confirmation of this info to team representatives this evening.
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Managed to get two more rooms, so the field cap is now going to be 20. Currently there is room for a few more.
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ATTN: PENN QUIZBOWLERS
Replies: 4
Views: 1450

Re: ATTN: PENN QUIZBOWLERS

Both TIT and Penn Bowl are happening dude. Announcement for PB forthcoming and TIT has been up.
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

I'm having to set the cap at 16 teams due to room limitations. Depending on final numbers from some teams, we've reached or are at least very close to this cap. Any additional teams will be added to a waitlist.
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Sorry for the delay. Here's a wrap-up of the tournament: The 22 teams were divided into two brackets of 11 each and played a full round robin (with one bye) for a total of 10 games in the preliminary rounds. After this, the top 2 from each bracket (based on win-loss record, then points per game) for...
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Carangoides ciliarius wrote:Will we see full playoff stats (the other two games) as well soon?
Yeah, I'll square that away and post final standings, etc. this afternoon.
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

I'm going to need some final numbers on teams VERY soon (like this week) so I can get the proper number of rooms--we may be limited on the number of rooms we can get in one building.
by Lapego1
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Brief Results: St. Anselm's beats Richard Montgomery 355-260 in the final.
by Lapego1
Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Semi-live stats available here!
by Lapego1
Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Just sent an e-mail out to those registered with final details for the weekend. Let me know if you haven't received this and I'll forward it to you!
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

We've had a few changes to the field in the last few days. Please take a moment and check the field, making sure your team's info is accurate. We'll continue accepting late additions until Wednesday.
by Lapego1
Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Carangoides ciliarius wrote:I would say that there is only about a 50% chance that our second team will be going now. I will have the final word on this by Wednesday the 17th. Sorry for the semi-late notice.
OK please keep me posted!
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

Bump. There's about a month to go before this, so hoping to see registrations from some of the usual suspects soon! EDIT: Also if you've posted here or elsewhere that you plan on coming, please also e-mail pennquizbowl@gmail.com so we can have your contact info and I can get buzzer/staffer info from...
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Hey everyone, There is a change in location of the opening meeting. Please note the change in the initial post. We could not get the usual Cohen Hall location this year, so it will be in the Chemistry Building. I know it's not ideal because this is a couple of blocks away from the tournament site, b...
by Lapego1
Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Bump with a few weeks to go. We have 19-20 teams signed up, and I hope to see some more--we certainly have the space for it! Also I am lifting the cap on number of teams from the same school--schools can bring more than 3 teams now.
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

Re: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

pennstateqb wrote:Fantastic! Penn State would like to bring 1 team and 2 buzzers ($80 fee).
Please e-mail me at the above address, so I can have contact info for your team.
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II - 12/4/10 - UCSD/UPenn/??
Replies: 37
Views: 17894

Re: THUNDER II - 12/4/10 - UCSD/UPenn/??

Info for the Penn site is here.
by Lapego1
Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10
Replies: 48
Views: 26032

THUNDER II at Penn 12/4/10

The University of Pennsylvania will be hosting a mirror of THUNDER II, on December 4, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. It has been announced as a regular difficulty tournament, and no one has to write a packet for this. A slightly more detailed page about this tournament is here . Fee structure is as follo...
by Lapego1
Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

Re: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Hey everyone, we've got about 14 teams registered with a month to go. I look forward to getting more registrations soon!
by Lapego1
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:01 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE CHANGE: Minnesota Open Mirror at Maryland (11/21/10)
Replies: 69
Views: 14126

Re: MInnesota Open Weekend Mirror at Maryland (11/13/10)

Ukonvasara wrote:Yeah, we'd really prefer you host on or after the 20th, if at all possible.
We have our high school tournament on the 20th, so after would be vastly preferable unless you can't find a date at all.
edit: Sunday is fine, I guess
by Lapego1
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)
Replies: 29
Views: 10935

QuAC III at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/20/10)

Hey everyone. This is the announcement for the Quaker Academic Competition III at the University of Pennsylvania to be held on November 20, 2010. We've confirmed that we'll be using this year's incarnation of Delta Burke at the tournament. My thanks go to Chris Borglum for allowing us to use it once...
by Lapego1
Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: EFT 5 at Brown NEW DATE (10/2/10)
Replies: 35
Views: 18302

Re: Announcement: EFT 5 at Brown NEW DATE (10/2/10)

FYI, we'll have one buzzer, which will be handcuffed to Eric's wrist for the duration of the tournament.