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by Viridian
Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Minnesota (01/25/2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2339

Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Minnesota (01/25/2020)

Hi, just want to note that this will be taking place in Nicholson Hall, not Folwell Hall. We had a bit of an issue booking rooms this time around.
by Viridian
Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Minnesota (01/25/2020)
Replies: 3
Views: 2339

2020 ACF Regionals at Minnesota (01/25/2020)

I am pleased to announce that the North site of 2020 ACF Regionals will be held at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, January 25, 2020. The tournament will take place at Nicholson Hall, with team check-in beginning at 8:30 and gameplay beginning at 9:00. I will be the tournament director. Plea...
by Viridian
Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 Gopher Invitational (GINVIT) at the University of Minnesota (12/07/19)
Replies: 0
Views: 3093

2019 Gopher Invitational (GINVIT) at the University of Minnesota (12/07/19)

The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is proud to announce that we will be holding GINVIT 2019 (Gopher Invitational Tournament) on Saturday, December 7, 2019 . The tournament will begin at 9:00 AM in Blegen Hall on the West Bank Campus where tournaments usually take place, with registration begi...
by Viridian
Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT @ UMN (10/05/19)
Replies: 2
Views: 3689

Re: EFT @ UMN (10/05/19)

The tournament will now be held in Bruininks Hall due to a room scheduling conflict.
by Viridian
Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/19/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 3821

Re: 2019 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/19/19)

Update: this mirror of Penn Bowl is now open! See edit to original post for reasoning/clarification.
by Viridian
Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/19/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 3821

2019 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/19/19)

The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a mirror of the 2019 Penn Bowl on October 19th, 2019. The tournament will take place in Blegen Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM. Registration To register for the tournamen...
by Viridian
Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT @ UMN (10/05/19)
Replies: 2
Views: 3689

EFT @ UMN (10/05/19)

The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the "Minnesota" Mirror of the 2019 Early Fall Tournament on October 5th, 2019. The tournament will take place in Bruininks Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM . Reg...
by Viridian
Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Minnesota (11/02/2019)
Replies: 5
Views: 2979

2019 ACF Fall at Minnesota (11/02/2019)

I am pleased to announce that the North site of 2019 ACF Fall will be held at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The tournament will take place in Blegen Hall, with team check-in beginning at 8:30 AM and gameplay beginning at 9.00 AM. Rob Carson will be the day-of TD, while I...
by Viridian
Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Regionals @ UMN
Replies: 1
Views: 5619

2019 ACF Regionals @ UMN

I am pleased to announce the North site of ACF Regionals 2019 , to be held at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, 26 January 2019 . The tournament will be taking place in Blegen Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM . Fees Base fee: $135 Buzzer: -$5/functional...
by Viridian
Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open
Replies: 89
Views: 49337

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open

So, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the UMN site would require Illinois players for a decent field, but the OSU site wouldn't---the problem being that OSU is a slightly shorter drive from Chicago than UMN. What if the editors allow both sites, but require special approval for people trav...
by Viridian
Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Fall @ UMN (11/03/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 4828

Re: 2018 ACF Fall @ UMN (11/03/18)

Congrats to Minnesota B, who won a one-game final against Minnesota A to clear the field. Stats are located here. Thanks to everyone who came and those who staffed!
by Viridian
Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: [CANCELLED] 2018 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/20/2018)
Replies: 1
Views: 2210

Re: [CANCELLED] 2018 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/20/2018)

The tournament was canceled due to a lack of interest/signups. Apologies for the inconvenience.
by Viridian
Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Gopher Invitational (GINVIT) at the University of Minnesota (12/8/2018)
Replies: 0
Views: 2216

2018 Gopher Invitational (GINVIT) at the University of Minnesota (12/8/2018)

The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is proud to announce that we will be holding GINVIT 2018 (Gopher Invitational Tournament) on Saturday, December 8, 2018 . The tournament will begin at 9:00 AM in Blegen Hall on the West Bank Campus where tournaments usually take place, with registration begi...
by Viridian
Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 EFT @ UMN (10/06/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 2275

Re: 2018 EFT @ UMN (10/06/18)

Congrats to "Dragonball Z" for clearing the field! Full stats are posted here.
by Viridian
Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: [CANCELLED] 2018 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/20/2018)
Replies: 1
Views: 2210

[CANCELLED] 2018 Penn Bowl @ UMN (10/20/2018)

The tournament was canceled due to a lack of interest. The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a mirror of the 2018 Penn Bowl on October 20th, 201 8. The tournament will take place in Blegen Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginni...
by Viridian
Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT Collegiate Novice (CNS-177C) @ UMN (09/22/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 1827

Re: 2018 NAQT Collegiate Novice (CNS-177C) @ UMN (09/22/18)

Congratulations to UMN A for winning NAQT Novice! Full stats are available here. Thanks to all the teams for attending and the staff who helped out today!
by Viridian
Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 EFT @ UMN (10/06/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 2275

2018 EFT @ UMN (10/06/18)

The University of Minnesota Quizbowl Team is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the North Mirror of the 2018 Early Fall Tournament on October 6th, 2018 . The tournament will take place in Bruininks Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM . Registration To re...
by Viridian
Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT Collegiate Novice (CNS-177C) @ UMN (09/22/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 1827

2018 NAQT Collegiate Novice (CNS-177C) @ UMN (09/22/18)

I am pleased to announce that the University of Minnesota will be hosting NAQT Novice on Saturday, 22 September 2018 . The tournament will take place in Blegen Hall , with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM . Registration Please email suacb@umn.edu with the number of team...
by Viridian
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Fall @ UMN (11/03/18)
Replies: 1
Views: 4828

2018 ACF Fall @ UMN (11/03/18)

I am pleased to announce the North site of ACF Fall 2018, to be held at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, 3 November 2018 . The tournament will be taking place in Blegen Hall with registration starting at 8:30 AM and play beginning at 9:00 AM . Registration Registration for this event has two...
by Viridian
Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals logistics and seeding discussion
Replies: 23
Views: 11362

Re: ACF Nationals logistics and seeding discussion

While I was generally pleased with how the tournament ran, I also do agree that the tiebreaker system was flawed - but in more ways than just one. In our prelim bracket, we finished tied with Kentucky and a staffer told us that we would be contacted to play a tiebreaker match midway through lunch. W...
by Viridian
Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: A, B, C teams
Replies: 13
Views: 8770

Re: A, B, C teams

Hyrdofluoric_Acid wrote:Minnesota A did beat Minnesota B at acf fall tho...
... and lost to Minnesota C. I think we're facing an uphill battle here.
by Viridian
Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2016–17)
Replies: 37
Views: 21733

split post from the other destination thread

Looks like the entering freshman contact list got updated for this year (although i'm not on it for some reason): http://www.fraughtmachine.com/efcontact/2017EF.html
by Viridian
Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl
Replies: 16
Views: 11662

Re: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl

Negging (or zeroing) 10-12 times in various matches at Scobol Solo
by Viridian
Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92686

Re: Illinois '17-'18

Two dark horses that might surprise the circuit next year include Naperville Central and Metea Valley. Naperville Central's JV team this year was very impressive, winning their conference and playing considerably well against us at Masonic Bowl. Given the fact that the entire varsity team next year ...
by Viridian
Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66041

Re: Illinois '16-'17

As the year comes to an end, I thought that it would be nice to display the collective opinion of HSQB in IL with some mid-season rankings. With the help of Deepak Moparthi (SHS), Kevin Kodama (OPRF), Anishka Bandara (OPRF), Harrison Wang (HC),and Jakob Myers (NN), I have a compendium of teams that ...
by Viridian
Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific question discussion
Replies: 32
Views: 1401

Re: Specific question discussion

I really enjoyed this set! Props to the editors and the writers who made this all possible. Can you post the tossups on Gauguin, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and Mother Courage? I felt like Mother Courage itself was a bit too hard to toss up at this level; if i remember correctly, there were only quo...
by Viridian
Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66041

Re: Illinois '16-'17

I think there are a couple dark horses to look out for: Fremd and Waubonsie Valley. I'm pretty sure there are no seniors on Fremd's A team, and I'm assuming Brian K will study a lot this summer and become an even stronger player for Waubonsie. Waubonsie Valley is looking to be much better this seas...
by Viridian
Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:58 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Studying Geography
Replies: 8
Views: 13842

Studying Geography

Hey everyone, As a high school student exposed to numerous NAQT packets, I feel like there has been a substantial amount of geography sprinkled within bonuses and tossups. Currently, our team can't answer these questions really well, and I only have the basics covered. What would be the most efficie...
by Viridian
Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 2016
Replies: 36
Views: 14198

Re: IHSA 2016

I think the neutrino question could have had a better lead-in... Starting off with Wolfgang Pauli's postulation of the particles seems a bit antipyramidal.
by Viridian
Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 2016
Replies: 36
Views: 14198

Re: IHSA 2016

I feel like this set has definitely improved from last year, with more of the general high school canon popping up in tossups, even though there were quite a bit of easy early clues dropped. Also, some of the bonuses contain a few difficulty spikes and random info (horses). Overall, I believe this s...