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by bretthogan43
Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Coaches in Each State
Replies: 13
Views: 4770

Re: Best Coaches in Each State

In the state of Alabama, the legendary Lee Henry is the greatest coach of all time, past or present. Each program the man has been affiliated with has turned into a regional juggernaut and nationals contender. Following his trophy case full of achievements at Brindlee Mountain, the program continued...
by bretthogan43
Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mortal Kombat 11 main(s)
Replies: 1
Views: 257

Re: Mortal Kombat 11 main(s)

My roomate is huge into Mortal Kombat, so I've been playing it a bunch. I always play as Johnny Cage, just because I love the character and the attitude.
by bretthogan43
Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42602

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Good luck to all Alabama teams as nationals start this weekend.
by bretthogan43
Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2018-2019
Replies: 94
Views: 42602

Re: Alabama 2018-2019

Hi there everyone! I'm a student from Enterprise High School. I'm pretty sure I'm the first student from my school to create an account here. I absolutely love quizbowl and I'm excited for the state tournament. (At the same time, however, I'm worried our team is gonna get crushed. I just want us to...
by bretthogan43
Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2017-2018
Replies: 38
Views: 20926

Re: Alabama 2017-2018

I'd like to wish the best of luck to West Point and Good Hope as they represent the great state of Alabama (and Cullman county!) at SSNCT this weekend. Go warriors and raiders.
by bretthogan43
Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22466

Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

I predict West Point with a top 10 finish.
by bretthogan43
Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 Delta Burke Questions Discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 2921

Re: Delta Burke Questions Discussion

To the guy that wrote the "Trump handshake" question- I wasn't really clear on what that question was asking for. The same thing was true for the TU on "crime" in the first round. Also, my teammates voiced concerns about the TU length being overly long for a community college fie...
by bretthogan43
Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Even more cuts: ABBA Eagle ABBA Voulez-Vous ABBA Money, Money, Money ABBA The Name of the Game ABBA Does Your Mother Know? ABBA Fernando ABBA Mamma Mia ABBA Knowing Me, Knowing You ABBA Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) ABBA S.O.S. ABBA Waterloo ABBA Take a Chance on Me So let's just cut out...
by bretthogan43
Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2017-2018
Replies: 38
Views: 20926

Re: Alabama 2017-2018

I'm bored again so I'm going to do another ranking of Alabama high school teams. Maybe it's accurate, maybe it's not. I still consider it fun either way so here ya go. 1) Hoover (Previous: #2 Hogan, #1 Henry)- Undeniably Alabama's top dogs, leaving everybody else in the dust. Their top 4 finish at f...
by bretthogan43
Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I'm bored so let's suggest music
Replies: 43
Views: 4194

Re: I'm bored so let's suggest music

You've gotta listen to Dying Fetus. Their blend of brutal death metal with a technical edge receives praise from fans of all types of music.
by bretthogan43
Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fundraising
Replies: 7
Views: 4249

Re: Fundraising

You could try reaching out to nearby businesses; usually they're happy to support. GoFundMe pages are an option but the likelihood you'd get any yield from that is slim to none. In high school I got monetary help from a lot of my family members but for the most part my team was funded based on how I...
by bretthogan43
Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:14 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: New Alabama Quiz Bowl Team
Replies: 2
Views: 10547

Re: New Alabama Quiz Bowl Team

Andrew, It is probably your best bet to refer to the NAQT Alabama schedule here: https://www.naqt.com/schedule.jsp?hs=true&one-day=true&extended=true&state=AL&distance=100&postal_code= . There is also one located at the top of the Alabama thread of the National Comparisons which ...
by bretthogan43
Sat Sep 02, 2017 3:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl
Replies: 16
Views: 11662

Re: Your Worst Moment In Quizbowl

I once got so angry that I stormed out of the room after the opposing team got the tiebreaker tossup, this coming after me tying the game on the last question and getting 20 (I think) on the bonus. What stung even worse was that this was the third time we'd played this particular team that year and ...
by bretthogan43
Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2017-2018
Replies: 38
Views: 20926

Re: Alabama 2017-2018

Just finished my HSQB preseason poll so I figured I would rank my top 10 Alabama teams as well. Enjoy. 1) James Clemens - Coming off a win at ASCA state and probably one of the deepest runs ever made by an Alabama team at HSNCT, Sharath heads into his senior year with some competent backup rising th...
by bretthogan43
Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quiz bowl scholarships
Replies: 5
Views: 6063

Re: Quiz bowl scholarships

Most all community colleges in the state of Alabama offer scholarships for quizbowl.
by bretthogan43
Sun May 14, 2017 11:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Thanks once again to Mr Henry for hosting another awesome tournament at West Point this weekend, my team had a blast competing. Best of luck to everyone competing at nats in a couple of weeks. I think Alabama teams have enjoyed another highly successful season to say the least.
by bretthogan43
Thu May 04, 2017 5:50 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History
Replies: 74
Views: 77779

Re: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History

Back on the 4th of March of this year, a bunch of hicks from Fairview kept pace with Alabama "Small School" state champs East Lawrence and eventually beat them on the last tossup. Might not mean much to anyone else but I think it qualifies as an "upset" and deserves a mention.
by bretthogan43
Mon May 01, 2017 11:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl
Replies: 28
Views: 3038

Re: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl

I did cross country at school but have spent most of my free time listening to metal.
by bretthogan43
Mon May 01, 2017 12:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

I know this has only been said about a hundred times, but I'd like to reiterate it on the forum- I'd like to extend congratulations to not only West Point for a great finish at SSNCT this weekend (8TH!!!), but also to East Lawrence, Good Hope, Ashville, and any other Alabama teams I am missing for b...
by bretthogan43
Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Are there any concrete details regarding NASAT tryouts?
by bretthogan43
Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2016–17)
Replies: 37
Views: 21733

Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2016–17)

Due to scholarship offers, I can definitely say that I will be taking my talents to Wallace State Community College in scenic Hanceville, Alabama where I intend to play on the quizbowl team.
by bretthogan43
Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

We had a great tournament, as always, at CCA yesterday. Thanks to the Sheldons once again for putting it all on. There weren't a whole lot of teams there but it was good practice for ASCA State for Fairview and Russellville. Top teams were: 1. Itawamba (6-1, lost to Fairview) 2. Russellville (6-1, l...
by bretthogan43
Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

jjjjjared wrote:So, how about tryouts for NASAT?
I have been wondering myself. I think we can all say that there is plenty of interest in Alabama for forming a team. Hope to hear details soon.
by bretthogan43
Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

I agree with Sharath; West Point deserves to be much higher up there. From experience playing them, they are extremely well-balanced in various subject areas and they even broke the ASCA record for points scored in a single game this year. EDIT: We at Fairview were extremely excited to even make it ...
by bretthogan43
Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

At the West Point/Cullman site: West Point cleared the field in pool A going 5-0 and the runner-up was Russellville at 4-1. Arab mopped the floor with Pool B at 5-0. Fairview finished as the runners-up at 3-2 with a last-question upset of East Lawrence. Both teams had a record of 3-2 (Fairview had a...
by bretthogan43
Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fundraising for PACE NSC
Replies: 8
Views: 4876

Re: Fundraising for PACE NSC

I feel your pain. I have to do every bit of the fundraising for our team. My best advice to you would be to try and extort money from your grandparents or other people close to you that will blindly give you money if you can give them a good enough reason. That's how my team has a lot of its money. ...
by bretthogan43
Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXIV Mirror Requests
Replies: 9
Views: 10616

Re: GSAC XXIV Mirror Requests

Add me to that list of requests.
by bretthogan43
Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quizbowl Resource Center Blog
Replies: 20
Views: 9878

Re: Quizbowl Resource Center Blog

Another obvious one, but maybe somebody could start a brand new blog series?
by bretthogan43
Fri Feb 24, 2017 2:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Would anybody be interested in a tournament at Fairview on April 8? Now I get that it's THE DAY AFTER ASCA State but that was the only date that didn't have a major conflict with AP Study Sessions or the Alabama state quizbowl calendar. I can't confidently say that this is happening but there is a m...
by bretthogan43
Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

I can confirm that the idea of hosting a tournament was shot down by Fairview's coach. It looks that if someone our area won't take it, then the idea for an Alabama Prison Bowl mirror is dead in the water (sorry, Luke).
by bretthogan43
Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:40 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Starting a Team at Univ. North Alabama
Replies: 0
Views: 9198

Starting a Team at Univ. North Alabama

Hello all, I have a very good friend and teammate that will be attending of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama in the fall and he is hoping to start a quizbowl team there. I agreed to put out a feeler for him on the HSQB forums looking for any Shoals area/NW Mississippi/South Tenne...
by bretthogan43
Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

I have also been asked to gauge interest for an Alabama mirror of Prison Bowl. I think it would be really cool to see it run in our state. However, my school would not be the best place to do it. At all. I hope we can get somebody to take it.
by bretthogan43
Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Many thanks to Dr Dean and all at Buckhorn for a very well-run tournament on Saturday. Now- ASCA regionals are in just under two weeks. Best of luck to all competing.
by bretthogan43
Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Quick results from the Wallace-Hanceville district: Moving on from Pool A: 1. West Point 2. Ellkmont 3. Good Hope Moving on from Pool B: 1. Arab 2. Fairview 3. St. Bernard Notes: West Point once again dominates, breaking the state record for points scored in a game with 660 of a possible 700. Arab i...
by bretthogan43
Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Stimulants and Rituals for Quizbowl
Replies: 28
Views: 20155

Re: Stimulants and Rituals for Quizbowl

I am resurrecting this thread because I would like to know if there are any recommendations for songs to listen to before a match. I usually jam a bunch of dragon-slaying power metal like Manowar, DragonForce, etc, with some Eminem and Wiz Khalifa thrown in for good measure. I am open to any suggest...
by bretthogan43
Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

ASCA districts are one week away now... do we have any predictions? I won't make any predictions because I'm not necessarily in the position to do so. However, a few questions are looming... Will there be any major upsets? Will Huntsville or Grissom do very well considering neither of them have play...
by bretthogan43
Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

The tournament at CCA has been postponed to April 1. Only 4 of the original 23 teams had expressed interest for this Saturday.
by bretthogan43
Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

I want to extend the greatest of thanks to Chandler, Hulsey, and the entire Good Hope crew for putting on such a well-run tournament today. Everything ran smoothly and my team was able to get in nine rounds well before 3. The adrenaline-pumping final between James Clemens and Hoover to me showed how...
by bretthogan43
Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Neg Control
Replies: 11
Views: 8933

Re: Neg Control

My advice to you (and your team) is to wait until you hear a term or phrase in the question that you can closely associate with what you think the answer might be. If you can at least make a highly educated and accurate guess, then don't fault yourself too much for negging something. It's always an ...
by bretthogan43
Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Any word from JV/SS regionals?
by bretthogan43
Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Good Hope Invitational Tournament (Cullman, AL)-1/21/17
Replies: 12
Views: 5543

Re: Good Hope Invitational Tournament (Cullman, AL)-1/21/17

This is a very talented field. I look forward to playing against some very competitive opposition.
by bretthogan43
Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Midseason Poll
Replies: 64
Views: 44009

Re: Midseason Poll

I would be interested in a players' poll as well.
by bretthogan43
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5917

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Collared Scops Owl wrote:
Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:
Wynaut wrote:
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
by bretthogan43
Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2016-2017
Replies: 84
Views: 41760

Re: Alabama 2016-2017

Did the Covenant Christian tournament happen, or was it a victim of "snowmageddon"?
by bretthogan43
Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: What keeps you doing quizbowl?
Replies: 25
Views: 15256

Re: Quizbowl?

1. What keeps you doing quizbowl? Rather, what keeps you going, even in the face, say, getting slaughtered in a game? For me, it's that in quizbowl I am a team leader, someone that people are looking to to guide the team through adversity faced in our competition, a role I have nowhere else in life...
by bretthogan43
Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Good Hope Invitational Tournament (Cullman, AL)-1/21/17
Replies: 12
Views: 5543

Re: Good Hope Invitational Tournament (Cullman, AL)-1/21/17

Will this be power-matching or round robin format?
by bretthogan43
Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Worst Christmas Song Ain't What You Think
Replies: 15
Views: 967

Re: The Worst Christmas Song Ain't What You Think

I think that you've dredged up what is the worst, as well as the most morbid, Christmas song that I've ever heard in my life. I don't even think "Dominick the Donkey" tops this one.
by bretthogan43
Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
Replies: 27
Views: 2678

Re: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016

The tossup on Harambe from West Point High School's SMART II was PRICELESS
by bretthogan43
Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5917

Re: Best Albums of 2016

I vote for HEAVN, Masterpice, Hamilton, and views.