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by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

we plan on mirrors in the future. I thing Springfield is running one, and (ironically), George Berry might also be mirroring in a southeast tournament. This is the first I have heard of such a thing, and I am notably not in the southeast. Perhaps you mean someone in Georgia. Yeah, wrong Berry.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

we plan on mirrors in the future. I thing Springfield is running one, and (ironically), JR Barry might also be mirroring in a southeast tournament. I think this was a pretty good set (how did other people feel?), and I think we'd be willing to sample it to anyone legitimately considering a mirror. ...
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

Doink the Clown wrote:How did the questions on painting terms work?
Art movements, techniques, etc.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

Another thing: We didn't let any regular varsity starter from any team play in this tournament. We might explore making this novice tournament next year, per my personal vision and not necessarily anyone else's.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

The distro in this tournament was as follows: 1/1 US lit 1/1 Brit lit 1/1 World lit 1/1 Other lit (generally another US lit, sometimes a lit term) 1/1 Paintings and painters and terms 1/1 Music 1/1 Other fine arts (either more music, more paintings/painters, or architecture and sculpture) 1/1 US his...
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Re: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

The tournament ended with the following results: 1. Auburn A 2. Stevenson A 3. Loyola 4. St. Viator B 5. St. Viator A (consolation champion) All stats were completed in incredible fashion by Jordan Hoffmann, and they will be posted sometime soon. Donald should be worried, I think I'd like to thank e...
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 4967

Auburn Knights' Challenge Rockford, IL (Fr./So.) 1/9/2010

Sorry this announcement is so late. This will be the discussion thread for the tournament, which currently has a 16-team field. We'll see who shows up in the morning.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

I did notice that PPB were markedly higher at HFT, and that PPG was also legitimately higher, especially considering both tournaments had bouncebacks. To the issue of bonuses, I would say that it could be a symptom of teams improving. Furthermore, I would say that teams looked awfully sluggish at De...
by Charley Pride
Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

Yeah, bonuses bounced back. Assuming the bounceback points are accurate (which they apparently aren't), then the real total points for Auburn would be 4670 - 700, and our real PPG without bouncebacks would be 397...does that sound more reasonable?
by Charley Pride
Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Early Season Poll
Replies: 54
Views: 8884

Re: Early Season Poll

No offense to Loyola, but I think it's overwhelmingly clear that Auburn/St Ig should be 1/2 at this point...the last few tournaments have had very consistent finals... I think these results are so because most ballots were cast before Decembrist, and all were cast before HFT and NTV. They're pretty...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 133
Views: 78087

Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)

Wait, are teams entitled to have "a bad match" without suffering a consequence, or not? Or is that a privilege that only Auburn, but not certain other teams, have? You seem to be arguing contradictory things in fairly rapid succession here; please clarify. Losing to WWS was punished by us...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Dan-Don wrote:I was thoroughly impressed.
I need us to be at the point where it's no longer impressive when we win a lot.
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

We played our worst quiz five bowl matches of the year with Jack moderating. I'm sorry, man. We're better than that.
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 133
Views: 78087

Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)

a power-matching situation that cuts the playoffs based on total record penalizes teams for doing well by making them play games they are more likely to lose as a direct result of winning prior games. You know, when Auburn was taking us to the wood shed, I was wondering the same thing; would we hav...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 133
Views: 78087

Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)

Congratulations to Jonah and Mr. Reinstein for yet another logistical masterpiece, as well as the entire staff, led by the inestimable Lord of Stats, Donald Taylor. Did Auburn and St. Ignatius set the record today for most matches played between two teams in one month? Today's 4 matches bring the to...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 133
Views: 78087

Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)

While I can't say they looked like they were having fun by the time Stevenson sunk their teeth into them (heads drooping, bodies slouched, eyes wandering, etc), they had good questions during the bus ride home about what I thought it'd take to acquire the knowledge base demonstrated by their top-ti...
by Charley Pride
Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 133
Views: 78087

Re: New Trier Varsity (12/19/2009) at New Trier (Winnetka, IL)

Chametz wrote:We're not even going to have all of our starters in attendance
WHY NOT?!
by Charley Pride
Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

That came off as more hostile than I meant it to. I really enjoyed the tournament and I was even okay with no advantaged final. I just thought that Ms. Greene said there should have been one. That's all. If you're talking to me, I didn't take any hostility. I actually felt bad about how it ended up...
by Charley Pride
Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

What we did followed the rules we set out. That said, I will say that I don't agree with the rules, and I partially take responsibility for not realizing the night before (when we were discussing format) that there was no stipulation for a true final match. This happened last year at NTV, and it hap...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Re: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

styxman wrote:Out of curiosity, why no advantaged final? (I see that the rules posted earlier do not allow for one - why don't they?)
Honestly there's no great reason. There was time for one, but the best reason for why we didn't have one would in fact be time limitations. I'd want an advantaged final next time.
by Charley Pride
Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09
Replies: 47
Views: 11730

Harvard Fall Tournament at Rockford Auburn HS (IL) 12/12/09

Auburn's mirror of 2009 HFT will be this coming Saturday and Auburn High School in Rockford. Below is the team listing in alphabetical order. Note that this is a five-on-five event. Auburn - 2 Belvidere North - 2 Culver Academies - 2 Guilford Keith Country Day LaSalle-Peru - 2 Loyola Academy - 2 New...
by Charley Pride
Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Early Season Poll
Replies: 54
Views: 8884

Re: Early Season Poll

Jane Fairfax wrote:what deveau said.
by Charley Pride
Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kickoffs
Replies: 99
Views: 17481

Re: Kickoffs

How do I contact you?

Edit: Nevermind.
by Charley Pride
Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kickoffs
Replies: 99
Views: 17481

Re: Kickoffs

It's not the solo part: there are plenty of great singles tournaments. The questions are just poorly written, as anyone who looks at them can see. What are you talking about? I'm pretty sure the biggest positive coming out of solo this year was that they were generally well written. Now you're just...
by Charley Pride
Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kickoffs
Replies: 99
Views: 17481

Re: Kickoffs

I'd say that top Illinois teams are doing pretty well considering what we have access to. You can't call us out for attending an NAQT or IHSA tournament, simply because we need to attend them in order to maintain our very existence as quiz bowl teams. I can't imagine Auburn supporting us if we as a ...
by Charley Pride
Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kickoffs
Replies: 99
Views: 17481

Re: Kickoffs

No, my argument is that since no Illinois team managed to break the top 16 teams at NSC, you guys haven't advanced to the level of the elite teams. More to the point, I think that you COULD become a good circuit by providing good quizbowl more regularly and boycotting terrible tournaments. Dude, yo...
by Charley Pride
Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kickoffs
Replies: 99
Views: 17481

Re: Kickoffs

Good things by Matt Bollinger
I wholeheartedly agree.
by Charley Pride
Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

This was a fun tournament. Congrats to Loyola on its victory. Comments to come later... Auburn A stats went (these are stats I just have on my sheets, so there's roughly a total +/- 2 TU margin of error for Zahed's tossups, in total): Morning: Player, Class: 15's, 10's, points per game Zahed Haseeb...
by Charley Pride
Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)
Replies: 34
Views: 16156

Re: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)

TheDoctor wrote:Zahed Haseeb!
Was I there?

EDIT: I'm a small little dude stayin' runnin' from cops.
by Charley Pride
Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)
Replies: 34
Views: 16156

Re: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)

Dan-Don wrote:Congrats to Brad and Kristin! Your debut college tournament could not have gone better (well, except for a certain Rambler reading the wrong bonuses.... :wink: ). Stats?
Someone's passive-aggressive... :bees:
by Charley Pride
Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)
Replies: 34
Views: 16156

Re: THUNDER at Northern Illinois University (10/24/09)

I kind of want to play in this, as Scholarly Haseebs Institute of Technology, since Lloyd wouldn't be available. How do you feel about me moderating, Brad?
by Charley Pride
Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Decemberist III @ Maine South
Replies: 24
Views: 4439

Re: The Decemberist III @ Maine South

jonah wrote:
styxman wrote: Kristin and I excitedly await our first child
Since I think this is the first time that news has been officially posted to the boards, a hearty public mazel tov to both of you.

Not the first time...But a hearty mazel tov nonetheless.
by Charley Pride
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll
Replies: 31
Views: 4385

Re: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll

Jane Fairfax wrote:
Oliver Ellsworth wrote:
Jane Fairfax wrote:
adeveau wrote:I thought there were some mumblings about F/S. My bad.
I'll be a full-time varsity player with a bit of F/S play.

Yeah you will.
Maybe we need to actually get a practice in. Some sort of practice. Any type at all.

Good point. If you're not there tomorrow, I'll have you maimed. :party:
by Charley Pride
Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

It's not balanced if there's still such a clear weak link. 30/25/20/30 would have been much more balanced 10/10/10/10 would've been even more balanced. The amount of balance doesn't matter, man, it's about scoring. Take a team that has a strong #1 and then several good contributors - say, Siva as a...
by Charley Pride
Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll
Replies: 31
Views: 4385

Re: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll

Jane Fairfax wrote:
adeveau wrote:I thought there were some mumblings about F/S. My bad.
I'll be a full-time varsity player with a bit of F/S play.

Yeah you will.
by Charley Pride
Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll
Replies: 31
Views: 4385

Re: Illinois Pre-Season Top 10 Poll

adeveau wrote:1. Auburn (with Lloyd)
Why wouldn't we have Lloyd?

1. Auburn
2. St. Ig
3. Stevenson
4. Loyola
5. Viator
6. Carbondale
7. Lisle
8. WWS
9. IMSA (assuming...)
10. Fremd

Edit: Over-quotage.
by Charley Pride
Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

I'm gonna treat the mess out of Nick by referencing his username alone. :shock: My parents don't let me see this kind of carnage. Next time you say something like this, put an "NSFW" label...He didn't deserve that, Dannyboy, he didn't. Ignoring things is ignorant. One for the books...
by Charley Pride
Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Intelligent things. I think anyone who thinks there's a rule as to whether juggernaut player beats balanced team is silly. In addition, I think we need to define the term "balanced". You can't hope to apply the term "balanced" to players on a team who are equally average if you'...
by Charley Pride
Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Based on what I saw 3-4 years ago, never mind last year in the frosh/soph circuit, Stevenson is #1 until some other team shows me otherwise. They ran my Barrington frosh/soph out of the room in the semis of both the Fremd frosh/soph and the Davey and Goliath; The former with Zach, the latter withou...
by Charley Pride
Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

I understand what you're saying, but teamwork is important to develop. To this, I'd say I'd much rather have that player's future teammates move up for some varsity work, as opposed to the phenom playing down. Otherwise the rapport can be developed in practice scrimmages. That being said, I'm not w...
by Charley Pride
Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

water polo In Rockford, our sports commitments include throwing rocks at each other and playing stickball... :wink: As far as the F/S discussion goes, I think we need to define the role it plays. If you ask me, fresh-soph is simply a warmup to higher levels of competition. That is, it's a watered d...
by Charley Pride
Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Hey, remember when William Horton negged out of the Lit finals at ACE, then dropped his buzzer and it rang again? Classic
by Charley Pride
Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Sami Siddiqui has retired from quiz bowl, as has Jordan Frahm.


Jordan is pushing for a Trashtastrophe appearance, however.
by Charley Pride
Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Long time no post... Speaking for my team, I anticipate we'll have the same buzzer judgment issues that players relatively new to the big stage usually have. I remember that during my sophomore year, during which I captained the F/S team immediately after the ascendance of Siva and Michael, I put up...
by Charley Pride
Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Lloy wrote:I have a very limited vocabulary, am overrated at trash, and am not too good in science, but it's okay, because I WTTDWAU.
And all of that is true. I wish you knew what words meant, but you did GTTDWAU.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Trashtashionals
It's TRASHTASTROPHE...Dan will beat you up. And I won't be so sure about your pick.

And it's us who hope to see you at nationals, Mr. Alpharetta.
by Charley Pride
Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Bonito wrote:Zahed/Lloyd/Alex/[A]bid
Auburn A isn't quite set yet, so I wouldn't make any assumptions. There are at least 3 other people fighting for spots.

And for all practical purposes, use "Lloy" and "Bid".
by Charley Pride
Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

dtaylor4 wrote:South Detroit University
Shhhhhh...
by Charley Pride
Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '09-'10
Replies: 568
Views: 141655

Re: Illinois '09-'10

Andrew, your teammates will include the inestimable Jake O'Shea...