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- Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 08-09
- Replies: 210
- Views: 36882
Re: Alabama 08-09
Understood and makes sense. As long as all the kids show up that early for a road trip to a tournament.
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 08-09
- Replies: 210
- Views: 36882
Re: Alabama 08-09
Wow.... I don't know about those 6:15 am practices myself... but that's dedication. I would be more prone to see how they practice later in the evening. Not every tournament starts as early as 6am, but many tournaments could run later than 4pm. :wink: Circadian rhythms do have some meaning. I do tel...
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT and the Dead Zone (ETC moved from Nationals)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5779
Re: NAQT and the Dead Zone (ETC moved from Nationals)
I understand that many invitationals run without a clock on NAQT packets, but it would interest me if the sorting algorithm changed for those few tournaments that run with a clock. I would like to expect that the packets in the invitational series emulate the national set to some extent. Heck, if I ...
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT and the Dead Zone (ETC moved from Nationals)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5779
Re: NAQT and the Dead Zone (ETC moved from Nationals)
I think a general categorization would be nice to have rather than be focused solely on whether fine arts questions are being spiked in that area. Granted, you may uncover something that is a glitch in the randomization process of compiling the questions for HSNCT... I would also be interested in a ...
- Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17), Richmond
- Replies: 91
- Views: 27814
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17), Richmond
Can you advise me on parking, given that it is also move-in weekend at VCU?
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PGA Championship
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3880
Re: PGA Championship
I don't know if Byko has time to play golf, but he has before methinks.Second Slovenly Bully wrote:out of curiosity, who all plays golf in QB?
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PGA Championship
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3880
Re: PGA Championship
I guess so. Is there anything more ridiculous and pitiful sounding than a golf channel? A lot of other people took my suggestions (Tennis channel). I suppose depending on your perspective, SPEED (everything autosports) probably stinks too. :) Of course, now we're in Quadruplecast mode with the Olym...
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE announces new members
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2835
Re: PACE announces new members
No, that's not the issue for me. It would be PACE that would be liable if you came unchaperoned. That makes a difference when it comes to event insurance and liability. If your school came under an alias for official purposes (like Kansas schools have to adhere to), I think we have been flexible to ...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PGA Championship
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3880
Re: PGA Championship
There's too much going on today... argh!
Gotta watch the Golf Channel commentary now.
Gotta watch the Golf Channel commentary now.
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE announces new members
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2835
Re: PACE announces new members
I'm not sure whether your particular circumstance (when it came to NSC 2008) would be under discussion. The major issue is how teams qualify for the NSC that would be more data-driven. However, I still think that for the sake of liability (and in my own opinion), we do have to have chaperoned, appro...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collaboration and Google Documents
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2179
Re: Collaboration and Google Documents
I am very glad this discussion has started since I had wondered how many people would start playing with the technology to get better packets edited and formatted than the "old system." I'm sure there are probably some drawbacks, but I haven't yet bumped into that many, aside from formatti...
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Brett Favre goes Broadway
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3312
Re: Brett Favre goes Broadway
Okay... just went through the press conference (NFL network coverage)... over 3000 Favre jerseys sold. Sheesh.
All I can say is that we'll be fully sick and tired of this by the end of.. September.
All I can say is that we'll be fully sick and tired of this by the end of.. September.
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Brett Favre goes Broadway
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3312
Brett Favre goes Broadway
Just in case someone cares...
Will they actually play him in Cleveland tonight?
Will they actually play him in Cleveland tonight?
- Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:23 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Actual Discussion of HSQuizbowl/Kidder podcasts
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3594
Re: Actual Discussion of HSQuizbowl
We are in an age where multiple forums and media exist and will continue to explode. I don't think any one of us can monitor everything from Facebook to myspace to IRC channels. There are multiple discussion forums on the state level that already exist (Missouri, Ohio), and I know that if someone re...
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Math Question Discourse: From "An Open Letter to NAQT"
- Replies: 123
- Views: 29620
Re: Math Question Discourse: From "An Open Letter to NAQT"
Those are the type of "math" questions that NTAE/Panasonic really likes in its history. While I admit one "ought" to know those numbers, it is not in-depth knowledge that is significant in value. For game shows, sure, it's nice to know "these things in common were ordinally ...
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: An Open Letter to NAQT
- Replies: 97
- Views: 21002
Re: An Open Letter to NAQT
I have moved the math discussion discourse to Theory.
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Pre-season Poll 2008-09 Edition!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3104
Re: Pre-season Poll 2008-09 Edition!
I think the most number of Dunbar teams at Vanderbilt was 10...???
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
Understood... it just makes a difference regarding any real progress towards change. Sad to say that democracy and majority rules in many organizations, so knowing how amenable they are to change is something that needs to be kept in mind.
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
Is it because the makeup of the representatives involved with MO HS debate is more interested in competing nationally than those who are in charge of quiz bowl in MO?
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17), Richmond
- Replies: 91
- Views: 27814
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT and call for staff: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17)
I'll check my planner. Probably can only do Saturday.
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Ohio '08-09
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4729
Re: Ohio '08-09
Ike, Having been in Cleveland for many years, your frustration is one that I know a lot of people from my standpoint share. In my day, what had worked for a while is having the lead be taken by the college programs at Case, Ohio State, Bowling Green, etc. to effect change. This resulted in the compe...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: the fred morlan tournament watch thread dunbar edition
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5241
Re: the fred morlan tournament watch thread dunbar edition
I look forward again to Dunbar bringing at least 5-6 teams to Vanderbilt again. I can't remember but usual duties of the assistant coach include driving the yellow school bus, right?
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
ETC EDIT: I've moved posts related to Ike's discussion of acting to make changes to OAC format have been moved to the Ohio 2008-09 thread.
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Ohio '08-09
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4729
Re: Ohio 08-09
Good. Constant pressure from coaches and students to get athletic associations entirely out of quizbowl should be kept up until that necessary goal is achieved. To clarify, OAC is in no way involved in athletics...its a format of Quizbowl in Ohio that makes it seem like an athletic committee is in ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSAPQ: Fall Tournaments Sets Available
- Replies: 150
- Views: 30039
Re: HSAPQ: Fall Tournaments Sets Available
:: Applause :: Good luck, guys.
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ICT Survey Results?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1973
Re: ICT Survey Results?
Just being devil's advocate as someone who has to analyze surveys that I and others draft all the time: a survey is not a poll but it does give some read-out of the prevalent attitudes of the sample. Just because a baseball player garners the most votes for the all-star game, it doesn't mean that th...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: the fred morlan tournament watch thread dunbar edition
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5241
Re: Kentucky 08-09
Wow... congratulations Fred!
I wouldn't say put Dunbar at #1 now... he needs a little transition time to get his system up and running. After all, it took Rick Pitino a little while...
I wouldn't say put Dunbar at #1 now... he needs a little transition time to get his system up and running. After all, it took Rick Pitino a little while...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ICT Survey Results?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1973
Re: ICT Survey Results?
I would like to know where in the PACE survey there are false dilemmas. I recognize I can't do much about the sampling, but then again, I gladly field suggestions on how to do a scientific poll that really surveys the participants in a way that does not raise potential for oversampling of negatives ...
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:22 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4000
Re: Tour de France 2008
Whenever ESPN Classic decides to have the ESPN Classic 2 channel with marathon coverage of past ToF's...
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: CSI III (12/13/08) @ Cave Spring HS (Roanoke, VA)
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13933
Re: CSI III (12/13/08) @ Cave Spring HS (Roanoke, VA)
Hmm... technically you should have this as an event rather than a group, but hey... it works.
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4000
Re: Tour de France 2008
Ah... doubt it. They'll still be honorable and have all the jerseys (except sprinters) enjoy the ride. Unless there's an awful crash or they did a Champs-Elysees time trial (which they never will since Fignon? was beaten by Lemond when they tried).
- Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4000
Re: Tour de France 2008
Well it is over, except for the ceremonial race to Paris. Evans proved that all the experts are wrong again as Sastre found a way to keep his losses low and save the yellow jersey for himself. Schumacher beat Cancellara again to win the second ITT, and Andy Schleck will likely win the Tour in three ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4000
Re: Tour de France 2008
I think it goes to the rider for which yellow actually coordinates well as a fashion statement. Or at least someone who isn't afraid of
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MANIAC (Moravian Academy)(Cancelled)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6651
Re: MANIAC (Moravian Academy) (Fall)
The alternative is a q-share if you have in-house questions.
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:48 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACE Camp
- Replies: 87
- Views: 22855
Re: ACE Camp
Three possible answers:
1) Lack of knowledge/advertising
2) Summer jobs
3) Too many
1) Lack of knowledge/advertising
2) Summer jobs
3) Too many
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:10 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
I also think that unless there is a real need or reason to campaign about how fair or unfair the rules are, it's useless to put in a letter-writing campaign. If they don't see the need to change, external calls to change are fairly meaningless. It's like telling to improve the questions.
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
From what I surmise from the website: http://www.mshsaa.org/ http://champs.mshsaa.org/advisory/index.asp?Committee_ID=17 It is probably an organization similar to the NCAA but for all scholastic-level activities in the state of Missouri as required by their charter as a non-profit (likely 501-c-3) o...
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: VETO in Vancouver and Toronto, 7/19/2008
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5548
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: VETO in Vancouver and Toronto, 7/19/2008
Moderating reminder, Adam: ID yourself in your .signature and activate it if you can.
Resume discussion.
EDIT: I have been corrected by Fred regarding the rules. Using your real name as an ID fulfills the identification requirement. Disregard.
Resume discussion.
EDIT: I have been corrected by Fred regarding the rules. Using your real name as an ID fulfills the identification requirement. Disregard.
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Missouri 08-09
- Replies: 135
- Views: 127700
Re: Missouri 08-09
I would be interested in hearing what the policies are in other states such as Illinois and others represented here. This isn't an entirely bad idea (because other states have policies that I find better, if not wonderful), but I'd caution you to do what's right, not just what other states have don...
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs Again
- Replies: 494
- Views: 115199
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Next Year
- Replies: 102
- Views: 17275
Re: Next Year
Interesting... we were hoping that since you guys at JI came up to GMU for Weekend of Quizbowl, and we were really trying to let people know this was a dress rehearsal for NSC that she might be more inclined to go. Instead she went to Chip's on the same weekend, right?
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs Again
- Replies: 494
- Views: 115199
Re: Bad Negs Again
fixed... I think.What about bad NAC/QU questions?
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:05 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Next Year
- Replies: 102
- Views: 17275
Re: Next Year
To my knowledge, there has not been a JI team at NSC. You're definitely more than welcome to attend. Can't say I get your coach's reasoning that "we're bad, ergo we must go to a bad national". Then again, I can't get your coach's reasoning that "we're bad" to start off with. Nop...
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scholastic Scrimmage '08-'09
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2749
Re: Scholastic Scrimmage '08-'09
Gee... finding videos is easier than I thought.
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl Radiogram
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2475
Re: Quizbowl Radiogram
Shoot... if I ever have time and anything to say (since I have no clue on the college circuit now)... I've got Skype too.
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:39 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4000
Re: Tour de France 2008
Am I the only one who thinks ITT stands for individual time trial? Now that it's a rest day, what do we know? 1) You have one dumb rider who thinks he can't get caught doping EPO. 2) Liggett is going to great lengths trying to pump up the excitement about the Tour. Some of it is deserved, but I gues...
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:32 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Triple Elimination
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3646
Re: Triple Elimination
Occam razor's rule of running tournaments: making the playoff format more complicated than your prelims is [dumb, insane, going to take forever].Chief Pride wrote:Say a team was to host a tournament with a round robin and then the teams go into a triple elimination bracket, is this possible?
- Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ACE Camp
- Replies: 87
- Views: 22855
Re: ACE Camp
I know for me and past competitions, I usually allow the admissions office an opportunity to recruit at high school events. While I don't always get the admissions office to do squat at Duke, Case was a bit more accommodating because they know they have a good group of students. They did help me wit...
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alabama 08-09
- Replies: 210
- Views: 36882
Re: Alabama 08-09
Nice to see you back, Nancy.
- Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Colony Collapse Disorder Awareness
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2312