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- Sat Sep 09, 2017 5:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 92986
Re: Illinois '17-'18
Anyone have predictions for 2017 Scobol Solo? I've made a preliminary list of participants that I think have strong-ish generalist ability. Alexander Kuptel Arjun Sundararajan Aristotle Vainikos Conrad Oberhaus Deepak Moparthi Ethan Strombeck Hanson Hao Jaden Lucas Mitch McCullar Sophie Netzel Tim ...
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:26 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 92986
Re: Illinois '17-'18
To keep Kevin's discussion going, I will put in my two cents about rankings. 1. Fremd (several experienced players, quite solid coverage especially in history and literature). 2T. Auburn (Strombeck is a very very good generalist and great at fa and history). 2T. OPRF (same team structure as Auburn, ...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 92986
Re: Illinois '17-'18
Fremd was all juniors and sophomores last year, so they will only have gotten better, and likely significantly better judging by how rapidly they improve. Kodama-led OPRF will be similar to Auburn in that both consist of an underlying generalist making most buzzes... their matches against each other...
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 59587
Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the tossup on prions?
- Tue May 30, 2017 11:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 59587
Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion
Can I see the tossups on thanatos and the chimera?
- Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Math Monstrosity (Preliminary Announcement)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14431
Re: Math Monstrosity (Preliminary Announcement)
I would be interested in playing this be it at a chicagoland mirror or at HSNCT or NSC. Sounds awesome!
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midseason Poll
- Replies: 64
- Views: 44061
Re: Midseason Poll
Ok that makes a lot of sense. I was just confused for a second
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midseason Poll
- Replies: 64
- Views: 44061
Re: Midseason Poll
Just wondering, is there a particular reason there's no ballot from an illinois coach? I realize there may be a very good reason behind it, but considering the relatively high activity and depth of the illinois circuit, I was just surprised there was no ballot.
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Note Taking
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4901
Re: On Note Taking
Oh yes negging certainly improves retention rate. A good number of my best buzzes are derived from clues I've previously negged in practice or, unfortunately, during an actual tournament..
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: General discussion
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1120
Re: General discussion
Can I see the birds tossup (with first line talking about meleager's sisters)? I knew the clue and was waiting to buzz depending on what the question was asking for, but a player from the other team took the risk and buzzed before the "this ____" was said.
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 7:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Note Taking
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4901
Re: On Note Taking
I think your meticulous attitude towards note taking is awesome! I'd suggest using Quinterest as a resource along with wikipedia/Google to give you context about which clues would be more likely to come up, since wikipedia sometimes overemphasizes facts that are relatively insignificant in quizbowl....
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Specific question discussion
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1406
Re: Specific question discussion
Can I see the tossup on images? First clue was something about a playboy model i believe
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
- Replies: 120
- Views: 67462
Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
True Hindu Govind Prabhakar and I will be writing a Hindu Myth/Religion packet, ranging from College Reg- to ACF Nats difficulty.
- Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '16-'17
- Replies: 145
- Views: 66435
Re: Illinois '16-'17
Harrison Wang is the best comp math player in Illinois
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Comprehensive List of Science Topics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11505
Re: A Comprehensive List of Science Topics
I completely agree. However, I think that for people who are just beginning quizbowl (especially high school freshmen who haven't taken AP classes yet), using Quinterest and lists is probably the best way to rapidly improve and get interested in the game . I think this is a fantastic idea for new p...
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '16-'17
- Replies: 145
- Views: 66435
Re: Illinois '16-'17
Stevenson will be going to the Stevenson kickoff, where barrington and stevenson A should finish on top by a good margin, followed by, in no particular order, a mix of auburn IMSA stevenson B and Fremd A. Not sure what places 3-6 will be though, But it's important to note given field size, top ~5 sh...
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '16-'17
- Replies: 145
- Views: 66435
Illinois '16-'17
What are everyone's predictions for the upcoming quiz bowl year in the illinois circuit?