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We've just been slowly rebuilding, making sure that anyone who wants to play feels welcome to play both in practice and at tournaments. At the beginning of last year, we had three returning members; this year, the number was more like 12, and I fully expect it to grow. The biggest reasons we can get...

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So apparently, after a tentative head-count, we have enough interest to bring 5 teams to this.

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Our options at Michigan are either (a) attend the CMU FEUERBACH and the Vandy EFT, or (b) attend the Illinois EFT and the Iowa FEUERBACH. Despite the fact that the Midwest fields will largely be doing the latter, after crunching the mileage numbers, it's definitely more advantageous for us to do the...

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A bit of a necro, but can we tack on the FEUERBACH sites to this?

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Please tell me I'm not the only person who, at first, parsed this thread as "Tournaments with Answers that are High Schools."

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This would be a MUCH shorter drive than Iowa for us, especially considering we already plan to make one trip there this fall. There is, then, some preliminary Michigan interest in such a site.

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No Rules Westbrook wrote:Hmmm, maybe she wasn't the best example - though, come on, I know there are some Angelica Kauffmann lovers out there, make your voice heard!

I'm the guy.

alkrav112

As previously stated, Michigan currently plans to attend this site, and I'm confident we can pull together 2 teams. Perhaps more; update will come after our first meeting(s).

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I think, tentatively, Michigan will have to attend the Pittsburgh site...

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TWO trips to Iowa? Hot diggity damn. I'm willing if my teammates are; Deep Bench was great fun last year, and hopefully Feuerbach will be good times.

EDIT: And when I say "Deep Bench," clearly I mean "TTGT11."

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This would be quite the trip from Ann Arbor, but I'll ask around and see if there's interest. Also, it may conflict with our HS tourney...

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Also, a thought: this is going to conflict with TTGT11 in the Midwest, and while I'd rather attend a decent, God-fearing academic tournament that's much closer to home, I get the feeling that lots of Michiganders will want to go to Iowa again this year. I also don't imagine we'll be the only team in...

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Huzzah.

What do you plan to call it next year?

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I think we can find some people from Michigan who will drink your IO milkshake.

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I really like Matt (Weiner)'s predictions and have very little to add on my own behalf except that we are returning every starting member from last year's squad, and only one person is becoming a grad student. Our NAQT Div II team, despite finishing second at its competitive sectional, did not quali...

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Robert Downey Jr. as Lord Rivers in Richard III (the one with Ian McKellen). Priceless.

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Expect about 2 teams from Michigan. We'll know more in early September.

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I'll defend my choice of Symphonie Espagnole as answer by saying that it is a very often performed concert piece for the violin (which, my violin bias aside, stands with the piano as an instrument that dominates classical performance enough for its niche stuff to come up and be generally accessible...

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Congratulations to East Lansing for winning the 2008 Michigan NAQT HSCT. We had a strong showing this year, and I want to thank the 18 well-prepared teams that came out this morning. I also would like to thank all my staffers, and in particular Craig Barker for posting live stats throughout the day....

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What questions did this tournament use?

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Hi all - I've received several inquiries about information for this weekend's NAQT State tournament - sorry about the delay, but here it is. We will begin registration at 8:15 a.m. and hold a mandatory meeting for players and coaches at 8:45 a.m. in 3427 Mason Hall, which is on floor 3 of Mason (the...

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getting defensive Yeah, I've been to Nats and had a great time. I didn't mean to imply that all the aforementioned mischief occurred at that tournament, nor did I mean to suggest that any particular person who is good at quiz bowl is also bad at sportsmanship. What I meant was that, in my book, the...

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Yes, negs will be enforced. Standard NAQT rules will apply unless otherwise noted. Those rules can be found at http://www.naqt.com/rules.html, and you can e-mail me with any questions about them at [email protected].

alkrav112

I think perhaps the thing that garners the most respect from the quizbowl community (or, at least, from me) is striking that difficult balance between being a good player and being a good person/having good sportsmanship. You can edit like the devil, post 140 ppg, and show up to 9 consecutive ACF Na...

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3/18/08 - Field Update:
Novi
Novi B
Brighton
Huron
Huron B
DeWitt
DeWitt B
White Cloud
Troy
Troy B
GPN
GPN B
Hartland
Stevenson
Rochester
DCD
East Lansing
DCC
DCC B
Okemos

Total: 20

That means that there's still room for 12 more teams!

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3/17/08 - Field Update: Novi* Brighton Huron* DeWitt* White Cloud Troy* GPN Hartland Stevenson Rochester DCD East Lansing DCC* Okemos * = indicates that the school has a team on the waitlist. There are still plenty of spots left, but not much time to sign up! Tomorrow is the last day before waitlist...

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I apologize for never formally getting back to you all, but both Unverified Voracity and the host Michigan team will be declining their TRASHionals bids (at least this year). Thanks for a fun Regionals tournament!

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We'll likely be there... it might take some financial finagling. But this sounds totally awesome.

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I think it might be a good idea to move Regionals to the third week of January. The two weeks in a row thing does matter for some people, and I don't necessarily want to compete with College Bowl Regionals when we're in the nascent stages of an effort to bring College Bowl teams into quizbowl. This...

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I think it might be a good idea to move Regionals to the third week of January. The two weeks in a row thing does matter for some people, and I don't necessarily want to compete with College Bowl Regionals when we're in the nascent stages of an effort to bring College Bowl teams into quizbowl. This...

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As I recall, there was another tossup whose answer was "Lake Malawi," which as I recall, aside from being a "Malawi" repeat, was a decent tossup.

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Yeah, we're sending one team, and the packet is nearly finished.

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What about this whole Div II circle-of-death business in Chicago? Wash U has an auto-bid, but (and I'm biased), I think Michigan has the most interesting case of all these. 1 Lawrence 11-3 366.7 18.87 2 Wash U 11-3 277.9 16.54 3 NW A 11-3 273.6 16.01 4 Chicago 11-3 273.2 15.68 5 Michigan A 11-3 269....

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Not to undermine Mike's point, as it is good and valid, but upon reviewing the set I found my complaint slightly invalid, as the question begins with a uniquely identifying pronoun. Still, it's odd answer selection.

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I know this will sound incredibly vague without any details, but in Div I Round 14, there was a question about a character with an alternate name. The first word of the tossup was that character's real name, at which point I buzzed and said the name of the work. I just don't see (a) why you would gi...

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Au contraire, in Div I, I heard 4 baseball TUs and 2 on NASCAR, both of which are entirely too many. Of course, I loved the skewed golf distribution, but even I acknowledge that any more than 1/1 in a tournament is too much, especially when it is at the expense of my other favorite sport, tennis.

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Also, when you register, it would be extremely helpful if you would include a contact phone number and the number of buzzers you plan to bring. Thanks!

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Hi all - it's that time of year again! Michigan Academic Competitions is pleased to invite your team to the 2008 Michigan NAQT State High School Championship Tournament. This event will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008, on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since 1995,...

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Another note about stats: During Round 10, individual stats were not kept in the Pat Freeburn v. UIUC B game, and so "TEAM" reflects the team's stats in that game.

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Thanks to Mr. Dees and Michael H. for expediting the posting of MLK stats: http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=MLK2008&id=1&page=standings At the end of nine rounds, Chicago Goning to Take a Trip and Minnesota A were the top 2 seeds in the Free Bracket, and UIUC A and Lafer/Westbrook were...

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I want to preface this by saying that I think the tournament went really well, I'm very appreciative to have had a set of questions at all, and there wasn't really anything I would have changed. I think there are a couple of issues with the solution Mike proposed in regards to the playoff format. Th...

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/1 ... ef=topnews

Oh, what a strange twist of fate...

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Quick results:

1) Chicago Goning to Take a Trip (Teitler and friends)
2) UIUC A (Sorice and friends)
3) Lafer/Westbrook
4) Minnesota A

Thanks to all for coming; more stuff will be posted later. Hope to see many of you tomorrow for ABD!

alkrav112

Hi all - MLK 2008 is fast approaching, so here's what you need to know for this Saturday: Registration will begin at 8:30 am in 3314 Mason Hall (staff should arrive around the same time unless I've specifically told you otherwise). The team meeting will begin at 9:00 am or as near to it as possible ...

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No. Sorry. Hope the Maryland teams have fun w/this.

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Final Field: Chicago (4) Illinois (3) Notre Dame (2) Chris Ray et. al. (1) BGSU (1) Minnesota (2) Lafer, Westbrook, and friends (1) Bruce, Rom, and friends (1) Pitt (1) Carnegie-Mellon (1) Michigan House Team (1) Which gives us 18 teams, good enough for two brackets of 9 teams. During bye rounds, te...

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Field Update: Chicago (4) Illinois (3) Notre Dame (2) Chris Ray et. al. (1) BGSU (1) Minnesota (2) Lafer, Westbrook, and friends (1) Bruce, Rom, and friends (1) Pitt (1) (Dave/Will)? House teams as necessary So far, we have 16 teams for sure, and several teams are looking for free agents. Let me kno...

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I would appreciate it if all teams playing MLK would register with me by e-mail at [email protected], as described above. I had no idea a Minnesota team was coming. Thanks.

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See the updated field above - also, I have decided to adopt the updated fee structure from TIT ($25 penalty on the 29th; $50 penalty on the 6th).

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