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by etchdulac
Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why Professionalism in Quizbowl Matters
Replies: 5
Views: 7099

Re: Why Professionalism in Quizbowl Matters

Respond to mistakes with humility. If you legitimately mess up while running an event, you should take responsibility for it and not yell at teams who call you out on it. If you forgot to tell teams a new schedule or accidentally messed up rebracketing, you should take responsibility, apologize, an...
by etchdulac
Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational XI [CANCELLED]
Replies: 1
Views: 2356

Re: Texas Invitational XI (3/28/2020 & 3/29/2020)

Since the field has not been updated in the initial post in some time, here's where we are as of early March: Field (Saturday Teams / Sunday Teams) Northmont (OH) (1 / 1) Greenhill (TX) (1 / 0) Plano West (TX) (1 / 2) St. Mark’s (TX) (1 / 0) Strake Jesuit (TX) (1 / 1) TAG Magnet (TX) (1 / 1) Saturda...
by etchdulac
Wed May 29, 2019 5:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel
Replies: 7
Views: 6827

Re: My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel

Nobody has heard of Eden Prairie because the Minnesota circuit is, and will probably continue to be, dominated by Wayzata. That's definitely not true. I think anyone with a reasonable interest in high school quizbowl has heard of your school. Not that that should even matter though. To add on: As s...
by etchdulac
Sat May 04, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 IQBT NASAT - 6/22 and 6/23, Lexington, KY
Replies: 72
Views: 47445

2019 IQBT NASAT - 6/22 and 6/23, Lexington, KY

Texas will send a single team to Lexington.

William Golden (Katy Taylor)
Raúl Passement (San Antonio Reagan)
Sean Doyle (Houston Strake Jesuit)
Evan Hochstein (LASA)
by etchdulac
Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FIFAS Annoucement
Replies: 13
Views: 8675

Re: FIFAS Annoucement

Someday, I may be disciplined enough to produce a soccer history set. But that day is not today.
by etchdulac
Tue May 08, 2018 9:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night
Replies: 35
Views: 21389

Re: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night

Hi, all Advertising myself (everything but sports), previous teams and standings: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=93764 https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=119423 Available together or split, and overall a delight to all who have ever met us PM'd / Emailed
by etchdulac
Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)
Replies: 6
Views: 6247

Re: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Steven

Congratulations to Katy Taylor, winners of the ICT-D2 portion of Texas Invitational IX on Sunday. Taylor won the first game of an advantaged final over Plano West, going 10-1 on the day, winning 10 straight after a first-prelim loss. Runner-up Plano West went 9-3, while third-place DCC and fourth-pl...
by etchdulac
Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)
Replies: 6
Views: 6247

Re: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Steven

Congratulations to Chattahoochee A, winners of Saturday's Stevenson portion of Texas Invitational. Hooch won a one-game final over Detroit Catholic Central, 300-265. Both teams went 12-1 in prelims, with DCC winning their first matchup, 330-290, and DCC losing late in the day to Plano West, 320-315....
by etchdulac
Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)
Replies: 6
Views: 6247

Texas Invitational IX, 4/14-15 (ICTD2 / Stevenson) live trac

Follow results from this weekend's Texas Invitational via this link.
by etchdulac
Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College QB In the News
Replies: 7
Views: 6217

Re: College QB In the News

UT Dallas: https://www.utdallas.edu/news/2018/4/9-32914_Not-a-Trivial-Pursuit-Comet-Quiz-Bowl-Team-Preps-f_story-sidebar.html Don't know about the rest of them, but one of them didn't involve NAQT -- it exists because I have some latitude to occasionally cover stories outside of behavioral and brai...
by etchdulac
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 1995 ACF Nationals program
Replies: 11
Views: 6606

Re: 1995 ACF Nationals program

Sidenote: The Michael McStravick on the A&M team at this event is the father of Tyler McStravick, the #2 scorer at the 2015 MSNCT behind William Golden and current junior at St. Thomas.
by etchdulac
Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Replies: 122
Views: 89900

Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!

Where you have Plano East, you mean Plano West.
by etchdulac
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)
Replies: 6
Views: 6247

Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)

Registered Teams (SMT 14/NAQT 18): (Updated 4/11) Carnegie Vanguard (0/1) Chattahoochee (GA) (2/2) Colleyville Heritage (1/1) Crystal Springs Uplands (CA) (1/0) DeBakey (1/1) Detroit Catholic Central (MI) (1/1) Hoover (AL) (1/1) LASA (0/2) Louisiana Pelicans (1/1) North Gwinnett (GA) (1/1) Plano Wes...
by etchdulac
Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:26 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: IAC announces Middle School all-subject team rankings
Replies: 10
Views: 5881

Re: IAC announces Middle School all-subject team rankings

Thanks for putting this together. It will be interesting to observe.

Quick nitpick: the 50th team has an extra N in it. It's just Beckendorff.
by etchdulac
Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)
Replies: 6
Views: 6247

Texas Invitational IX, April 14-15, 2018 (ICTD2 / Stevenson)

Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance will host its ninth annual Texas Invitational Weekend of Quiz Bowl on April 14-15, 2018. The weekend will include a mirror of the NAQT ICT Division II set and the Stevenson Memorial Tournament . Location: Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. Registration will close ...
by etchdulac
Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alternatives to the phrase "good quizbowl"
Replies: 8
Views: 5183

Re: Alternatives to the phrase "good quizbowl"

I have had some success with saying "modern quizbowl" to suggest the game has evolved. People may be less offput by hearing a suggestion that "this format you've been using for decades is out of date" rather than "what you're doing is in and of itself bad." I imagine it...
by etchdulac
Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FIFAS Annoucement
Replies: 13
Views: 8675

FIFAS Annoucement

If you're looking for another writer, let me know via PM.
by etchdulac
Wed Aug 02, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Obituary: Candace Benefiel (Texas A&M)
Replies: 1
Views: 3677

Obituary: Candace Benefiel (Texas A&M)

It is with great sadness that Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance announces the passing of Candace Benefiel at age 60 following a fight with cancer. Candace worked with TQBA as a mentor and advisor since its founding and served as faculty sponsor of the Texas A&M Quiz Bowl program. From 2003 to 2007, Texas...
by etchdulac
Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: State tournaments
Replies: 8
Views: 25863

Re: State tournaments

So, mostly, I'm wondering how other state organizations handle their state championship tournaments. Do teams have to qualify for it? Is it open invitation? In Texas, Middle School state remains open invitation due to statewide circuit size. We run Championship, Open and Elementary divisions there;...
by etchdulac
Mon Jun 12, 2017 1:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAC going pyramidal?
Replies: 27
Views: 19227

Re: NAC going pyramidal?

How can we (as a group of nice intellectuals) be including of teams who have no idea what good quiz bowl is without destroying them at the same time? Every time a chip team comes to a pyramidal tournament in IN, they get obliterated, and go back to bad quiz bowl. Try to funnel any interested conver...
by etchdulac
Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
Replies: 50
Views: 46462

Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago

Can someone confirm for me which teams are carrying losses into tomorrow's final eight?
by etchdulac
Wed May 31, 2017 12:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2016-2017
Replies: 101
Views: 60141

Re: HSQBRank 2016-2017

Just to give Jakob's achievement at HSNCT some context, I dug through the stats of all Top 4-finishing HSNCT teams since 2006 (when playoff individual stats became available). In terms of percentage of points scored by one player for a team finishing that high, there's only one comparable performanc...
by etchdulac
Mon May 29, 2017 5:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM X at the 2017 HSNCT
Replies: 15
Views: 9740

Re: ACRONYM X at the 2017 HSNCT

Thanks to Erik Nelson and his Play Quiz Bowl writing team for a really great set, and all the readers who stuck around. Good times were had.
by etchdulac
Fri May 26, 2017 12:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Replies: 80
Views: 39107

Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set

Dr. Ugolini and I intend to play this directly after scrimmages. Do we need to do anything more formal than this to register?

Edit: Added us to the spreadsheet if that is helpful at all.
by etchdulac
Wed May 24, 2017 1:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Replies: 80
Views: 39107

Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set

Also eager to see where this ends up on the schedule.
by etchdulac
Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Travel to HSNCT
Replies: 5
Views: 3396

Re: Travel to HSNCT

Seconded -- the Airport is at one end of MARTA, and your straight shot to downtown is 15-20 minutes. Reaching MARTA from the terminal is straightforward. Reaching your hotel from your exit station should only require a sense of direction.
by etchdulac
Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Re: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhow

Full statistics from the weekend in Houston can be found at our website.
by etchdulac
Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Re: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhow

Congratulations to Detroit Catholic Central, the overall champions of Texas Invitational VIII, and to Katy Taylor, winners of Sunday's NAQT ICT D-II mirror. Texasquizbowl.org will have Sunday stats online soon.
by etchdulac
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)

Those interested in following Texas Invitational VIII from afar, or keeping tabs on your opponents between rounds, can view our Live Tracker spreadsheet this weekend.
by etchdulac
Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 St. Mark's Results
Replies: 17
Views: 11138

Re: 2017 St. Mark's Results

TQBA does not allege a systemic issue.
by etchdulac
Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)

Registration for Texas Invitational VIII will close at midnight CT at the end of March 31.
If you intend to participate, please register through this online form.
by etchdulac
Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations Hunter!
Replies: 12
Views: 11467

Re: 2017 NAQT HSNCT: May 27-28, Atlanta

With the waitlist for HSNCT at 18 as of this morning, are there any practical barriers to expansion to 288 teams, now that the conditions for expansion have been met?
by etchdulac
Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)

The top six teams in the midseason poll (and the top four teams in the hsqbrank midseason rankings) will be at Texas Invitational VIII. If you'd like to join us for our weekend of quizbowl, please let us know as soon as possible. Initial registration can be done through our Google form.
by etchdulac
Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SCT, autobids, and ICT size discussion
Replies: 131
Views: 57319

Re: SCT, autobids, and ICT size discussion

And I know for sure that UT-Dallas wouldn't have since I staffed at that site and they fielded a full a team in D2. There may be confusion on this, but my understanding is that UT Dallas did not receive an autobid for hosting because TQBA was the actual host and provided the staff. No autobid was g...
by etchdulac
Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)
Replies: 2
Views: 2852

Re: NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)

Congratulations to Oklahoma A and Texas B, the Division I and Division II Champs of the South Sectional.

Stats can be found here.
by etchdulac
Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)
Replies: 2
Views: 2852

Re: NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)

This SCT goes forward tomorrow with the following field of 20 teams: Division I: Louisiana Tech A, Oklahoma A, Rice, Texas A, Texas A&M A Division II: Louisiana Tech B, LSU A, LSU B, North Texas, Oklahoma B, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma State A, Oklahoma State B, Texas A&M B, Texas B, Texas C,...
by etchdulac
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)

We are switching our Saturday set from the previously chosen Delta Burke set to the recently announced Eisenhower Memorial Tournament.
by etchdulac
Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TEXAS - LONE STAR REPUBLIC 2016-2017
Replies: 12
Views: 7547

Re: TEXAS - LONE STAR REPUBLIC 2016-2017

Hey person from out of state here, I was thinking about going to Texas Invitational and I noticed that one of the sets being played is Delta Burke. In past this tournament has been run on college regular difficulty sets, right? I have also read Delta Burke from past years and although I do think it...
by etchdulac
Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)
Replies: 2
Views: 2852

NAQT South SCT at UT Dallas (2/4/17)

Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance will conduct the South NAQT Sectional on February 4, 2017 at the University of Texas at Dallas. Fees and discounts as determined by NAQT: Base fee: $125 for the first team from a school; $100 for second or subsequent teams New school discount: $20 per team Experienced Staffe...
by etchdulac
Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII field update

Field as of 4/7/17: Barrington Carnegie Vanguard (Sunday only) Chattahoochee A (Sunday only) Chattahoochee B (Sunday only) Cinco Ranch DeBakey (Sunday only) Dorman Detroit Catholic Central Ed Clark Hunter LASA Louisiana Pelicans "Ohio Country" "Preston Hollow" (Sunday only) Seven...
by etchdulac
Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Texas Invitational VIII (April 8-9, 2017)(ICTD2/Eisenhower)

Texas Quiz Bowl will host its eighth annual Texas Invitational Weekend of Quiz Bowl on April 8-9, 2017. The weekend will include a mirror of the 2017 NAQT ICT Div II and the Eisenhower Memorial Tournament. Location: Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. Registration will close at the end of ...
by etchdulac
Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:12 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Collegiate Novice at Louisiana Tech (9/24/16)
Replies: 3
Views: 2925

Re: Collegiate Novice at Louisiana Tech (9/24/16)

Mnemosyne wrote:Note that LSU A defeated LSU B in a coin flip after they were both pulled over on the way to the tournament and chose to coin flip their match against each other instead of delay the tournament significantly.
Clock management has been a problem for LSU today.
by etchdulac
Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History
Replies: 75
Views: 78514

Re: Greatest Upsets in Quizbowl History

Token mention for the old folks of A&M winning 2006 ACF Nats over a Seth/Selene Chicago team, a Kemezis/Westbrook Michigan team, a Sorice-led Illinois team, and several other solid groups.
by etchdulac
Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago
Replies: 78
Views: 67791

Re: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago

Cool - all there now. Thanks!
by etchdulac
Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago
Replies: 78
Views: 67791

Re: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago

Will the final two rounds from Stables and Birds be posted? Only five games were updated there.

Also, what was the missing playoff result between TJ A and Westview?
by etchdulac
Mon May 30, 2016 7:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM IX @ HSNCT - May 29, 2016
Replies: 45
Views: 26212

Re: ACRONYM IX @ HSNCT - May 29, 2016

Old People fun was had. Gracias.
by etchdulac
Tue May 24, 2016 5:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
Replies: 44
Views: 31284

Re: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)

You have everything you'd need from Texas there already. Thanks!
by etchdulac
Mon May 23, 2016 4:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2015-16
Replies: 76
Views: 78001

Re: HSQBRank 2015-16

AKKOLADE wrote:Yes! I finished my finals last week, so I'm going to get back to collecting stats and working on this over the next couple of weeks.
Should we still hope to see these in the next few days?
by etchdulac
Sun May 08, 2016 10:02 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: 2016 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Middlesex!
Replies: 25
Views: 20693

Re: 2016 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Middlesex!

Congrats to Longfellow A and Middlesex A on an intense final, and to the Middlesex program as a whole on a truly impressive weekend.