Search found 177 matches

by bradleykirksey
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:34 am
Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
Topic: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]
Replies: 8
Views: 1047

Re: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]

I was really excited for this set when I first heard about it in 2018 and I'm excited for it now! If I can make the time, I absolutely will.

Just, I sure would love about 4-or-so days heads up with work, whenever it is.

This will be a lot of fun!
by bradleykirksey
Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: UCF Open Trash 2023
Replies: 7
Views: 3910

Re: UCF Open Trash 2023

This tournament happened today! As someone who's written a lot of trash, I want to say that I think these guys did a great job! Probably like most trash sets, there are bumps, but they clearly cared a lot, had some fun and interesting questions, and I learned some pretty great stuff! The deviation f...
by bradleykirksey
Sat Aug 19, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Bad Random Trash
Replies: 5
Views: 3863

Re: Bad Random Trash

I think that at this point, everyone who asked for these questions has had a change to play them as a side thing or practice or whatever else.

If you would like to play these questions, or chip in for a good charity, let me know soon or they'll probably go on the archive this week!
by bradleykirksey
Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: QB classification test?
Replies: 9
Views: 5444

Re: QB classification test?

Now, I don't think this is a particularly good idea for a simple reason: every player is much more nuanced than any code or number could provide, and everyone has their own quirks and idiosyncrasies that cannot be captured via coding like this. Reducing people to numbers generally isn't a good plan...
by bradleykirksey
Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Bad Random Trash
Replies: 5
Views: 3863

Re: Bad Random Trash

Cool! I'll make sure to send it to you before mid August!
by bradleykirksey
Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Bad Random Trash
Replies: 5
Views: 3863

Bad Random Trash

Hey! I've written trash for a lot of things that never saw the light of day. The failed CLAMAT 3, rejected trash from various Delta Burke tournaments or NAQT applications, the COVID-canceled SuMO VI, some NFL pack, part of JCD IV, a lot of trash I've read for friends on their back porches, and so on...
by bradleykirksey
Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Notable Buzzers
Replies: 32
Views: 20579

Re: Notable Buzzers

I don't know how they did it, but in 2012, I swear Lincoln Land CC from Illinois (nicknamed "The Loggers" with a lumberjack logo" brought a wooden buzzer set to ICT in 2012. The main console was wood, the thing you'd hold in your hand was wood. There were obvious cords connecting the ...
by bradleykirksey
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: JCD III Online - 9/10/22
Replies: 2
Views: 1562

Re: JCD III Online - 9/10/22

So, interest in this has been lukewarm, which is fine. It's had a good run and was a blast to make. But I'd like to put out feelers-- is there a meaningful amount of people who'd want to play a different weekend, or who'd like to but don't have a team? Let me know through PM or smoke signals or some...
by bradleykirksey
Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:54 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: JCD III Online - 9/10/22
Replies: 2
Views: 1562

JCD III Online - 9/10/22

After some time, I think we've got a plan for JCD III online. Cody Johansen will run it on Google Meet on 9/10. We're asking for $15/player. If you need teammates or need free agents, let Cody or me know. Cody can be reached at codyjohansenieso@gmail.com Depending on the exact size of the field, we'...
by bradleykirksey
Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III - January 8th

Looks like there hasn't been a ton of major interest in mirroring after that last site. Final offer-- we'll be willing to give it out cheap if you want to mirror this after some tournament or at practice before it gets uploaded to the packet archives. Otherwise, we're planning on uploading this in a...
by bradleykirksey
Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:52 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III - January 8th

Congrats to Lepidoptera Leopard Opera (Mickey Sizemore, Travis Justice Sizemore, Casey Bindas, and the ghost of Zach Foster) who went 9-0, and posted a +243 per-game margin in the prelims. There were some good teams in the field but this one was just a joy to watch! Also a congrats to Harley Andrew,...
by bradleykirksey
Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III - January 8th

I'd consider flying down for this if there was a way I could get a ride from Orlando Airport. just to lyk this fell through due to omicron concerns, sorry Sorry to hear that, Nicole, that's sad but I totally get the concern! Air travel is scary right now. Stay safe. Two people have reached out to m...
by bradleykirksey
Mon Dec 27, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III - January 8th

I think we're aiming for 9:30 check-in and a 10:00 start. We'll check in at room 288. It's building 1, and the main parking lot, the north lot, is probably the best place to park. We'll probably, I guess, aim for lunch after round 3. The high school is at 101 N Hancock road, Minneola, FL 34715. I ne...
by bradleykirksey
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III - January 8th

I'm available to fill a team. Thanks, Brad! We've missed this. Hey Brian! It's been a while! It's been a while! It'll be fun to see you again, I'm glad you're still around. I'd consider flying down for this if there was a way I could get a ride from Orlando Airport. We can definitely figure that ou...
by bradleykirksey
Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:32 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49018

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

After a dozen years of college quiz bowl eligibility, I'm *finally* graduating and I'll be moving to Charlotte, NC, for a job, in January. If anyone needs tournament staff, I've staffed a few dozen over the years, I can usually count by 5's, and my laptop runs SQBS.
by bradleykirksey
Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

Re: JCD III

Cheynem wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:02 pm Is there no film and less than 20 tossups or is that a misprint?
I thought it would be fun to just have half of a tossup in each pack. "Can't get it by the end of power? No points for anyone!"

As, as a distressing harbinger of things to come, that was a misprint. Thanks for that catch!
by bradleykirksey
Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD III - January 8th
Replies: 14
Views: 5036

JCD III - January 8th

Well, two years after we initially tried to get it finished, we've got rooms and everything together and we're excited to do JCD III at Lake Minneola High School on January 8th. It's, shockingly, the third in a series of tournaments and is roughly going to be a continuation of this: https://trash.qu...
by bradleykirksey
Tue May 25, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)
Replies: 8
Views: 4574

Re: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)

Hey, thanks for your interest! Yes, there will be a mirror at Munson in Georgia on June 26th. And while Peter and I haven't ironed out a date yet, I think that we're genuinely hoping to get a mirror run in Florida before the next school year begins. If anyone is interested in running this set in a w...
by bradleykirksey
Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)
Replies: 8
Views: 4574

Re: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)

Sorry for the late reply. I'm not on here too much. Without meaning to speak for Peter, I'd say that I'd be super bummed if we didn't get to do an an-person thing. I like quiz bowlers and quiz bowl environment more than I like rote trivial, honestly. (I say after 3 hours of Sporcle.) I'm personally ...
by bradleykirksey
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)
Replies: 8
Views: 4574

Re: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)

For whoever might care, this set just needs packetizing and it's good to go for mirrors or whatever else someone might need it for. It's pretty clearly not happening at the main site as long as Florida remains a hotbed in the middle of a deadly pandemic, but if anyone has other, safer uses for it, w...
by bradleykirksey
Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO VI General Announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 3546

Re: SuMO VI General Announcement

Hey Nick!

None of our writers have ever done that before, so I don't know if it ever crossed our minds honestly. I'll talk to the others, but I don't think that there's a plan for that right now.
by bradleykirksey
Tue May 19, 2020 8:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO VI General Announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 3546

Re: SuMO VI General Announcement

While we're obviously very grateful for the international attention we've received, I think our writing staff have elected not to hold a Florida mirror on July 11th. We'll figure out, when it's possible, when this will be, but obviously we can't guess on what any better than you can.
by bradleykirksey
Tue May 19, 2020 8:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Summer Events?
Replies: 7
Views: 2698

Re: Summer Events?

the hope is to have an in-person event down here in Florida in the late summer glad to see my fellow Floridians taking the pandemic seriously I floated the idea, once or twice, of running something after 8 weeks of dropping case numbers. And only then. And then, to a lot of pushback. You can apprai...
by bradleykirksey
Tue May 19, 2020 8:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: What makes a good tiebreaker?
Replies: 6
Views: 2421

What makes a good tiebreaker?

I didn't know where to put this, so I guess I'll put it here. I was a little surprised that there isn't like a "Writing for people who don't write no good" or "writing theory" subforum but that's life. Can't have an infinite number I guess. I've worked on a few sets over some per...
by bradleykirksey
Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)
Replies: 8
Views: 4574

Re: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)

Because of the COVID crisis, this has been postponed to a later date. It's still mostly done, we'll meet any deadlines we've set for other mirrors so far, but we think it's unwise to run a tournament at that point, and it was probably overly-optimistic to try.
by bradleykirksey
Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO VI General Announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 3546

Re: SuMO VI General Announcement

This semester turned out to be more than we reckoned for, and I think we are sliding back to 12 packets.
by bradleykirksey
Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly III (Postponed)
Replies: 8
Views: 4574

John Charles Daly III (Postponed)

Hello all! Sorry for the delay in getting this together. I'd explain why but I know you don't actually care about my personal life. Peter Torres and I are mostly done with JCD III. It'll be ready for mirrors in late May if anyone's entrepid enough to run a tournament then. It's going to be pretty si...
by bradleykirksey
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO VI General Announcement
Replies: 6
Views: 3546

SuMO VI General Announcement

Hello everyone! This is a general announcement that we are writing SuMO VI. We’re aiming to have it finished by late June. It’ll be put together by Mickey Sizemore, Griffin Thompson, Cody Johansen, Mitch Alday, Daniel Golisch, and myself. This tournament series is Mitch Alday’s baby. Mitch, as I und...
by bradleykirksey
Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall "Gentlemen's Agreements"
Replies: 5
Views: 5344

Re: ACF Fall "Gentlemen's Agreements"

I don't really know about that. 1) I think that if your circuit wants to have a "gentleman's agreement" rule and the Midwest wants to knock each others' brains out on easy questions, why do you care what they do? That might sound a little bit snarky, but I mean it as a genuine question. Is...
by bradleykirksey
Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO V - Florida Mirror - July 6th
Replies: 1
Views: 1657

Re: SuMO V - Florida Mirror - July 6th

So, depending on a few people trying to get standby flights, and a few people who aren't responded to texts, we're looking to have either 7 or 8 teams (Or 14-16 pairs). Obviously, we're aiming for 8, because byes are gross. We're looking to kick-off at 9 AM, and we're meeting at HPA 1 107. HPA 1 is ...
by bradleykirksey
Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO V - Florida Mirror - July 6th
Replies: 1
Views: 1657

SuMO V - Florida Mirror - July 6th

Hey guys! It's that time of year again. We're holding a site of SuMO in Orlando, at UCF, on July the 6th. It'll be at UCF, we're going to aim to start at 9:30. Like usual for SuMO, you sign up in pairs, and you'll be randomly matched up the night before or the morning of. Pairs are $50 each, but hal...
by bradleykirksey
Thu May 02, 2019 12:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll
Replies: 22
Views: 11221

Re: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll

It might be worth noting that the above criteria would include several people who are not currently going to school, like…Jesse Gingold I sure hope he's enrolled, because he's been playing stuff . Yeah. My post initially said "at a 4 year University" and included Jesse because he normally...
by bradleykirksey
Wed May 01, 2019 5:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll
Replies: 22
Views: 11221

Re: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll

Edit: I saw "played two of these tournaments" instead of "Open players are not eligible" and then listed a bunch of ineligible open players. Then I, even more stupidly, included Jesse Gingold, who is most definitely enrolled at Valencia, because I am a moron, which is my primary ...
by bradleykirksey
Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT format and seeding discussion
Replies: 74
Views: 45201

Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")

If NAQT wants to maintain its consistent position that all games are a measure of a team's strength, I think that isn't the most unreasonable decision they could make. Losing to a playoff team in particular should always count against you IMO - it sure does in the top bracket of ACF Nationals! OK, ...
by bradleykirksey
Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:03 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: How We Treat Each Other: 2019
Replies: 32
Views: 26373

Re: How We Treat Each Other: 2019

Of course, your mileage may vary, but Charlie, I don't think that this thread is painting a really accurate picture of quiz bowl people. Every time I've been to ICT, I've spent time hanging out with Valencia, UF, Toronto, and a lot of other good people that I enjoy seeing. And when we go to places l...
by bradleykirksey
Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals @ UCF (1/26/19)
Replies: 16
Views: 7198

Re: ACF Regionals @ UCF (1/26/19)

UF B appears to have had six wins over non-sandbag teams before the finals. OK, they had 6 wins NCF had 5 UCF C had 4 right? Edit: OK, yes, thanks for the edit, I think I get what you're asking better. It wasn't my decision, I have no idea what was actually happening, but it looks like the TD 1) Di...
by bradleykirksey
Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals @ UCF (1/26/19)
Replies: 16
Views: 7198

Re: ACF Regionals @ UCF (1/26/19)

Looking at the stats posted to the TDB, I cannot make heads or tails of the playoff format, and it looks like some teams played 4 playoff games and others only 2. Can anyone enlighten me? Top bracket teams played 3 games against each other. Bottom bracket teams played 3 against each other. Then the...
by bradleykirksey
Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JCD II Announcement (Moved to December 1st, 2018)
Replies: 7
Views: 6030

Re: JCD II Announcement (Moved to December 1st, 2018)

Aaron, I'm not sure if most teams are super solidified yet. Or, really, any of them. I do know that Griffin Thompson lost a teammate when the date changed, and I believe that Zach Foster's team only has 3.
by bradleykirksey
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - November 3rd, 2018
Replies: 38
Views: 36443

Re: ACF Fall 2018 - November 3rd, 2018

I'm sort of out of the loop, but did no one in the south east put in a bid except GT? UCF and UF like hosting, and Atlanta is 7 hours away from UCF and from me. And I think that it's farther for NCF.

Well, I guess it sounds like a long day of driving ahead!
by bradleykirksey
Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open @ UCF July 7th,2018
Replies: 1
Views: 2006

Re: Cambridge Open @ UCF July 7th,2018

Hello everyone! We finished the set. Most of the games were either won or lost, and tossups were had by all. We had a three way tie for first place that we weren't able to break because of time/logistical reasons. Congrats to Jakob Myers's team (With Leo Law, Peter Torres, and Jakob's dad) for winni...
by bradleykirksey
Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Summer Mixed Open Mirror Tournament in Orlando (6/30)
Replies: 0
Views: 1562

Summer Mixed Open Mirror Tournament in Orlando (6/30)

Hello everybody! On June 30th, we’ll be mirroring SuMO here in Orlando. Just like the Tennessee site, we’ll be using SSNCT, we’ll be using matched doubles, and there will be a prize pool for teams that do well. To elaborate on the above, you sign up with one other person, making a team of two. The m...
by bradleykirksey
Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110488

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

NAQT has a legally binding set of bylaws that each member agrees to and formally signs on to when they accept membership in the company. In order for NAQT to remove a member, we have to follow the established grievance procedure that everyone has agreed to. If we do not do this, it opens our proces...
by bradleykirksey
Thu May 31, 2018 6:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110488

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Let me clarify that I'm not calling for Matt Bruce to be expelled right away simply because of how damning everything in this thread is. In fact, I'm completely in favor of NAQT going through a formal procedure, especially when allegations are as serious as they are here. However, while NAQT did ev...
by bradleykirksey
Thu May 31, 2018 4:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110488

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

In this particular case, NAQT has the summer offsesaon to conduct its formal grievance process, but what happens if (God forbid) concerns surface while the circuit is active? I sincerely hope NAQT and other organizations work to establish a more rapid internal process to address concerns about stud...
by bradleykirksey
Wed May 30, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110488

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Here's a brief overview of how the grievance process specified in NAQT's bylaws works: Step 1: a written grievance is filed against an NAQT member Step 2: the member has the opportunity to respond in writing to the grievance Step 3: a panel of three NAQT members is appointed to produce a written re...
by bradleykirksey
Wed May 30, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110488

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Is there any internal difference between termination of membership and resignation within NAQT? I know that there some sort of profit-sharing given to NAQT members at the end of each year's cycle. Would resignation divest a member? Or does it work like stock in that a resigned member could still pr...
by bradleykirksey
Tue May 15, 2018 5:45 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Players Choice Awards
Replies: 52
Views: 37563

Re: Players Choice Awards

I'm basically out of the circuit at this point, especially at the national level, so maybe my opinion is worthless. But, if anyone is curious about the South East... 4th scorer of the year, on a national level, has to be Adam Fine, right? But 16 points per game on 2 negs at ICT on the way to a natio...
by bradleykirksey
Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2018: Delightfully Devilish
Replies: 76
Views: 41339

Re: Player Poll 2018: Delightfully Devilish

OK, hear me out. Timothy Guice.

Like, he may not be a top-25 talent, but think about how much more it would mean for him than for Eric Mukherjee.
by bradleykirksey
Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT policy about descriptive answer lines and protests
Replies: 1
Views: 2376

Re: NAQT policy about descriptive answer lines and protests

After 10 years of quiz bowl, I'm not sure, but I do think that you're not ACF and you don't need to defend them. But what if there's something nutty like the 2016 ACF Regionals answerline where they gave us the excellent "New York City " answerline at first playthrough? I understand that y...
by bradleykirksey
Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Postseason poll
Replies: 19
Views: 9761

Re: Postseason poll

At the risk of becoming "the person who only goes onto the forums to hype up UF"...

UF should probably be considered closer to their finish at Nats (14th) than ICT (19th) because they were full strength at Nats, not ICT. John L just really isn't the same type of player that Tracy is.