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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Finding enough questions for your circuit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 786
Re: Finding enough questions for your circuit
I wonder if it would improve things if NAQT (and/or other providers) were to designate sets for particular purposes. If NAQT defined one (A?) set as their "league" set; they could even designate a lightning round set to accompany it. Further, if they defined an IS set as their "state ...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:06 am
- Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
- Topic: PANDA (HS regular, 2/10/2024, St. Joseph High School (IN))
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2095
Re: PANDA (HS regular, spring date TBD, St. Joseph High School (IN))
This has been rescheduled to February 10th :)
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:58 am
- Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: Indiana 2022-23
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7703
Re: Indiana 2022-23
Hmmm... not sure I'm comfortable with this comparison. I might even be deflated.L.H.O.O.Q. wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:05 pm St. Joseph A surprised me with their quick rise, but maybe they shouldn't have - after all, they still have the Bill Belichick of Indiana Quiz Bowl coaching.
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:00 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9025
Re: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
However, if we take popular music for example, there is no corresponding academic field nearly as established as film studies, so (I believe) writers will attempt to use magazines like Rolling Stone and Pitchfork or online scoring sites like RateYourMusic and Metacritic to determine what is 'higher...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:40 am
- Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: Indiana 2022-23
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7703
Re: Indiana 2022-23
I, personally, will be moving to Illinois very soon I don't approve of this. However, in the spirit of the post... Carmel is again the team to beat, and Saint Joseph 's has to rebuild, so it may be time for another team to emerge. The nominees are the teams that were strong last year, but it's unkn...
- Mon May 23, 2022 2:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020-21 Groger Ranks Player Poll: RESULTS POSTED
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16337
Re: 2020-21 Groger Ranks Player Poll: RESULTS POSTED
(Ellipses added) I'm a coach, not a player, but I'm going to say this a year later: ... And yet, when entering tournament after tournament, I was greeted with nothing but animosity from the powerhouse teams. Shawn was a special player, and along with that came certain autism issues. No matter, every...
- Mon May 16, 2022 2:26 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Pennsylvania's state quiz bowl "championship" is poor -- how can we fix it?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3291
Indiana has traveled a similar road. When a state tournament was first formed in 1997, Avery (I think) provided the questions, and it was a single-elimination bracket. The following year, QU provided the questions, and every team was guaranteed a few games before there was a knockout bracket at the ...
- Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:43 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15162
Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
I think it's unfair to compare anyone in this thread to Questions Unlimited. Well, I'm certainly not trying to do that! I just found it weird that we might be opening the door to bonuses that look more like the QU format. I love the discussion about bonus length/difficulty, but I guess I've thought...
- Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:32 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15162
Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
I find myself surprised to see some of the ideas in this thread. Some of them sound like a return to the Chip/NAC/Questions Unlimited format of bonuses. For those who aren't acquainted, they are four parts, are worth 5-10-15-20, are ordered by increasing difficulty to match the point value, end when...
- Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:28 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl in the Time of COVID
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2740
Re: Quizbowl in the Time of COVID
All states have a database of immunization records , from where you or your parents can request your records. I dunno what legal issues there are for asking students directly as a faculty person or school official. I apologize. I incorrectly inferred that you meant the coach could easily obtain the...
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl in the Time of COVID
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2740
Re: Quizbowl in the Time of COVID
Schools and state health boards have records of vaccination, which can be easily obtained by students and collected by a TD with some planning and effort. Considering schools already collect vaccination data, and that data can be severed from the rest of a person's medical record, this shouldn't be...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [SEMIFINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/2]
3 Prince, "When Doves Cry" vs. 5 Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime"
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [SEMIFINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/2]
5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 3 Prince, "When Doves Cry"
1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 5 Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime"
1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 5 Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime"
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [QUARTERFINALS, SUBMIT BY 12/30]
BRACKET LEFT 5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 7 Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come on Eileen" 16 Pixies, "Where is My Mind?" vs. 3 Prince, "When Doves Cry" BRACKET RIGHT 1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart&qu...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND OF SIXTEEN, PART TWO: SUBMIT BY 12/26]
1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 13 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Free Fallin" 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" vs. 7 Guns n'Roses, "Sweet Child o'Mine" 9 Hall & Oates, "Maneater" vs. 5 Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime&qu...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND OF SIXTEEN, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/23]
1 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message" vs. 5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" Don't understand how "Message", albeit an okay song, is a #1 seed. 6 Nena, "99 Luftballons" vs. 7 Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come on Eileen" "Eileen" has...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND TWO, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/15]
1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2 "With or Without You" vs. 13 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Free Fallin'" 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" vs. 3 Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure" 7 G...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND TWO, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/15]
1 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message" vs. 9 Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" 5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 13 Rick James, "Super Freak" 6 Nena, "99 Luftballons" vs. 3 Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf" 7 Dexy's Midnigh...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:00 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART FOUR: SUBMIT BY 12/12]
1 Soft Cell, "Tainted Love" vs. 16 The Cars, "You Might Think" 8 Pat Benatar, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" vs. 9 Hall and Oates, "Maneater" 5 Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" vs. 12 REM, "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fi...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:37 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART THREE: SUBMIT BY 12/9]
I freely admit this is probably after the deadline... 1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 16 Billy Bragg, "A New England" 8 Metallica, "Master of Puppets" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2, "With or Without You" vs. 12 Def Leppard, "Photogr...
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:28 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART TWO: SUBMIT BY 12/6]
1 Madonna, "Like a Virgin" vs. 16 Pixies, "Where is My Mind?" I'll admit this Madonna song is a vulnerable #1 seed, but not to the Pixies. 8 Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the USA" vs. 9 AC/DC, "Back in Black" 5 Wham!, "Careless Whisper" vs. 12 Van Hal...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/2]
1 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message" vs. 16 INXS, "Need You Tonight" 8 Rick Springfield, "Jessie's Girl" vs. 9 Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" 5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 12 Stevie Nicks, "Edge of Seventeen" 4 Georg...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND FOUR; SUBMIT BY 11/28]
9A/9B: Hall and Oates, "Maneater" vs. Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus" 10A/10B: Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight" vs. Ozzy Osbourne, "Crazy Train" 11A/11B: REO Speedwagon, "Keep On Lovin' You" vs. Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust" 12A/12B:...
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/24
9A/9B: David Bowie, "Modern Love" vs. A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran (So Far Away)" 10A/10B: The B-52s, "Love Shack" vs. Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" 11A/11B: Peter Gabriel, "In Your Eyes" vs. Robert Palmer, "Addicted to Love" 12A/12B: The Bea...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/21]
9A/9B: AC/DC, "Back in Black" vs. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 10A/10B: Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" vs. The Police, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" 11A/11B: Culture Club, "Karma Chamelon" vs. Marvin Ga...
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]
9A/9B: Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" vs. Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" 10A/10B: The Bangles, "Walk Like an Egyptian" vs. Madonna, "Like a Prayer" 11A/11B: ZZ Top, "Gimme All Your Lovin'" vs. Billy Joel, "We Didn't Start the Fire...
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]
19. The Head That Talks Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House” 20. Pick ‘em: U2 (“With or Without You” is untouchable) U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” 21. Calling The Police f...
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]
10. Wham!? Wham!, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!, “Careless Whisper” 11. Mostly muted English-sounding post-punk (Pick One) Violent Femmes, "Blister in the Sun" Tom Tom Club, "Genius of Love" The La's, "There She Goes" The Jam, "Going Underground" The Eng...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2020-21
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6338
Re: Indiana 2020-21
Re NASAT, I definitely think we would be able to revive a team. As usual, though, it's the cost that's the issue. It might have to be that the players themselves shoulder it unless there's some "angel" who can. Because it's online, at least it would be only the entry fee and not transporta...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 8:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
- Replies: 420
- Views: 2145628
Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]
1. Clash of the Clash The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go” The Clash, “Rock the Casbah” 2. Country Crossover Corner Willie Nelson, “Always on My Mind” Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream” 3. Disco Holdouts (Pick One) Rick James, “Super Freak” Lipps., Inc, “Funkytown” Kool and ...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2020-21
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6338
Re: Indiana 2020-21
The last I knew, Kickoff @ Harrison was cancelled because the normal TD didn't want to navigate the world of online Quiz Bowl.
IASP has yet to determine how they're holding the state tournament series, but at this point, the normal dates are holding.
IASP has yet to determine how they're holding the state tournament series, but at this point, the normal dates are holding.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:27 pm
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Electronic scoresheets
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5852
Re: Electronic scoresheets
Not like this one's the greatest, but I did make one a couple years back that is designed more for displaying on a projector for spectators.
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
Want of sleep is making my words get mixed up and I'm not sure how to put this, but it worries me a bit that men of quizbowl were specifically asked, "how are you going to contribute to fixing [misconduct and misogyny in quizbowl]" and it's this thread that gets the lion's share of the co...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:06 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
I guess it's worth asking: Has anyone ever filed a complaint with that person?Ozymandias314 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:56 pm For what it's worth Basil's team also has an official adult coach.
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:29 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
Instead of mandating a designated "coach" arrive, why not just mandate a chaperone? The chaperone could be a parent, teacher, or a separate coach over 21 (maybe higher), and would be responsible for behavior of the contingent from the school. I'd be fine with a chaperone attending, as lon...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
It seems to me there are three reasons why mandating a “coach” (be that a teacher or some other person designated by the school otherwise) would be beneficial to high school quizbowl: Add a fourth reason... to have a liaison to the school to sing the praises of the activity in general and their tea...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
Though I agree that requiring a school-sanctioned adult would make it easier to deal with misconduct on the part of the players, I also believe there should be exceptions for teams whose state organizations have oppressive regulations concerning the playing of quizbowl. For example, I know that Kan...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:09 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: On HS Teams Without Coaches
- Replies: 68
- Views: 48792
Re: On HS Teams Without Coaches
:::booting potentially bad sports analogy::: There is high school basketball, high school soccer, and high school volleyball. There is also club basketball, club soccer, and club volleyball. Clubs can recruit from anywhere, and they have their own seasons/tournaments/championships. Sometimes high sc...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
- Replies: 51
- Views: 64713
Re: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
In particular, a coach would be in a position to take actual actions when harassment takes place. If I recall correctly, some national championships require every team to have a coach. The dynamic is completely different if just one actual teacher is in the room. ... So I strongly advocate that stu...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:00 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: General Misconduct Discussion (TW: sexual harassment)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 23562
Re: [TW: Sexual Harassment] Harassment in the THAT Online Quizbowl Discord
Disclaimers: I'm new to this discussion, and I've never participated in a Discord or online quiz bowl tournament. As a coach for 25ish years, I would be interested to know if one of my players had committed misconduct. I would have consequences for a player, regardless of whether they were playing f...
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
- Replies: 788
- Views: 1353546
Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!
Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
I never post on these things, but I can't allow Zeppelin to win. When I was a dorm DJ in the 80s, my partner ended every show with Stairway to Heaven, and I grew to hate hate hate it.
I never post on these things, but I can't allow Zeppelin to win. When I was a dorm DJ in the 80s, my partner ended every show with Stairway to Heaven, and I grew to hate hate hate it.
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Paired Tossups and Bonuses
- Replies: 52
- Views: 28967
Re: Paired Tossups and Bonuses
If a team gets 11 tossups and 20 PPB, then their opponent needs to get 9 tossups and 27 PPB to beat them. (11*30=330, and 9*37=333.) I'm ignoring negs, powers, and bouncebacks to simplify things, and the discrepancy isn't as bad if the tossups go 10-9, but it's still difficult to overcome getting f...
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Paired Tossups and Bonuses
- Replies: 52
- Views: 28967
Re: Paired Tossups and Bonuses
The hotter take is that bonuses end up making a difference in a very small number of games. I've seen this kind of statement before, and I believe someone even posted statistics that supported it (i.e. removing the bonus points from both teams didn't change the outcome n% of the time), but I still ...
- Fri May 08, 2020 11:11 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Let's tell the kids stories about CBI
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38955
Re: Let's tell the kids stories about CBI
I played College Bowl in the late '80s as well. I don't think I had much clue that there was an entity known as CBI, but then I was pretty clueless about everything back then. When I was a freshman, Purdue's system was to hold an intramural tournament, and the winning team simply became Purdue's tea...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: QBWiki Addition Suggestions
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21280
Re: QBWiki Addition Suggestions
In addition to nationals finishes, I think that it would also be cool if every state had its own page where it lists all the tournament winners from a state/circuit's history (at least definitely state championships and other major tournaments) where they could be viewed in a convenient table. What...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2019-2020
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12993
Re: Indiana 2019-2020
Another issue with this state championship format: The IASP Academic Quiz Bowl Coaches' Handbook wrote: The top 10 individuals at the state competition will also receive a recognition medal. This didn't happen because they never kept any individual stats, so I think we'll get a second crack at talk...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2019-2020
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12993
Re: Indiana 2019-2020
My team just made an annoying discovery about the IASP state tournament. The coaches' manual says the following: The state tournament will be a three game guarantee, seeded bracket tournament. It takes three losses for a team to be eliminated from the tournament. I of course was interpreting this as...
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2019-2020
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12993
Re: Indiana 2019-2020
Hi, Akash! I was the one who spearheaded us having a team from Indiana in the past. We used the individual results from just Indiana tournaments in order to nominate players, then we held a tryout at Saint Joe to select a team (one person from each of the main disciplines plus a global alternate). W...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2019-2020
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12993
Re: Indiana 2019-2020
I'd be extremely careful drawing conclusions based on these scoring "averages", because the morning rounds did not figure into them, only the single-elimination playoff rounds. This introduces a bit of volatility, since scores in single-elimination playoffs may depend heavily on quality of...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "Should have been prompted" replacement policy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6066
Re: "Should have been prompted" replacement policy
Is there an in-between here? In other words, I think perhaps it could hinge on whether the protesting team was the first to ring in or not. Case: Protesting team buzzes in first with promptable answer, followed by non-protesting team buzzes in with correct answer. Ruling: The question was live for b...