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brownboy79

Yes, well I voted. And I placed our school high. But I was rather unsure on Johnson's prospects this year. In all fairness, a lot of you guys graduated.

brownboy79

I, for one, am displeased by the lack of Kentucky representation in the national polls. We best kick some ass at these early tournaments.

brownboy79

I feel the need to answer several questions that I have seen on some other pages. And this felt like a good place. Plus it would explain a lot about why my rankings are the way they are. 1. Dunbar was not consistent last year. That was largely my fault. There was a lot of stuff I missed, and the tim...

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Chris. I am insulted that you haven't put Dunbar on the list. Just for that, we're not coming. Please add my email address to all of this conversation about the dates. Thanks. Loserface.

brownboy79

Monday. I believe that JV is starting practice this week, and we're starting next week. Don't take my word on that one, though. My, this is a calm discussion. Especially compared to some of the other states. C'mon I would love to see some mudslinging. Or at the very least inflammatory language. Some...

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While our team choked, and I think our ranking in the polls is an exaggeration of our performance (or lack thereof), I think that in any poll you are bound to have issues with creating a good way to judge teams. For example, I would say that Walnut Hills is a better team than, say, Moravian. That ma...

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With respect for all of the good work that the people at ACE do, I'm not sure it's the best judge of who's good in what subject. I am a firm believer that freshmen can be just as important and good as seniors. Age doesn't matter. More power to Johnson for taking that attitude, I wish you guys the be...

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Mr. Kilner, I think he did recognize California before Kipp started his answers. And I saw him nod after Kipp finished. So he acknowledged that we had the right answer. It wasn't a particularly hard question, and I'm fairly sure that California had it right too. I really don't think that it would've...

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If we could find transportation, we would like to come.

brownboy79

No idea, but it would be great fun. And if I belted Kipp a bit too hard, it was out of love.

brownboy79

I heard that Johnson was considering pulling a bunch of people up from JV next year. Any ideas on your team, Eric?

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The reason I hit Kipp was because he was answering on a California buzz. In the end, I suppose, it did help us because we ended up getting the makeup question. Ah well, it was just an accident, and CA did make the finals anyway.

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Although I still haven't figured out how we (Kentucky) managed to suck so badly in the finals, I wish to congratulate everyone who thrash our pathetic, floundering selves. Props, particularly to Illinois. To answer someone's question, I don't remember who's, we got in late on Friday and did not get ...

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We never signed up for ASCN or anything, but taking people's money like that is wrong. Just wrong. I'm all for discarding any mitigating factors and voting for immediate castration.

brownboy79

No guys, this problem is simple. All you have to do is get someone completely unbiased and nonjudgemental who can watch every single match everywhere in the country and make a decision about the best 64 teams in the country. They then enter a double elim playoff. Cake.

brownboy79

Those are some smart birds.

brownboy79

Dunbar loses Rohit, Shima and Colin. Me, Victor, Amit, Tian and Sagar will be seniors. Pavitra will be a junior.

Edited for grammar

brownboy79

What does everyone think about this upcoming year?
I think we will see a lot of the usual suspects this year.

brownboy79

Russell has a good coach who's dedicated to playing oodles of tournaments.

brownboy79

I think (we) Kentucky, have a fairly good team, but as I've never been, I can't say how we would stack up. I do feel confident, though, and I think that we could have a lot of fun with Charlie's pyramidal game.

brownboy79

Legendary. That's about all I have to contribute to this discussion.

brownboy79

I would play them. And I'm sure the rest of our team would play too. With real buzzers and everything? Instead of this one buzzer nonsense? And really, Charlie, nobody is making you go, so why bother? If you don't like it, just say you don't want to go. The reality is that some people enjoy, albeit ...

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I enjoy mathematical computation, and while it isn't particularly effective in gauging skill well, it can be fun. Also, I agree with your explanation that people know the concept being tested can be penalized, but is knowing the concept enough? I mean, if you think about it as one big problem, if yo...

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Yes, but couldn't some people just think PAC is more fun? Don't get me wrong, I love NAQT and PACE, and I don't think there is anywhere near a high school equivalent at other tournaments. But some people may just happen to like PAC. I mean, when you think about it, it probably doesn't affect you a g...

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Matt Weiner wrote: "Start"?

Special case in your position. My bad.

brownboy79

This is true. But a math question at a crucial juncture in the game can change a lot. And, being from Kentucky, I must disagree with your dislike of calculation. But to each, his own.

brownboy79

A team can spend money on whatever the hell they want. I mean, that's their perogative, and if you start telling people that what theyre choosing to spend money on is bad, I suggest you prepare for the backlash in advance.

brownboy79

By circuit, I was referring to the run of tournaments in these areas. Dorman, Ezell Harding, Dunbar, Vandy, etc. I didn't mean to say they didn't do well on the national scene, I just think they go to a different set of tournaments than many other schools.

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I think Simon Kenton could definitely surprise people. And if they get lots of math questions in a round, they will throw down. DJ is unbelievable. Our school is historically solid in math, but DJ is better than anyone I've ever seen.

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There are parts of what people have said that I agree with, most notably when Chris says that PAC is not quiz bowl. BUT, (I've only started playing the format this year, and I've never been to the tournament itself) they don't claim to be quiz bowl. Once you think of it as a academic tournament, one...

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Southeast is probable KY, TN, GA, AL, MS, SC, and maybe NC and FL. But Florida never seems to appear in the circuit, and neither does NC. We, Dunbar, plan on returning all of a team that last year (as sophomores) went 6-4 at nationals (missing our second best player), and I think the matches with Do...

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...small dingy staircases.

brownboy79

You know what Kentucky needs? Power marks.

brownboy79

Who's hyped for the new govcup? I know I am.

brownboy79

Southeast both Dorman and we look fairly good next year. Dorman has 4 Junior starters so they'll be excellent.

brownboy79

Dunbar is always looking for tournaments early in the year.

brownboy79

In response to that question a while ago, Kentucky has 8 teams going.
Central Hardin, Danville, Russell, Dunbar x2, Simon Kenton, MadNoHo and Paintsville. No Manual though. Interesting considering they were 12th last year and 7th the year before.

brownboy79

Not to make conflict for no reason, but have you guys considered April? I mean, that way, you don't have to worry about prom at all. And generally, aside from NAQT states, the NAQT opportunities in April are rare. Atleast in Kentucky.

brownboy79

I wish we could come too. And by we I am referring to our Varsity. But it was prom. And even us sad academic team guys enjoy prom.

brownboy79

In response to Chris, Jeopardy!does like a person with a healthy measure of sarcasm and hatred in their system. I mean, I have absolutely no kindness in me, let alone geniality.

brownboy79

Thanks for running a great tournament. Congrats to Mad No Ho and Danville and Simon Kenton. I had fun, despite my less than stellar play.

brownboy79

Are you sure? Didn't work for me.

brownboy79

Dunbar: 1572

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Sorry for the same question again, but is that a wrong link or something? It's not showing anythign.

brownboy79

I'd start fantasy quiz bowl. It'd be baller. But I think you should have to draft teams. And for the HSNCT. Hmm. This could be interesting.

brownboy79

As hard as it is to compare teams which have never played, how feasible is it to compare teams playing on the same questions? Is it possible to combine statistics from different teams at different tournaments using a particular IS as standard? Could we compile a list of tournaments along with stats ...

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Although I don't know you, I presume you're not a masochist, atleast not in the case of quiz bowl. Don't cheapen yourself. That's a plea.

brownboy79

The local league with most of the teams in it is called the Thoroughbred League. You might be able to get in on some great, awe inspiring, all in all incredible league question writing action.

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Hey. I resent all of this. All of it. And the Lextown quiz bowl scene isn't bad. I mean, we (Dunbar) are in Lexington, Louisville with Manual is only an hour down the road and good Ohio competition can be had in 2 hours. Lexington can be fun. And plus, you can pick up some free quizbowl bias here in...

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Does anyone know anything about stats from the Wright State tournament?

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