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brownboy79

Gosh I feel so left out. This stinks.

brownboy79

We(Dunbar B) had 4 sophomores (myself included). We played Stuyvesant, and although we didn't have a good game by any means, they were an excellent team.

brownboy79

Where is he (Brendan) going to college?

brownboy79

Gonzaga returns Ted for his senior year, but RM graduated a several seniors, including Chris Ray. DuPont lost their entire starting team and their best B team player as well. This year looks like a rebound year for them, but who knows? They're always good.

brownboy79

It's hard to predict the best teams in the nation, especially this early in the season. Most of our play is in the Southeast, so I can comment on that, but aside from the usual powerhouses in the DC/VA area and a few up north, I honestly don't know. In the southeast: Brookwood, Ezell-Harding, Russel...

brownboy79

With a coach nomination program, don't you run into the problem of perspective? That is, some coaches state that they have great players, but in relation to other teams, they aren't that good.

Ideas for the PAC all-state team?

brownboy79

FCPanther:
There are some regions much stronger in depth than speed. Limiting every division to only 4 players doesn't sound very fair. Just my two cents...

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dsfquizbowl wrote: 2. John Zhang, a former Teen Jeopardy champ, at Cavalier Open

Dunbar!

brownboy79

Sounds a lot less stupid now. Thanks for the clarification, Jack.

brownboy79

In my haste, I forgot to respond to the bit about Manual above, please admins, combine. Daniel, I have seen you guys play, and while as of last year you were no match for a Jack and Yilei, you could very well be a match this year. Last year atleast, I saw a lot of parallels between our A team/B team...

brownboy79

Disclaimer: I despise speed questions, and play them as a necessity, not a choice. Please do not let my feelings on the subject twist your opinion to the format more than necessary. I am, quite possibly, horribly wrong in my judgement of the worth of Quick Recall. Jack, with all due respect, the ide...

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Therein lies the problem. The majority of teams do not want to change to quiz bowl, because their strength lies in quick recall. If Dunbar, Manual, and the other handful of quiz bowl teams push for a change, the quick recall teams will get upset. Is there a solution besides moving our school to Virg...

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Kentucky has a very skewed idea of good quiz bowl. Continuing with my unqualified ranting: if you took JV Challenge, Derby, or GovCup to, say, Virginia or Maryland, it would immediately be reduced to nothingness because of its: 1)Lack of Quality Questions 2)Format-TU/BB 3)Long Matches 4)Rules about ...

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It would have been stupid to tell them to stop buzzing because they weren't old enough, just like it's stupid to put someone on a B team just because he happens to be younger than typical A teamers. Seconded with conviction. But I think PowerOfChe has a point in that its stupid to buzz in on a rand...

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Andrew Hoekzema was the high scorer from WashU.

brownboy79

By degree of difficulty, our A team got a little shafted, as did MLK Magnet, who had weaker records, but both having one of the 5 hardest schedules. Those statistics are worth noticing.

brownboy79

[1] Consider your role on the team. If you're the team's only strong literature person and there's a literature question which you think is about Hemingway, you may as well be aggressive and try for it. I take issue with this point. When a person knows an answer, they should not be hindered by &quo...

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I did not know that qualifying all three teams at one tournament was a requirement, but if it isn't it definitely should be. This would ensure players participate in the team that best suits him/her.

brownboy79

insaneindian wrote: Nope.

No shame, lots of people get shafted by drawings. The system is stupid.

brownboy79

They told us they would send us a FedEx package if we made it, but did not tell us when the show would start. Last year, taping was in early November and I found out in October. I had tried out a little bit later, near the end of June, but atleast for the Teen Tournament, everyone finds out at the ...

brownboy79

Since when is the weaker team supposed to have a chance? Isn't the point of the game to figure out the smarter team?

brownboy79

What a massive waste of space that I just added to.

brownboy79

At NAQT,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for just about any question that may have been related to a car.

brownboy79

As a high school student, I can honestly say that I love the game and I will definitely play in college. As for the other people on my team, I will be surprised if more than 2 or 3 continue in college. I think that is partly because college questions are significantly harder than high school (Don't ...

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I mean no offense to Russell, but seriously, Kentucky needs a better way to decide who gets to go to Panasonic. C'mon folks, Gov Cup is the world's shittiest tournament. Do we really want to represent Kentucky based on GOVCUP? I say no. I say have an all-star team like almost every other state. But ...

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Seconded fully.

brownboy79

Actually, Danville's coach Mr. Knupp, formerly of Dunbar JV, is heading to Russell for next year. While they cannot be as strong without Brandon Fyffe, Knupp is a great coach, and he will have them in shape for next year.

brownboy79

Several coaches do that currently. There is not a foreseeable event that would cause them to stop. I, for one, would like to see an opportunity for those solid players being disenfranchised by "schmeniority" to have an opportunity to have fun at a tournament without getting pasted/dominate...

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I have not been to Brookwood. Our team has a local Freshmen/Sophomore tournament on the same date. As for Vandy, it is big, but nowhere near the scale of team quality as I saw at NAQT. Anyone's first time there is pretty awe-inspiring. My team was rather weak, but we had fun, made the playoffs, and ...

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But with that, you have B teams like my own, composed entirely of JV players, and then you have B teams like Gov B, composed entirely of Seniors. I suppose there is no way to get around that, but it would be nice to see a JV Nationals.

brownboy79

Chris, Your attack isn't totally fair. I have played NAQT for the past two years, and at my first national tournament, I was dominated. I (probably) negged more in ten games than in those two years. Even if he has practiced NAQT, odds on, a 128 team tournament is more than he has ever been to. Kentu...

brownboy79

Granted, since 4th grade I have always played with bounce back, I am definitely biased. That said, it seems ridiculous to associate 30 extra points with a couple milliseconds on the buzzer. Perhaps this is more accentuated by the fact that the South plays more speed questions, where shorter times ar...

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Maybe Mr. Barry is being sarcastic, but he has a very good point. Aside from NAQT Nationals and State, every tournament we go to over the year has bounce back bonuses. On top of that, The timed matches we use in Kentucky generally have a lot of time left over, rather than a lot of questions left ove...

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I get the adrenaline thing. I had, as far as I can tell, the most negs at the HSNCT, but they were more based on impatience and nerves than not knowing the subject. After I calmed down, the rounds became easier. Regardless of the neg count, any team that can overcome 10 negs in one game against a te...

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Is that why NAQT is holding off on posting the podcasts online? I kind of wanted to hear the rounds we had a bye for, so I went looking for podcasts. I could not find them, so if someone does know where they are, do tell.

brownboy79

Kentucky is generally set in terms of solid teams. There are always a few teams that do well in random tournaments, but unless someone has a stellar freshman, I do not see a dark horse.

brownboy79

Sorry, but I don't get it.

brownboy79

While I certainly do not qualify as one of the top players from around the country, I will say that the online questions serve as excellent practice. Although they do take time to get used to, they really help learning depth as well as overcoming intimidation. Most of the players are from the DC are...

brownboy79

I guess I misunderstood your intentions. That is totally my fault, sorry. I happen to agree with the spineless jellyfish and your depictions of how people view one another are accurate. I do not see that many posts in this area in favor of short tossups (perhaps due to the title), but the opposing v...

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If the goal is to have fun, that equates to scoring. Shorter toss-ups won't delay the gratification of hitting the buzzer. Questions that are simpler mean that more players have achance to see their light go off, and thus get rewarded ..... it gives the appearance that the team is more balanced and...

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Also from today in practice. Old NAQT sets:

Q:This novel from Plumfield Boys' School <Buzz>

Me: Goodbye Mr. Chips
A:Little Men

Another question that I do not totally remember

Me: Mt. Pelee (sp)
A:Canary Islands

What I was thinking, I have no idea.

brownboy79

I guess I need to clarify. If you were practicing either online, where you could google something, or hearing a packet before hand at a traditional practice.

brownboy79

I understand practice is important to getting better. What I do not understand is why someone would cheat at practice. In a game, it could be understandable, not condoned, but understood, but why practice? DumbJaques was trying to explain this to me, but I still do not understand it. Isn't the point...

brownboy79

The point is that a B team, with the certain knowledge that it was going to lose at some point in the playoffs (barring an exceedingly unlikely chain of events) would not be as motivated to play as well as a B team that stood a chance of winning by not playing in the same tournament as its A team. ...

brownboy79

The problem which you then face, is the idea of different players on different teams at different tournaments. Quite often, we send different players, trying to work them all in. When teams have the pressure of trying to qualify multiple times, it increases the desire to get a good team, fast. For e...

brownboy79

While obviously there are some merits to the idea of a fixed roster, I think the better solution is to play the exact same teams you used in your qualifying tournament. That keeps your A and B teams straight, and a direct reflection of your qualification. If a team has an exceptional player, and pla...

brownboy79

I am obviously biased, as Dunbar tends to bring several teams, but it seems like everyone should get a chance to play. If your team can and does qualify enough teams, and can afford the costs, it seems as if you should bring as many teams as possible. We were thinking about bringing a C team this ye...

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I don't know about that, Alex. We attend KAAC's JV Challenge every year, even though it is a waste of money and there are better tournaments available. However, from a local standpoint, first in a mediocre local tournament is much better than second or third at a quality out of state invitational. B...

brownboy79

The calculus most people shouldn't have a problem with. But regarding the EE, I haven't got a clue, and I'm probably pretty average.

brownboy79

Yeah, I know. But it really is a shame. The food was horrible. Regardless, camp is an experience nobody should miss. Even if you're only going for the football, which, I might add, is generally excellent. Somehow we missed all the rain last year.

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