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We're now only 8 days away from Kentucky NAQT, and the field is looking strong. Any predictions?

Mine are:

1. Dunbar A
2. Manual A
3. Dunbar B
4. Manual B
5. Adair County A
6. Russell

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Grayson County has gone 2 for 2 on wildcard bids the last couple years, and we've never really had an amazing resume or anything. Just being a solid contender seems to be enough.

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Church51907 wrote: I am almost positive that Russell qualified at the Rowdy Raider.

You are correct, Russell did indeed qualify at Rowdy Raider.
http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams. ... nt_id=2976

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March Madness, quizbowl style...

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I like the idea of having more than 20 tossups in a game, primarily to allow for us to have a more flexible distribution. Having 20 questions set in stone means that often times something is going to get left out or under represented. Maybe 13 question halves would be the best (I'd love 15, but the ...

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mpellegrini wrote:
2. Caesar Rodney A
3. Grand Theft Charter

Congratulations to Caesar Rodney.

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If my limited knowledge of Pacific Northwest weather patterns is correct, then it's actually pretty dry in the summertime. It just rains nearly every day for the rest of the year.

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http://web.moqba.org/ That's the website for the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance, a good look into what such an organization would be like. What I like so much about their organization is that they don't actually set up and run a bunch of their own tournaments, but they endorse certain events that fit t...

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I'm not sure if there is anyone who produces pyramidal questions in a Governor's Cup format right now. It would be nice to know if there is someone who does, and if there isn't it would be wonderful is some people committed to good quizbowl in Kentucky were able to start producing questions for use ...

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Bowling Green only has one Dairy Queen but since we have like 5 Sonics we make up for it and should hold HSNCT at the Holiday Inn here.

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Well, we won't be going to this. Good luck to the teams who do.

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Coach K wrote:Isn't Lexington more central than Louisville?

If you go by north-south, then Lexington is more central. If you go by east-west, then Louisville is more central. It's not a huge difference either way.

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Well, so ends the era of Governor's Cup being held in Louisville. KAAC has moved it to Lexington for at least the next 2 years, a decision I'm not sure that I like.

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As Matt just said, it is still Chip's organization. Everyone knows the problems that Chip's organization has had in the past (and obviously Fred's evidence points out that they still have those problems) and even if some changes have been made, QU still remains a company with a long history of ethic...

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Wow, word for word too.

is worse at plagiarism than high school students.

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The only time that all of the best players in Kentucky will be in one place all year is the weekend of the State tournament. Even if there is a tryout at Danville on another weekend, it's likely that a lot of students (including some from teams whose coaches objected) will not be able to make it bec...

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How in the heck would this tryout hurt a team's chances of doing well at State?

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This was a fun event for WKU's debut in collegiate quizbowl. Thanks to WUSTL for putting on a good event and congrats to Missouri and the Geckos for playing great today.

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Ah shit double post.

Edit: To make something constructive out of this post, let me say that LASA has been very impressive this year.

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I never knew that Fall Out Boy was that good at quizbowl. The Mamas and the Papas still had better music though.

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Last year we flew in on Friday morning and used the afternoon/early evening to go to Navy Pier. There is also a movie theater within walking distance of the hotel if you're looking for some sort of leisure activity on Saturday night. Of course, a history side event sounds like it would be more fun I...

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Dan-Don wrote:Dan Donohue Center for Women Who Can't Coach Good and Want Their Teams to Suffer Too

Oh wow...

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We're all used to questions about the protestant reformation and such, but this was really pushing it. The Avignon Papacy is a major event in Church history, and helped contribute to the political and religious climate that spawned the Reformation. It's routinely taught in both high school and lowe...

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Or we could just do away with the terrible single elimination and figure out a better format.

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I endorse the Anderson as well. Grayson County has one that is over a decade old and still works fine. It would work even better if we had treated it better over the years.

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In Kentucky we're supposed to confiscate any phone that goes off during a match. If a student actually uses the phone in some way, then that team has to forfeit the match. I'm not sure how I feel about the rule really, but it seems a bit harsh. It technically applies to pagers too, but I highly doub...

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The questions (outside of the mathcomp) are longer than two lines, unless KAAC has decided to regress between Region and State. They certainly aren't HSAPQ, but they have enough pyramidality that I think Dunbar will still do well.

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I didn't see Apollo in the Pools. Did they lose in their Region? I remember they had some really good players on JV last year and they played us close. They also had some high test scores this year, from what I remember. Apollo certainly had a good team this year, but they ended up finishing fourth...

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Are there any updates on the field, times, etc? See above for the current field list. Details of place and time will come out after practice on Wednesday night or when school administration responds yo John's request for rooms for the event. That said, expect a 9:00 start and a small number of roun...

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I haven't been able to find much of anything on Shelby County or Breathitt County, but I do know that Campbell County (the other team in Grayson's pool) is usually formidable and seems to be the best Northern Kentucky team this year. Does anyone know about KCD this year? I noticed they play Johnson ...

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Are there any updates on the field, times, etc?

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I've been on both ends of blowouts, albeit more frequently on the losing end. The best advice I can give to a team who finds themselves on the bad end of blowout is to use it as motivation. Ask yourself what you need to do to get better, and also encourage teammates to do the same. If you work on im...

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I endorse the idea of having all the players in the same room. It will take less space, won't take as much time, and is much simpler. We can have a scorekeeper measure each category, and then take the best specialist in each of the big 3 categories. Also, the 4th player taken should be the one who b...

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If we scrape together some funding (either from SGA and/or my bank account) WKU will be bringing 1 team to this.

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Carangoides ciliarius wrote:Also i would like to see a list of the registered teams for the tournament, if possible.

http://naqt.com/hsnct/2010/field.html

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There's an issue with time as well. I believe the bids are due in by March 17th, which means there is limited time to work with. These are the weekends between now and then: 2/20: Governor's Cup Regionals 2/27: 3/6: Dunbar Tournament 3/13: State is that weekend The 27th seems like it would be the be...

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I'd say that you'll need a team of specialists, with one each in the big 3 subjects.

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powerplant wrote:Centre would be interested in hosting a tryout tournament for team Kentucky, and then appoint a coach by voting, probably.

I'd be willing to help with this in any way (moderating, etc.) you all need me to.

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Well, the detailed plan I suggested a couple months ago wouldn't work on short notice, but I do think the state can get together a team. Of course, it will have to be a group of players who get together and submit the bid themselves. Most likely it will be consortium of players from Manual and Dunba...

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The only one that I thought was odd was that "invading France" one. I negged with "beach invasion" after the different D-Day beaches were named, although I should have known better.

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If I were to convince some people to help me run a state-level tournament for JV High School teams in Kentucky, would you all be willing to write for us? Right now the only JV events in the state are quick recall events, most of which are even worse than normal quick recall.

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I look forward to being at any college events you all host, only next time with WKU people. I'm sure that Grayson County will also be looking forward to being at any high school tourneys you all host as well. Congrats on a tournament well run.

Edit(s): I'm bad at the internet.

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Where was the powermark on the Offspring tossup? 8. This band notes that “free rides just don’t come along every day” in a song that was heavily inspired by the Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." The subject of another song by this band “talks about closure and that validation bit," to which ...

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Where was the powermark on the Offspring tossup?

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I liked the set, even if I didn't have much success on it. Considering I have no collegiate experience to compare it with, I can't really say how good it was in the context of other sets. But my gut reaction to it was that it was pretty good. Difficult to me, but obviously not too difficult for thos...

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Question: If KAAC does not field a team to represent Kentucky (it seems like right now they are only sending a team to Panasonic), does that mean we can just combine a few of the best players from the state and play as Team Kentucky? Kentucky definitely needs a team there, especially considering th...

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Question: If KAAC does not field a team to represent Kentucky (it seems like right now they are only sending a team to Panasonic), does that mean we can just combine a few of the best players from the state and play as Team Kentucky? Kentucky definitely needs a team there, especially considering th...

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What time should this thing (side events and all) be over?

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Since Dowell and Rachel are still sophomores, playing this tournament would mean they'd need to write packets for ACF Fall their senior year. If this does apply to high schoolers, I'm still not sure that's such a bad thing. I'd have to think that having writing experience before college would be a ...

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powerplant wrote:
Crazy Andy Watkins wrote:I hope you find an eleventh team so you can support a bye.
In the event that no team materializes out of the ether, we'll be fielding a house team of my novice freshmen, for that very purpose.

Why isn't Danville sending a team? It's not like they have to travel far. Or at all.

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