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- Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:21 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: TDing Resources
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2843
Re: TDing Resources
This is a list my wife Bryn came up with. We check it every tournament we host, and it usually works. Some of these things are more important than others. Tournament Direction Checklist Pre-tournament: Obtain contact info for teams As teams commit to attending, ensure that buzzers and staff commitme...
- Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC (3/31/18)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3181
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 61773
Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to
At high school tournaments late in the year, college clubs can and should be finding out where seniors are going and getting their contact information; that way, they can help new freshmen set up clubs at their school and invite them to tournaments. Yeah, this is a good idea. I always give a plug f...
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 9:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC (3/31/18)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3181
Re: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC (3/31/18)
Congratulations to Dorman A for winning the South Carolina NAQT State Championship, winning 2 out of 3 matches against runner-up Dutch Fork A. Dorman B finished 3rd and Dutch Fork B won the J.V. title. Thanks to all of the teams and their coaches/parents/chaperones/drivers for their attendance. Than...
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 61773
Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to
As many other posters have mentioned or made an inference to, the lack of new collegiate teams in most areas (teams like Swarthmore and Bowdoin are nice exceptions to this!). I think this is related to the lack of outreach option, but I'd like to hear what other people think as well. Outreach helps...
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:34 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 61773
Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl to
I voted for a few things, but there are some nuances that I'd like to point out. Please note that I'm not blaming incoming high school quizbowlers for college quizbowl's ills with what I write below. I completely understand and there's nothing wrong with being the hypothetical folks I describe below...
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CMST: General Discussion
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9651
Re: CMST: General Discussion
I played the Auburn mirror of this tournament yesterday. I enjoyed the tournament, and thanks to the writers and editors. Probably most of the issues have been discussed at this point. Some of the bonus leadins were overly long, which is something I'd like writers to control in future tournaments. I...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30452
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
I'd upgrade The Eagles, The Police, John Denver, and Dire Straits. They were definitely more prolific and produced better quality music over this decade than, say, the Isley Brothers. Oh, those were just the bands that came to my head after putting in the top list. Definitely not saying that The Po...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30452
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
....but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard? I intended for solo Neil Young is included in the CSNY. Anyway, Skynyrd (sp.) was southern rock. They did Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabam...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30452
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Goes without saying.Cheynem wrote:And Starland Vocal Band.
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30452
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Seems like this exercise could have best been done the same way the NCAA does things--give autobids to 40 or so "must-have artists" and then assess the one-hit wonders. I broke down must have artists. It's...a lot. Definitely no way to double up. Abba Rolling Stones Bob Dylan David Bowie ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:37 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
- Replies: 224
- Views: 30452
Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Hopefully I'm not too late to the party My pick for Bowie's song is Heroes My pick for the Rolling Stones' song is All Down the Line or Tumbling Dice Another artist who had an amazing seventies output is Stevie Wonder. This is Superstition's game to lose, but I think all of the following are also d...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC (3/31/18)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3181
NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC (3/31/18)
The Academic Team at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2018 NAQT State Championship Tournament on March 31st. I will be the tournament director. Further details are below. I will be in contact with all teams prior to the tournament and am happy to an...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 55575
Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
I'm moderating tomorrow and was wondering about the electronic scoresheets. Is there any info out there on how to use them and stuff?
- Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:04 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Thoughts on Book Prizes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5220
Re: Thoughts on Book Prizes
This is a neat thread and as a frequent TD it's made me think about book prizes and prizes in general. I'm a big fan of book prizes. When I was in college, they weren't really a thing. We usually got individual trophies, which were appreciated, but I would have rather gotten books. I've won books at...
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Book Prizes-Where to Find Them
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4593
Re: Book Prizes-Where to Find Them
I always go to our library booksale here in wonderful Columbia SC. Like Jacob, I come away with bags of books for not much money. It's listed on http://www.booksalefinder.com/, so I have to think there are lots of other great book sales out there with similar deals. One thing I have done in the past...
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
- Replies: 62
- Views: 31470
Re: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
I'm glad some input was helpful. I just downloaded chrome, and it works like a charm now; don't know why I didn't think of doing that. Thanks for putting in the work to make this program happen. Several teams at the site expressed enthusiasm about the possibilities of recording the buzz points. As a...
- Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:38 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
- Replies: 62
- Views: 31470
Re: PSA - Don't be a Luddite
Just want to give my experience with this thing. I haven't read the whole thread: I just want to explain how it went with me and Bryn in our room. I got to the site at Georgia Tech this morning and was told we'd be using a new electronic system. That was my first notice that we'd be doing this at th...
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4518
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4518
Re: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
Congratulations to Dorman A for winning the USC Fall Tournament. Riverside finished 2nd. Dorman C finished 3rd overall and won the JV championship. Thank you to all of the teams who participated, the coaches, and our incredible staff. Special thanks to my wife Bryn, who, despite a recent health scar...
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4518
Re: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
This tournament is now capped. Anyone interested in registering a team can feel free to let me know, and we'll put you on the waiting list.
- Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4518
Re: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
I'd like to thank all of the teams who have registered and expressed interest in our Early Fall Tournament! Due to the high interest in this event, I am capping the field at 30 teams and limiting the maximum number of teams to 1 for new registrations. If more teams than this express interest, I'll d...
- Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4518
September 30 South Carolina Fall Tournament (NAQT)
The Academic Team at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2017 USC Fall Tournament on September 30th. I will be the tournament director. Further details are below. I will be in contact with all teams prior to the tournament and am happy to answer any an...
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:29 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: South Carolina 2017-18
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5468
Re: South Carolina 2017-18
Thanks for doing this thread, coach. USC is thinking of doing September 30th as the date for a fall tournament with NAQT questions. Please post here or message me if you have other ideas. I'd like to get the announcement out in the next week or 2.
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:57 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Side Event Weekend - 8/5/2017
- Replies: 31
- Views: 17730
Re: VCU Side Event Weekend - 8/5/2017
Last summer's VCU side event weekend was one of the most enjoyable tournament experiences I've ever had, so I trust the VCU folks implicitly to put together good events on both weekends based on what they consider to be the most reasonable logistics. Also, thanks to the VCU folks for agreeing to tak...
- Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:41 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Proposal: Collegiate quizbowl directory
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5064
Re: Proposal: Collegiate quizbowl directory
This is certainly an important thing. As someone who's been at it for a very long time, it's never been easy figuring out who the contacts of college teams are. Several attempts have been made over the years to remedy this. It's definitely a challenge. The last attempt at a directory that I remember...
- Thu May 18, 2017 9:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
- Replies: 53
- Views: 34017
Re: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
Don't mean to sound like a broken record (pun intended!), but could we add the Chuck Berry rock tournament to the list of possible tournaments spreadsheet so we can gauge interest on that?
- Thu May 11, 2017 9:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
- Replies: 53
- Views: 34017
Re: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
For the veterans in the circuit, how do you all usually go about selecting side events for a side event weekend? A straw poll is my best idea so far, but I also don't want to mirror too many of the ones that will be at CO already. Last year's VCU weekend basically had us doing everything available....
- Thu May 11, 2017 9:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
- Replies: 53
- Views: 34017
Re: Virginia Summer Open – 8/5/17
Could we consider adding the Chuck Berry rock tournament as part of the weekend? If not as a formal tournament then perhaps as a shootout event.
- Thu May 04, 2017 9:29 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 40050
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
I would very much like to play this at HSNCT.
- Mon May 01, 2017 8:12 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 49989
Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Nevermind.
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25/17)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3162
Re: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25
Congrats to the Dorman Bulldogs (Geoffrey Thomas, Jason Fern, Chase Fleming, and Lee Holden) for winning the South Carolina mirror of (This) Tournament is a Crime. Various USC house teams rounded out the rankings. Stats are here . Thanks to Ben Ingram and Caitlin Sperka Thomas for coming down to sta...
- Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2971
Re: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
Congratulations to Dorman A, who won the 2017 South Carolina NAQT State Championship Tournament. Southside B finished 2nd and Dutch Fork A finished 3rd. Dorman C won the JV championship. Full stats will be posted tomorrow. Thanks to all of the players, coaches, and staff. Special thanks to Ben Ingra...
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25/17)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3162
Re: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25
In order to make this tournament a little more affordable, I've reduced the base fee.
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2971
Re: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
Just wanted to note that this event is a little over a week away and I've updated some of the information in the announcement. We still have plenty of room for new teams to register!
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Planning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5393
Re: ACF Nationals Planning
I wanted to give an idea of what driving into town was like for my team. Our team stayed at some cheap hotels in Secaucus. For a variety of reasons, we drove into town. In case anyone is driving into Manhattan from NJ or the outer boroughs, I found that traffic wasn't too bad. The tolls are expensiv...
- Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Tentative Oxford Open Mirror at William & Mary 4/?/17
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2590
Re: Tentative Oxford Open Mirror at William & Mary 4/?/17
My wife and I would be interested in playing in this, depending on the date.
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25/17)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3162
Re: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25
I've set up a spreadsheet where people can put their proposed teams down, or mark themselves as interested free agents. Please e-mail me to officially register, though.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25/17)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3162
(This) Tournament is a Crime Mirror at S. Carolina (3/25/17)
The Academic Team at the University of South Carolina will be hosting a mirror of (This) Tournament is a Crime on Saturday March 25th. I, Eric Douglass, will be the tournament director. Further details are below. I will be in contact with all teams prior to the tournament and am happy to answer any ...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2971
NAQT South Carolina State Championship at USC March 18th
The Academic Team at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2017 South Carolina NAQT State Championship tournament on Saturday, March 18. I, Eric Douglass, will be the tournament director. Further details are below. I will be in contact with all teams pri...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT SCT at Georgia Tech (Sunday, February 5, 2017)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3239
Re: NAQT SCT at Georgia Tech (Sunday, February 5, 2017)
The scarf was not mine or Bryn's. Thanks for hosting; see you all at Regionals!
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:20 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
- Replies: 120
- Views: 67745
Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
I'm going to write a sequel to a packet a wrote a few years ago for this thing called The Pain of Quizbowl Past. This year's iteration will be more of the same. Basically 20 or so questions playing around with incidents in my personal and quizbowl life that have caused me pain. I think the last iter...
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: How to be a Good College History Player + other stuff
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4291
Re: How to be a Good College History Player + other stuff
I'm comically rusty at this point, but I used to be a pretty good history player. One thing I've seen younger players make mistakes with when studying history questions is to get too narrowly focused. I've seen lots of players commit to things like "knowing everything about the Civil War" ...
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 1:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin XXIX at Georgia Tech (November 13, 2016)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3934
Re: Terrapin XXIX at Georgia Tech (SUNDAY, November 13, 2016
South Carolina still plans on bringing a team. Is there any word on a field update?
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SNL Season 41: A Season-Long Review (plus FSNL Updates!!!)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4508
Re: SNL Season 41: A Season-Long Review (plus FSNL Updates!!
Definitely. I loved Kevin Roberts for most of the same reasons.Cheynem wrote:While a fantastic sketch, the basic set-up of this sketch is pretty similar to Larry David's Kevin Roberts sketch from last year.
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:44 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2016: General Discussion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6829
Re: PB 2016: General Discussion
I might have a little to post later, but obviously this tournament had some issues on copy editing which must and I'm sure are being addressed. On the plus side, and this is from a reader's perspective, I thought the music tossups were really good. They seemed to tone down some of the score-heavines...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:31 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SNL Season 41: A Season-Long Review (plus FSNL Updates!!!)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4508
Re: SNL Season 41: A Season-Long Review (plus FSNL Updates!!
I'm gonna need some David S. Pumpkins analysis, here. I'm pretty obsessed by that sketch. I had just gotten home from a long, rough day of moderating Penn Bowl at UGA and decided to watch SNL because I needed a break. I was just checking the QB forums to look at stats from the day and was half payi...
- Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Novice at University of South Carolina 9/24/16
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2368
Re: NAQT Novice at University of South Carolina 9/24/16
Congratulations to USC A for winning the USC mirror of the NAQT Novice Tournament. Special thanks to Northeast Alabama Community College for making the trip to Columbia. It was a blast hosting for all of the new players and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. Here are the stats: http://www.hsquizbow...
- Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Novice at University of South Carolina 9/24/16
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2368
Re: NAQT Novice at University of South Carolina 9/24/16
I've updated the field for this tournament, which is taking place this Saturday on the 24th. We would love to have a few more teams sign up, so please let me know if you're interested.
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Packet Discount Policy for Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 57
- Views: 29791
Re: Packet Discount Policy for Chicago Open Discussion
As someone who usually plays CO on teams that finish in the lower-middle of the field, I'd obviously really be against restricting the field to "good" teams, whatever that means. For one thing, often teams that finish near the bottom of CO are teams that would be pretty darn competitive ev...