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TheCzarMan

It's not that hard to schedule stuff around QB. It's not like they'll be working every day. If you want to, break out the ol' time management lecture and how it helps in College etc etc.

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I think it has to do with the level you're at. Beginning players can absorb more information from packets, but to reach the next level, players research things that may come up but haven't yet, the things that get you 30 on bonuses. I think it has less to do with experience than with learning style...

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I didn't even know where it came from and just picked it up from I have no clue where.

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Don't flatter yourself. It's just that you've been posting all year and I would like to actually meet you. I like to gild my own lily, keep up the faux pas for me. :razz: Paint your own lily, you mean. Or gild your own gold? gild the lily 1. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. 2. To...

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Tradition doesn't work that well in QB though. You could have looked at my school's program three years ago and considered it one of the better ones in New Jersey. Then graduation happens. And new players don't have nearly the dedication of the old. Yeah, it's hard for "traditions" to mea...

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Still Hunter started out as nothing, while Caesar Rodney has a long established team. Obviously being a magnet school gives them an above average talent base, but they still had to work hard to reach this level. At least I assume that's what they did. Tradition doesn't work that well in QB though. ...

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You know, Hunter went from a non-existent program to beating Charter A at THS 1138 in less than two years so it is possible. Yes I realize that most schools don't have a Guy and that the "general consensus was that the NAQT questions were horrible" so please don't bombard with arguments. ...

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aarcoh wrote:Don't flatter yourself. It's just that you've been posting all year and I would like to actually meet you.

I like to gild my own lily, keep up the faux pas for me.

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aarcoh wrote:Watson and I get to finally meet the mysterious CzarMan....

I enjoy this strange infatuation/idolism you guys have of me (These forums needs a batting eyes smiley.)

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Field updated above. CzarMan, you're welcome to come join us - I think we have enough readers already but I know we definitely need scorekeepers so you'll definitely get to hear or read questions. Please arrive around 8, I'll tell the check-in table to look out for you and send you to headquarters....

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cdcarter wrote:
TheCzarMan wrote:Would this be run in the fall, winter, or spring?
The title of "newbie fall tournament" leads me to believe it may be played in the fall.

How did I not read that.

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Stupid Question gets obvious answer.

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If you need be, I'd be willing to volunteer to come and help read or something. Or, if some extra, mish mosh team is needed to round out the field and you're looking for someone. -whistles-

TheCzarMan · Re: LIFT VIII (10/18/08) I'll try like hell to get Bloomfield there this year.

I'll try like hell to get Bloomfield there this year.

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I find that an incredibly ignorant statement and one which doesn't reflect the issue that me and Andrew were bringing up. Which is what, exactly? What are you proposing, in concrete terms? The idea of having balanced balanced schedules with no sense of a skewed strength that allows you to play agai...

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Someone has to win and someone has to lose, and if Charter has a vibrant enough program to bring six teams to a tournament, we should be applauding that, not whining about it. Do you suggest we just give everybody a participating ribbon and go home, or should we actually play the games and keep sco...

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Of course, when you have a tournament like we did where we played SIX GAMES AGAINST CHARTER TEAMS, it becomes a little demoralizing (we went 3-3 against them, and 1 other win). That was the tourney where Charter placed first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. Can I politely suggest that you stop br...

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1 Round of Trash is that much evil? It constitutes maybe 20 minutes of practice, its not like I'm converting my team to a trash specialty team (GOD FORBID). And yes, I'm sure I have not gone though all of the packets posted on the internet (Especially if your number is true) but I've gone through ab...

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Why don't you read appropriate questions from academic tournaments for your high school practices instead? I mean, I have no problem with Mike's trash tournaments, but it seems like a horrible idea to run high school quizbowl practices on trash. It's the end of the year, my seniors have stopped car...

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If anyone wants a free agent for this, I could probably find a way down to Maryland for the day, if not as an excuse to visit the campus. Although I might try to see if anyone else on my team wants to go. Edit: Took a look at the packets, and I definitely think that I need to read these at our next ...

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Given the list of teams that Aaron gave, do you (Aaron and anyone else from NJ) find it strange how some of our best teams seem to be recluse? As long as I've been doing Quizbowl East Brunswick seems to have some kind of a good team, yet they rarely show up to tournaments and even then don't make Na...

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At our school, given the low number of overall members as is, everyone attends the weekly meeting after school, freshmen to senior. However, at practices usually we'll have the best reader read. (Me, since everyone else complains about everyone else). Then the 10 seats get divied up between A and B ...

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Too many Britains winning.

We need an American to take the crown!

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Bloomfield will be coming. It's just a matter of finding a new advisor.

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Wait, what? Your first post confuses me, you mention a tournament for Freshmen and Sophomore and then say something about ACF Fall.

Clarify please.

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I highly doubt my ability to 1, get entrance fees, and 2, find parents willing.

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Bloomfield cannot attend.

Reason: Advisor attending the Glow in the Dark tour that day.

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Deesy Does It wrote:What happens if there are two teams in one bracket tied in record for the top spot (say, 2 teams go 6-1).

I assume H2H.

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Do any coaches in the NJ/NY metro area know of any kids who have headed to Montclair State? I'm hoping to start the club when I get up there and it'd be easier if I found kids who've already played QB.

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At least in the NY/NJ area, the only school I know of that brings blacks to tournaments regularly and uses them is our team. I've rarely seen another team with one on their team, let alone playing on any of the teams.

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As I had pointed out Chip Beall hasn't been able to get back to television. College Bowl has never been able to get back to television despite the success of Jeopardy! Game shows on ESPN have come and gone; Stump the Schwab has been relegated to ESPN Classic I think. Panasonic is probably on public...

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Yeah but its always hard to sell ESPN on no sports stuff. It'd be worth the try to even get ESPN2 to air it. The thing is Scripps has been around for years and years, as someone said NAQT is still an infant. Still, theres a chance in the fact that this is a hell of a lot more exciting than Spelling ...

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leftsaidfred wrote:There's nothing wrong with not wanting to get better at quiz bowl - it's the assumption that everything should be aimed towards these non-improving teams that is the issue.

Exactly. Hence I think a split in QB could be coming within the next 5 years.

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You've seen my team on the circuit several times, but our primary goals revolve around the It's Academic television show. But, this is entirely ridiculous and counterproductive to the idea of quizbowl as a chance to learn important things. Believe it or not, I and the rest of the board are too poli...

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I'm going to slightly change the way we discuss this since you all have been addressing things. Besides, it's good exercise for me as I plan Bootcamp. What do you think needs to be done to reduce the gap or disparity between the elite teams and players and the rest of the teams? Between the elite a...

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Any chance you could post the Top 20 scorers here? My advisor wouldn't give me a copy of it.

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Budget vote fails for 11th year in a row.

New Jersey and voters whose property taxes are way to high already and don't want any more taxes on them FTMFW!

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Sounds like being under audit is the same as being on "probation." Yipes! So they won't let you do any trips to any nationals at all? According to my advisor, the fund from which we usually get the money to go to nationals is frozen as the school spending is being reviewed by the state, a...

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Bloomfield was going to submit a WC application, but I found out yesterday that, because the school is under audit, there is no way we can pay the 450 fee to come and play the tournament.

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This reminds me of Soda vs. Pop vs. Coke debates.

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This is AMAZING.

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May I ask what the question marks stand for? Either if it means my advisor hasn't sent the registration in yet or why we're in Main I guess? Choice #1 is correct - I know you've mentioned it on here but I haven't received anything official. For some reason I wrote the word "tentative" for...

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It is the View from Saturday. Thanks for getting that off the tip of my tongue!

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I remember in 6th grade reading a book, I forget the name, it was about a group of middle schoolers somewhere in the Hudson River Valley who form a Quizbowl team and play and win against a team older and who most thought were smarter. I remember the book had a bunch of references to Lewis Carroll a...

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I remember in 6th grade reading a book, I forget the name, it was about a group of middle schoolers somewhere in the Hudson River Valley who form a Quizbowl team and play and win against a team older and who most thought were smarter. I remember the book had a bunch of references to Lewis Carroll an...

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May I ask what the question marks stand for?

Either if it means my advisor hasn't sent the registration in yet or why we're in Main I guess?

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Academic Team here.

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quizbowl wrote:viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5192

I saw that as well and that is a damn shame. But as Fred said, I'm looking more for other people who have important budget votes upcoming.

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I just found out tomorrow that due to our school being audited (Which blocks us from any national competitions this year) and budget concerns, if the new budget does not pass tomorrow for us then Quizbowl loses its funding at my school from what I understand. Any other public schools have important ...

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Thanks for all of the replies, although I will cross my fingers that you expand to 8 teams. (With Bloomfield in the middle of you all

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