4/23/05 - Rumble on the Pike - Richard Montgomery
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4/23/05 - Rumble on the Pike - Richard Montgomery
Mark your calendars or memorize this date! Richard Montgomery High School will be hosting our second annual Rumble on the Pike on April 23, 2005.
We would like a more geographically diverse field this year, so if any far-flung teams would like to test themselves against the best of the Mid-Atlantic before nationals, Rockville is only half an hour outside Washington, D.C. Check out our site for details from last year's playoffs, which included Thomas Jefferson, Blake, Montgomery Blair, Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Johnson, and Edmund Burke, among others.
Packets will consist of five categories of five tossups each, followed by ten longer tossups with unrelated bonuses. All tossups are pyramidal and are house-written. See our site for sample packets from last year's tournament.
Registration is $50 for the first team and $45 each for any subsequent teams, with $10 off for each fully functional buzzer system.
-Sharon Wong
Tournament Director
We would like a more geographically diverse field this year, so if any far-flung teams would like to test themselves against the best of the Mid-Atlantic before nationals, Rockville is only half an hour outside Washington, D.C. Check out our site for details from last year's playoffs, which included Thomas Jefferson, Blake, Montgomery Blair, Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Johnson, and Edmund Burke, among others.
Packets will consist of five categories of five tossups each, followed by ten longer tossups with unrelated bonuses. All tossups are pyramidal and are house-written. See our site for sample packets from last year's tournament.
Registration is $50 for the first team and $45 each for any subsequent teams, with $10 off for each fully functional buzzer system.
-Sharon Wong
Tournament Director
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This is what the field looks like so far:
Blake*
Blair* (2 or 3?)
Centennial (3)
Eleanor Roosevelt*
Georgetown Day School
Gonzaga*
Hammond (2)
Hayfield
Paint Branch
Quince Orchard
Reservoir
Spotswood (2)
Thomas Jefferson* (4)
Walt Whitman (2)
Walter Johnson (2)
* Teams that have given informal indication that they plan to attend.
Blake*
Blair* (2 or 3?)
Centennial (3)
Eleanor Roosevelt*
Georgetown Day School
Gonzaga*
Hammond (2)
Hayfield
Paint Branch
Quince Orchard
Reservoir
Spotswood (2)
Thomas Jefferson* (4)
Walt Whitman (2)
Walter Johnson (2)
* Teams that have given informal indication that they plan to attend.
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Edited to note playoffs format.
We currently have 30 teams registered. Teams that still wish to register are encouraged to send in an email ([email protected]), but we wish to work with field sizes of even numbers, preferably in multiples of 5 or 6.
The tournament will include five preliminary games. Playoffs will be done with power brackets. Lunch break will be 1.5 hours—we are offering a free house-written trash round (20 questions tossup/bonus).
We expect the tournament to end no later than 5 p.m. to allow players and coaches to get home in time for Passover.
T-7 days field update:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Blair (2)
Blake
Centennial (3)
Churchill
Eleanor Roosevelt
Georgetown Day School
Gonzaga
Hammond (2)
Hayfield
Howard
Northeast
Paint Branch
Quince Orchard
Reservoir
Spotswood
School Without Walls
Thomas Jefferson (5)
Watkins Mill
Walt Whitman (2)
Walter Johnson (2)
edited again to note that WJ has registered two teams.
We currently have 30 teams registered. Teams that still wish to register are encouraged to send in an email ([email protected]), but we wish to work with field sizes of even numbers, preferably in multiples of 5 or 6.
The tournament will include five preliminary games. Playoffs will be done with power brackets. Lunch break will be 1.5 hours—we are offering a free house-written trash round (20 questions tossup/bonus).
We expect the tournament to end no later than 5 p.m. to allow players and coaches to get home in time for Passover.
T-7 days field update:
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Blair (2)
Blake
Centennial (3)
Churchill
Eleanor Roosevelt
Georgetown Day School
Gonzaga
Hammond (2)
Hayfield
Howard
Northeast
Paint Branch
Quince Orchard
Reservoir
Spotswood
School Without Walls
Thomas Jefferson (5)
Watkins Mill
Walt Whitman (2)
Walter Johnson (2)
edited again to note that WJ has registered two teams.
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RM playoff format
3 more teams have signed up. We would be fine with one more, but cannot take more than 3 due to some room use limitations. The field, while not enormous, looks quite impressive; good teams that get mentioned on this board make up well over half. (Not that this relates in any way to our format, but 8 of the 9 It's Academic semi-finalists will be represented on Saturday. . . when will Holton come out to an invitational, I wonder?)
The playoff structure was created with three ideas in mind in addition to having a fair result.
1) Teams, especially those coming from out of the region, would like to play more than two or three competitive matches in a day.
2) Teams would prefer not to face the same team twice in the same day.
3) Teams would like to leave by 5, especially right before Passover.
The prelims will consist of 4 games of bracketed play plus one "cross-bracket" game. Our intention is that this extra game will provide for more highly competitive matches than sometimes exist in straight brackets, but still give teams 5 matches against opponents with varying experience.
The top 2 teams from each bracket advance to the playoffs along with 4 wildcards (16 total). Rather than play single-elimination, teams will be placed in 4 groups of 4 for a 3 game round-robin. The top team from each playoff bracket will then advance to a 4 team single-elimination playoff.
Points only matter for wildcard spots. Playoff positioning will be arranged based on wins and what prelim bracket the team was in (to avoid repeat games). Ties in the playoff brackets will be broken by 10 tossup tie-breaker matches. If three teams tie for the top spot, which would be pretty sweet, then the top team based on points will play the winner of the match between the other two in a second tie-breaker match.
Put simply, if you make it to the playoffs, your team will play at least 8 games, not to mention what I call an all-trash exhibition game that, frankly, I would rather know as little about as possible.
Yes, I know, this is pretty hard to follow. Just think of the playoffs as a mix between a regular 16 team playoff and power-bracketing. Basically, we missed not going to any power-bracketed tournaments this year, but had to make sure everything was over at a reasonable time. Any questions? Ask me at the rules meeting at 8:30 on Saturday. There will be some refreshments provided. Directions are going to your coaches tomorrow.
The playoff structure was created with three ideas in mind in addition to having a fair result.
1) Teams, especially those coming from out of the region, would like to play more than two or three competitive matches in a day.
2) Teams would prefer not to face the same team twice in the same day.
3) Teams would like to leave by 5, especially right before Passover.
The prelims will consist of 4 games of bracketed play plus one "cross-bracket" game. Our intention is that this extra game will provide for more highly competitive matches than sometimes exist in straight brackets, but still give teams 5 matches against opponents with varying experience.
The top 2 teams from each bracket advance to the playoffs along with 4 wildcards (16 total). Rather than play single-elimination, teams will be placed in 4 groups of 4 for a 3 game round-robin. The top team from each playoff bracket will then advance to a 4 team single-elimination playoff.
Points only matter for wildcard spots. Playoff positioning will be arranged based on wins and what prelim bracket the team was in (to avoid repeat games). Ties in the playoff brackets will be broken by 10 tossup tie-breaker matches. If three teams tie for the top spot, which would be pretty sweet, then the top team based on points will play the winner of the match between the other two in a second tie-breaker match.
Put simply, if you make it to the playoffs, your team will play at least 8 games, not to mention what I call an all-trash exhibition game that, frankly, I would rather know as little about as possible.
Yes, I know, this is pretty hard to follow. Just think of the playoffs as a mix between a regular 16 team playoff and power-bracketing. Basically, we missed not going to any power-bracketed tournaments this year, but had to make sure everything was over at a reasonable time. Any questions? Ask me at the rules meeting at 8:30 on Saturday. There will be some refreshments provided. Directions are going to your coaches tomorrow.
RM coach
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As I count it, only 7 of the 9 teams in the "It's Academic" semi-finals will be represented because National Cathedral School doesn't show up to non-televised tournaments either. Well anyways, the field seems to be extremely strong this year and my team looks forward to attending.but 8 of the 9 It's Academic semi-finalists will be represented on Saturday
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Just exactly who are the nine semifinalists? I'm pretty sure TJ's one of them, but I can only infer the other eight. I don't think the thread on that is up to date....
EDIT: Thanks Bigtrain. I've been seriously out of the loop.
EDIT: Thanks Bigtrain. I've been seriously out of the loop.
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RE: It's Academic Semifinals
The other "It's Academic" games will be between the following teams:
Blake, Blair, National Cathedral School
Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, Walter Johnson
Richard Montgomery, Gonzaga, Edit: Sorry, St. Alban's beat Holton and is in the semis
Perhaps the It's Academic thread in the archives should be brought back
Blake, Blair, National Cathedral School
Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, Walter Johnson
Richard Montgomery, Gonzaga, Edit: Sorry, St. Alban's beat Holton and is in the semis
Perhaps the It's Academic thread in the archives should be brought back
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blazer06 wrote:whats a power bracket?
bigmac wrote:The top 2 teams from each bracket advance to the playoffs along with 4 wildcards (16 total). Rather than play single-elimination, teams will be placed in 4 groups of 4 for a 3 game round-robin. The top team from each playoff bracket will then advance to a 4 team single-elimination playoff.
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Re: RM playoff format
I can't read
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Re: RM playoff format
Marcel Duchamp wrote:If 2 or 3 teams have the same record after the round robin, then what?
bigmac wrote:Points only matter for wildcard spots. Playoff positioning will be arranged based on wins and what prelim bracket the team was in (to avoid repeat games). Ties in the playoff brackets will be broken by 10 tossup tie-breaker matches. If three teams tie for the top spot, which would be pretty sweet, then the top team based on points will play the winner of the match between the other two in a second tie-breaker match.
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Right you are, Howard. Donuts will be provided. The other thing to mention here is that you can form any team you want for the exhibition games (players vs. coaches, players with players from different teams, etc.)
Here are the D.C. It's Ac semi-finals listed according to the brackets provided by NBC4 . . .
WJ v. TJ v. Churchill
National Cathedral v. Blake v. Blair
RM v. St. Albans v. Gonzaga
. . . and, in order to keep this on-topic, all nine teams will, in some way, be represented on Saturday.
Here are the D.C. It's Ac semi-finals listed according to the brackets provided by NBC4 . . .
WJ v. TJ v. Churchill
National Cathedral v. Blake v. Blair
RM v. St. Albans v. Gonzaga
. . . and, in order to keep this on-topic, all nine teams will, in some way, be represented on Saturday.
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Re: attire
Clothes, shoes, and maybe a coat, if it's cold? Most tournaments don't care how you dress (c.f. college tournaments, which could do with dress codes, probably.)benthorot wrote:One last question (I think): What does one wear to this event?
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Considering the fact that many of the people in quiz bowl are not the "prettiest" people on the planet, I think having something "sexually suggestive" pretty much covers "overly disgusting".DaGeneral wrote:i.e. nothing sexually suggestive (which I have seen and know of coaches who encourage it) or overly disgusting.
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I have confidence that all the teams in the area attending Richard Montgomery's tournament have the ability to dress themselves appropriately. The most inapropriate thing I've heard of some one wearing to a tournament is military fatigue.DaGeneral wrote:I feel that ALL tournaments need to have some sort of dress code, i.e. nothing sexually suggestive (which I have seen and know of coaches who encourage it) or overly disgusting.
Speak for yourself, I'm a sexy beast.iamsam wrote:Considering the fact that many of the people in quiz bowl are not the "prettiest" people on the planet
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Are you talking the full uniform? I've worn the fatigue pants due to certain circumstances, but never the whole thing.bigtrain wrote:I have confidence that all the teams in the area attending Richard Montgomery's tournament have the ability to dress themselves appropriately. The most inapropriate thing I've heard of some one wearing to a tournament is military fatigue.DaGeneral wrote:I feel that ALL tournaments need to have some sort of dress code, i.e. nothing sexually suggestive (which I have seen and know of coaches who encourage it) or overly disgusting.
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Some preliminary results, I do not have stats of any sort. In order to get teams out in time for passover, we had to leave some stat entering undone in the playoffs. Further clarification can be posted later, should you desire.
1) Thomas Jefferson A
2) Thomas Jefferson B
3) Walter Johnson A
4) Spotswood
5t) Blair A
5t) Centennial A
5t) Centennial B
5t) Thomas Jefferson C
1) Thomas Jefferson A
2) Thomas Jefferson B
3) Walter Johnson A
4) Spotswood
5t) Blair A
5t) Centennial A
5t) Centennial B
5t) Thomas Jefferson C
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Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson for an A/B finals finish by 4:30 p.m. Playoff brackets and any other available stats will be posted shortly—this stat delay can be half-explained by some unusual circumstances (college visits, anyone?).
Thanks to all the parents, players, and student volunteers who helped keep the tournament running, as well as to those teams whose buzzer systems functioned as promised.
Constructive feedback on the tournament format and style are welcome. Feel free to send me an email if you prefer.
The questions are available for $25 or another tournament set.
Thanks to all the parents, players, and student volunteers who helped keep the tournament running, as well as to those teams whose buzzer systems functioned as promised.
Constructive feedback on the tournament format and style are welcome. Feel free to send me an email if you prefer.
The questions are available for $25 or another tournament set.
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