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by logic2718
Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:57 pm
Forum: College Quizbowl
Topic: Missouri Open - July 6th, 2013
Replies: 56
Views: 55067

Re: Missouri Open - July 6th, 2013

at what time is this scheduled to begin?
by logic2718
Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: College Quizbowl
Topic: Missouri Open - July 6th, 2013
Replies: 56
Views: 55067

Re: Missouri Open - July 6th, 2013

some of us are cannibals who cut other people open like cantaloupes
by logic2718
Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:53 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Clayton Invitational November 12
Replies: 21
Views: 9158

Re: Clayton Invitational November 12

welcome to the boards Mr. Dunsker! Quite unfortunate that I'll be far away/unable to help staff when this happens. Best of luck to you and the team in making this THE Saint Louis Quiz Bowl event of the year.
by logic2718
Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:50 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Interest Check: St. Charles Open 2011?
Replies: 128
Views: 33765

Re: Interest Check: St. Charles Open 2011?

To clarify the "et. al" in High School Collective, it seems to be Craig, Dylan, and me.
by logic2718
Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:06 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 Post Season Poll - Congratulations Ladue Horton Watkins
Replies: 16
Views: 4361

Re: 2011 Post Season Poll - Congratulations Ladue Horton Watkins

3 MO teams listed in the "big jumps" section. Once again, pretty telling about the state's overall improvement.
by logic2718
Sun May 29, 2011 2:23 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: NAQT High School National Championship Tournament
Replies: 62
Views: 10562

Re: NAQT High School National Championship Tournament

Congratulations Ladue! Truly great day for Missouri Quiz Bowl.
by logic2718
Wed May 25, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 23
Views: 8474

Re: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)

Mewto55555 wrote:hey ikshu how was dinner
stfu max...should've known this situation would become known to all before long.
but to answer your question, it was quite nice, thank you.
by logic2718
Wed May 25, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 39
Views: 17128

Re: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)

This tournament was a lot of fun. Much thanks to everyone who showed up and staffed. also, comparing the stats for this with that of the actual tournament (which had some really upper echelon teams), it's clear that the MO teams have a lot of work to do, but actually we're not doing all that badly. ...
by logic2718
Fri May 20, 2011 10:20 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 23
Views: 8474

Re: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)

hmmm depending on some stuff i may not be able to play this.
by logic2718
Sun May 15, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 23
Views: 8474

Re: Second Annual MOQBA Singles Championship at MU (5/21/2011)

so is there anyway I can mooch a ride off someone heading back to STL after this? I'm guessing that my whole team won't wanna stay around to wait for me to do this. thanks
by logic2718
Mon May 09, 2011 10:22 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 39
Views: 17128

Re: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)

could we have a field update? thanks in advance
by logic2718
Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 39
Views: 17128

Re: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)

oh ok, good. I guess this field isn't updated then?
by logic2718
Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:46 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
Replies: 39
Views: 17128

Re: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)

my coach said he sent an email asking to sign us up for this, but didn't get a response. I guess the field indicates that we have not been signed up. should I tell him to resend the email, since there appears to have been some communication mishap?
by logic2718
Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: woo districts/sectionals
Replies: 27
Views: 4713

Re: woo districts/sectionals

why do these mshsaa threads end up being some of the most active on the forums? this is almost not worth discussing save perhaps results if people care (though considering the accuracy of predictions, I dunno if results even matter). I just find it somewhat strange that there isn't some huge thread ...
by logic2718
Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:21 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 MSHSAA Districts Discussion
Replies: 21
Views: 7990

Re: 2011 MSHSAA Districts Discussion

I think these boards have seen plenty of discussion, elaboration, and debate on exactly why this sort of "quiz bowl" sucks. although this was very different from last year and, in my opinion, markedly better, almost all of the old complaints apply. rather than explain this out, I think I'l...
by logic2718
Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: College Movement
Replies: 34
Views: 6745

Re: College Movement

Stanford.
and to reference Charlie's first post made over a year ago, I do intend to play college quiz bowl. should be fun!
by logic2718
Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: (Late) tournaments preparing teams for MSHSAA districts
Replies: 15
Views: 3566

Re: Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament (LIST) - 4/2/2011

Aside from Ikshu's brief comment on the forums, no one complained about not having them. Just want to clarify that I wasn't really complaining about not having them, but merely expressing a very slight frustration at not having them. I might also say that I am "frustrated" by ancient hist...
by logic2718
Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament (LIST) - 4/2/2011
Replies: 64
Views: 39032

Re: Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament (LIST) - 4/2/2011

ah. makes sense. evidently, I'm not that skilled with these newfangled internets. anyway, I'd just like to congratulate Ladue on a very well run tournament and a great set of questions. I was quite impressed with the smoothness of the tournament, the quality of the reading, and the quality of the qu...
by logic2718
Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:24 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament (LIST) - 4/2/2011
Replies: 64
Views: 39032

Re: Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament (LIST) - 4/2/2011

sorry about instigating the bouncebacks thing...I actually don't care and I realize both ways (bouncebacks or not) are equally legitimate. i was just saying that it's frustrating for the player. but whatever, the main reason I made that post was to get notified when people post here, so I can see th...
by logic2718
Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IRC practices
Replies: 50
Views: 29884

Re: IRC practices

I will hopefully be there too.
by logic2718
Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:41 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 NAQT Missouri Qualifier (3/5/2011 at Mizzou)
Replies: 48
Views: 22627

Re: 2011 NAQT Missouri Qualifier (3/5/2011 at Mizzou)

Hey so my coach can't go and I'm having difficulties finding a willing teacher to take us. Also, I don't think many people on my team can make this tournament anyway. I was wondering if there were any way I could play solo or something? Or just play on a team for my school without a teacher present?
by logic2718
Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Science Knowledge Bowl
Replies: 6
Views: 2756

Re: Science Knowledge Bowl

Thanks for all the advice everyone. But I'm not going. For one, the teacher who was going to take us has a conflict. Also, the nationals for this is the same weekend as the World Quest nationals, so that makes going to this level pretty much a waste. And I looked at more old questions...ehh dubious ...
by logic2718
Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:44 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)
Replies: 28
Views: 7916

Re: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)

ashkenaziCD wrote:Drops take us back down to 18.
Is anyone on the waitlist? If there are 2 teams on the waitlist then I might be able to get together a second team so it can go to 21. But if there are actually only 18 teams signed up, then nevermind.
by logic2718
Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Science Knowledge Bowl
Replies: 6
Views: 2756

Science Knowledge Bowl

So I was recently asked to do the "Science Knowledge Bowl" in Kansas City. here is the info I found on it: http://www.rockhurst.edu/news/events/science_knowledge/index.asp Has anyone participated in this/does anyone know what it's all about? Seems like reallllllly easy, really short questi...
by logic2718
Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 15859

Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011

Right, and with no other high schoolers playing at GIT, there's no way (for me at least) to figure out where he lands. Is his 15.54 ppb there better than Clayton's 21 at Tiger Bowl? I have no doubt that Dylan is an excellent quizbowl player and may merit a #1 or #2 slot after WUHSAC, but until he h...
by logic2718
Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 15859

Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011

FZW being underranked is my only real complaint with the poll. They should be #2 or #3. yeah I didn't really know how to deal with the FZW issue. If I ranked it based on how good I know Dylan to be, I would've put them at #1 or #2. However, they were not listed on any of the stats pages shown on th...
by logic2718
Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: District Assignments
Replies: 7
Views: 2077

Re: District Assignments

Mewto55555 wrote:If the mid-season poll is considered to be an accurate measure, then the Ladue/Clayton/Villa district is a tougher competition than states could possibly be.
This is the dumbest thing ever. I went from 15% caring about MSHSAA tournaments to 2%.
by logic2718
Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
Replies: 87
Views: 26508

Re: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)

Could anyone refer me to the stats of some tournaments that the out of state teams have attended? It'd be cool if I could see how they've performed in various fields with various sets.
by logic2718
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:56 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)
Replies: 28
Views: 7916

Re: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)

can you put in a B team for us? I will hopefully have my coach send a confirmation in the next few days.
by logic2718
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IRC practices
Replies: 50
Views: 29884

Re: IRC practices

it goes from 5:30 to 8:00
by logic2718
Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IRC practices
Replies: 50
Views: 29884

Re: IRC practices

as I mentioned to you on Saturday, Sam, I have math class on Tuesday nights so I probably can't make it. why I didn't say that when you asked people what times work/don't work, I do not know.
by logic2718
Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

I realize these are rough, so I guess you're still working on them, but just to make sure certain things are caught sooner than later, why does Ladue A have 12 GP? I thought they played 5 prelim games, 5 upper bracket games, 1 playoff vs Jeff City, and 2 playoffs vs us? Anyway, thanks a tooon for ge...
by logic2718
Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

We are using the same set here as the tournament at VCU today where one dude is putting up these stats - http://quizbowlpackets.com/vcu/fallprelim_teamdetail.html#t11 So now all you players know what to aim for. Edit - and it didn't stop! http://quizbowlpackets.com/vcu/falltotal_teamdetail.html#t11...
by logic2718
Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IRC practices
Replies: 50
Views: 29884

Re: IRC practices

If anyone wants to practice tonight i'd be up for reading.
by logic2718
Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IRC practices
Replies: 50
Views: 29884

Re: IRC practices

interested
by logic2718
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:14 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)
Replies: 28
Views: 7916

Re: Mort Walker Invitational at MU (02/12/2011)

Put us in. I haven't talked to my coach yet but I think this should be fine and I want to get in before this fills up.
by logic2718
Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:26 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
Replies: 87
Views: 26508

Re: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)

Charbroil wrote:In an announcement which will no doubt delight everyone, WUHSAC will almost certainly not have computational math this year.
Less points for me, more fun for everyone....lame :P
by logic2718
Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:49 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

Could you stick a Clayton B on the waitlist as well? Thanks
by logic2718
Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:27 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

sweet. given the fact that we're listed as one of the 21, I presume that somebody dropped?
by logic2718
Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:54 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

I'll ask Sabrina what Villa's doing this weekend to see if they're interested. Also, Max had mentioned that Ladue might want to send another team to this. I'll contact him about that.
by logic2718
Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:15 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010
Replies: 55
Views: 37710

Re: Tiger Bowl III @ MU -- December 4, 2010

If the field is expanded, then Clayton is definitely interested. If we're put on the wait list as team #22, then is there some way of us knowing if we'll be able to play/you'll need us to make the schedule workable? If we only get notification a couple days before the tournament, it'll be hard to ge...
by logic2718
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:04 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
Replies: 43
Views: 26050

Re: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament

Actually, Sam just alerted me to that conflict (I had forgotten). the geckos are listed as interested on the GIT page. are we fully signed up? i've forgotten if Sabrina said she could actually come.
by logic2718
Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:29 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
Replies: 43
Views: 26050

Re: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament

Can you put us down as interested? I'm gonna ask my coach about signing us up right now.
by logic2718
Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 15859

Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011

Well, I'm sitting out October due to debate. so I won't be present at SLUH either. However, after October, I'll be playing all the Quiz Bowl tournaments I can. So yeah, you can refer to Ikshu-less Clayton for a while longer. But that will end soon.
by logic2718
Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:35 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
Replies: 56
Views: 15275

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)

actually it was more of an assertion of the literary merit of mistah fab.
by logic2718
Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:47 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
Replies: 56
Views: 15275

Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)

Point conceded.
but considering that mistah fab is about as significant of a literary figure as philip roth, I'd say that there's no problem with Chris' error.