Re: Sunshine State Invitational- Results

tgallows <*no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com*> · Tue, 21 Jan 2003 04:52:34 -0000

I don't recall hearing any Joyce or Faulkner questions either (at
SSI), but I think there was at least one unused round, maybe two. 
Kevin Comer wrote the vast majority of the questions -- I only wrote
the science --  so the lion's share o' compliments go to Kevin on the
overall quality of his questions.

And while I'm here, congratulations to South Carolina for taking the
Div I title in a tough field, and to the masters team of Chris
Borglum, Jim Baker, Mark Rupright, and John Mathews, which I believe
beat South Carolina in the final match.  Congratulations also to
Valencia A, FSU B, and Emory B for their excellent showing in Div II.
 Hopefully next year's tournament will be held in weather
significantly above the freezing point of water (in the degree system
of your choosing).

--Raj Dhuwalia, UF

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, valenciaqbowl <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> Howdy--
> 
> First, forgive me if this message comes up twice; this seems to 
> happen on my posts, and I'm not techwise enough to know why.  
> 
> Anyway, much thanks to Kevin Comer and the rest of the UF folks who 
> ran the SSI.  Kevin and Raj Dhuwalia wrote the lion's share of 
> questions (if not all) I believe, and they are to be applauded for 
> writing tosses that early on challenged the more-experienced players 
> but which tapered nicely to be accessible to the many Division II 
> teams.  The questions had power marks, and the placement of a 
> handful of those might have been a bit on the easy side compared to 
> many invitationals these days, but it was nice to see a tournament 
> willing to err on the side of accessibility.  I encourage teams with 
> newer players to try to get the question sets, as they should 
> provide good practice material.
> 
> I do think, however, that this was the first tournament I've 
> attended, two- or four-year level, at which I heard no toss-ups or 
> bonus parts about Faulkner or Joyce; of course, I might be 
> forgetting something.  Not a criticism--I was just surprised.
> 
> Again, my thanks to the Gators for providing a good game experience 
> for me and the Valencia teams.
> --chris