--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Solter, John A" <john_solter_at_...> wrote: > The UG teams should be compared against each other, not against the open teams. This is the reason for divisions in the first place. But as I understand it, the S-value system is applied to all DI teams, not UG and open teams separately. If a UG team has not qualified by beating all the other UG teams and having 4 or more UG teams at the SCT or by beating all the open teams, they are unlikely to qualify based on the S-value. Even if UG teams were compared directly to each other as a basis for bids, the S-value is still problematic. As it has been detailed to me, all the S-value components except bonus conversion are highly dependent upon field strength. Generally, the more powerful the field, the lower the S-value. Having a large number of UG teams in an SCT will also tend to lower field strength. As the rules stand now, an identical UG team placed in all the different SCTs will tend to obtain bids in the lower field-strength SCTs. This produces a weaker field of UG teams for the ICT than might otherwise be obtained. In case you don't know this, DI is essentially the "open" division. First you play in DII, the "easy" division, and then you play with everyone. That's how it works. Chris already did a regional comparison of your stats versus those of the Northeast, but let me be more blunt: you're delusional if you think you have half the chance at the ICT that those undergrad teams who finished in the top bracket at Yale do. They are demonstratively better than your team, and the S-value (which, by the way, takes into account the strength of the field) reflects that. In conclusion, your entire post is nothing but a retread of the complaints made by bad players against good ones; your energy would be better spent practicing and learning.
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